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Trump’s Plan for Coal Country is to Hollow Out EPA

November 18, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign to jump-start the coal industry is predicated on hollowing out the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to members of his transition team. The EPA will be dialed back to focus solely on pollutants posing harm to

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Ucore Initiates Development of Strategic Metals Complex, Utah

November 17, 2016

Ucore Rare Metals, Inc. has initiated development of a US-based Strategic Metals Complex (SMC or the production plant) designed to capitalize on the technology platform advanced via the company’s recently completed SuperLig®-One pilot facility near Salt Lake City, Utah (pilot

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Quest Rare Minerals to Use Straightline Aviation to Transport Ore Concentrate and Supplies, Quebec

November 17, 2016

Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. has entered an agreement with Straightline Aviation (SLA) to provide dedicated air services for the transport of ore concentrate, supplies and personnel using Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Airships. The airships will provide shuttle transportation between Quest’s Strange

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Coal Miners in W. Va. Have High Hopes for President-elect Trump

November 16, 2016

For 26-year-old Cody Sizemore, voting for Donald Trump for president came down to a single issue: coal. Pumping gas in Summersville Sunday afternoon, Sizemore said it was a vote to keep a roof over his family’s head and food in

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Basin Electric Power Cooperative Meeting: Energy Official Encourages Clean Coal Development

November 16, 2016

A federal energy official told members of a North Dakota coal power cooperative they had a unique opportunity to play a role in clean energy development. “North Dakota is definitely one of the best places to do this,” said Julio

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Donald Trump’s Election May Raise Prospects for Oil and Coal Sector

November 16, 2016

Donald Trump’s election as the new US President is expected to be a positive for the coal miners, oil companies but could weigh on clean energy companies prospects. During his election campaigns, Trump stressed that he would revise regulations pertaining

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Newmont Pours First Gold at Long Canyon Mine, Nevada

November 15, 2016

Newmont Mining Corporation has poured first gold from Long Canyon ore on Tuesday, November 8, and expects to declare commercial production next week. The operation is located 100 miles from Newmont’s existing Nevada complex and was completed two months ahead

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Controversial Mining Rules in Maine Revised, Reopened for Public Comment

November 11, 2016

Controversial metal mining rules proposed by state regulators have been revised, and the public again has a chance to weigh in before the measures go any further. The Board of Environmental Protection continued discussions of the Department of Environmental Protection’s

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Rand Paul: Obama’s Overregulation Helped Trump Win Election

November 11, 2016

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul credited real estate mogul Donald Trump’s presidential win Wednesday morning, at least in part, to the Obama administration’s regulatory onslaught. “It’s in reaction to these regulations,” Paul told Fox News, referencing in particular federal regulations

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Coal Stocks Rise on News of Trump Victory

November 11, 2016

Coal company stocks rose after the news of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s election. Trump has promised to roll back Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, and investors are clearly optimistic he’s going to live up to his

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