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Public Meeting Schedule for Expansion of Cemex’s Sand Mine, Florida
November 15, 2017
Plans by Cemex Construction Materials Florida to expand mining operations onto land west of Brooksville have resurfaced. A public inquiry workshop regarding the proposal is slated for 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, at the Hernando County Mining Association Enrichment Center,
Energy Secretary Perry Signs ‘Clean Coal’ Pledge to Promote Technology That’s Failed to Take Off
November 15, 2017
Energy Secretary Rick Perry signed a pledge to promote “clean coal” technology that’s largely failed to take off, despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers. Perry and International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol signed the pledge
Pacific Coast Coal Sets Sights on Reopening Idled John Henry Mine Near Seattle, Washington
November 15, 2017
An old King County coal mine would get new life under a plan by a Black Diamond company that got a recent boost from the Trump administration. Pacific Coast Coal Co. seeks to mine 85,000 to 90,000 tons of coal
America’s Big Coal Mining Companies are Profiting and Looking for Investors
November 15, 2017
Boosted by higher global prices, U.S. coal miners are showing they can make money again. Now, for the hard part — winning back investors. Five of America’s largest coal producers — Alliance Resource Partners, Arch Coal, Cloud Peak Energy, Peabody
Environmentalists and Kinross Gold Sign Deal to Protect Sage Grouse, Nevada
November 15, 2017
Eric Holst of the Environmental Defense Fund said Thursday the deal with Kinross Gold to offset impacts to the sage grouse by protecting nearly 10,000 acres of habitat couldn’t have come at a better time. He said the Interior Department
King Coal Rebounds in West Virginia as Markets Improve
November 15, 2017
The numbers show that coal is rebounding in West Virginia, especially in the southern counties, but Christy Laxton doesn’t need numbers to know that. “The physical signs are starting to show with the increase in coal truck and rail activity,”
DOE Disputes Reports Peabody Injected Ideas Into Electric Grid Study
November 15, 2017
The Department of Energy pushed back against a Bloomberg report Thursday suggesting one of the largest coal producers in the country managed to directly influence the agency’s grid study findings. There are crucial elements missing from a recent report suggesting
Metallis Resources Retains Lightfoot Geoscience to Advance Thunder North Nickel Project, Canada
November 10, 2017
Metallis Resources Inc. has retained Lightfoot Geoscience Inc., owned and operated by Dr. Peter C. Lightfoot, PhD., P.Geo. Dr. Lightfoot will be conducting a comprehensive review and interpretation of geochemical, geophysical and geological data collected by Metallis to evaluate the
ISO Technical Committee Releases New International Standard to Reduce Mining Accidents
November 9, 2017
There’s no question that mining has been made safer over the years, but mines are still one of the most hazardous places to work. The causes can be numerous, from explosive dust and toxic gases to collapse of mine shafts,
Tintina Resources to Conduct Third-party Environmental Study of Black Butte Copper Project, Montana
November 9, 2017
An environmental consulting firm has been hired at a cost of $420,000 to conduct a third-party environmental study of a proposed copper mine that’s under scrutiny because of its location in the vicinity of a popular floating and fishing river.
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