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AK Steel Applauds U.S. Department of Commerce Final Determinations on Imports of Cold-Rolled Steel
August 3, 2016
AK Steel strongly supports the final determinations by the Department of Commerce in the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning imports of cold-rolled steel from Brazil, South Korea, India, Russia and the United Kingdom. “We are pleased with the Department
Saint Jean Carbon to Participate in Setting Graphene Standards with National Research Council Canada
August 3, 2016
Saint Jean Carbon Inc. has been invited by the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada as part of a special interest group that will develop and propose standards for graphene made by exfoliation methods from natural graphite. The NRC sees
Cameco Wins Third Consecutive National Mining Safety Award
August 3, 2016
Cameco’s McArthur River mine has been awarded the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum’s prestigious John T. Ryan National Safety Trophy for the third consecutive year. The award, which recognizes the best safety performance in the metal mine category
BLM Plan for 6.5 Million Acres Calls for Mix of Mining, Oil and Gas, Conservation, Alaska
August 3, 2016
The Bureau of Land Management announced final plans Friday for the 6.5 million acres the federal agency manages in eastern Alaska. The plan recommends opening 1.7 million acres (26 percent) of the lands to possible mining or oil and gas
Criminal Investigation Underway Into Gold King Mine Spill, Colorado
August 3, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog says there is an ongoing criminal investigation into last year’s massive wastewater spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine. The EPA’s Office of Inspector General sent letters to members of Congress saying it couldn’t
Illinois Candidate for Senate, Paul Schimpf, Talks Coal at Knight Hawk Coal’s Prairie Eagle Mine
August 3, 2016
Flanked by more than 60 second-shift miners, and with Knight Hawk Coal’s Prairie Eagle mine as a backdrop, 58th Senate District candidate Paul Schimpf professed his support for coal during a 15-minute news conference on Thursday. As he has done
States Say Feds Blocking Information on Obama’s Latest Coal Rule
August 3, 2016
States are crying foul over the Obama administration’s latest attempt to regulate the coal industry, demanding that new water rules be scrapped and re-proposed on the grounds of sound science. The coal industry is flagging a letter sent to the
Rio Tinto Implements New Fatigue-sensing Hat for Workers at Its Kennecott Copper Mine, Utah
August 3, 2016
It may seem hard to believe, but one operator is responsible for maneuvering the gigantic haulers at the Bingham County Mine in Salt Lake County. With the footprint of a 2,400 square foot house and weighing as much as 1
Crevice Mining Group Resubmits Yellowstone Mining Application, Montana
August 3, 2016
A Spokane, Washington-based mining company has resubmitted an application to look for gold outside Yellowstone National Park. According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, citing Kristi Ponozzo, public policy director for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Crevice Mining Group LLC
Possible Set Back for Hudbay Minerals’ Rosemont Copper Mine, Arizona
August 3, 2016
The proposed Rosemont Copper Mine has experienced a setback after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ regional office recommended denial of a federal Clean Water Act permit. Conservation advocates said the open pit copper mine threatens thousands of acres of
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