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United Coal to Open Morgan Camp Coal Mine, W. Va.
November 9, 2017
The United Coal Company told 5 News Tuesday afternoon that they are closing a mine near the Upshur County and Randolph County line, and opening a new mine nearby. 5 News investigated after receiving multiple reports of rumors that The
SilverLiner in Pikeville to Employ Coal Miners and Create Specialized Trucks, Kentucky
November 9, 2017
SilverLiner, a new manufacturing company, is coming to Pikeville. The company will be located in the Kentucky Industrial Park and produce tanker trucks. “It means more to me than anything to put our people back to work,” Chris Tomlinson, owner
Reclaim Appalachia President Envisions Potential for Reclaimed Mine Sites
November 9, 2017
West Virginia could produce profitable niche crops grown on reclaimed mine sites. At least that’s what Nathan Hall, president of Reclaim Appalachia envisions. Hall spoke about uses for reclaimed sites at the West Virginia Good Jobs Conference Tuesday at Tamarack.
South Dakota School of Mines’ New President Jim Rankin Lays Out Goals
November 9, 2017
Like his peers, Jim Rankin left South Dakota in search of a job after he graduated from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in 1978. There were no other options, said Rankin, who returned to the school as its
RC Resources Receives Partial Approval for Its Rock Creek Silver-Copper Mine, Montana
November 9, 2017
A long-gestating mining plan for the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has been drawn out further. Forest Service announced Oct. 31 that it would approve the initial, exploratory phase of RC Resources’s proposed silver- and copper-mining operation in the wilderness, part of
CONSOL Energy Receives Permits for Longwall Operations at Bailey Mine, Pa.
November 9, 2017
CONSOL Energy Inc. has received permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection for three new longwall panels at Bailey Mine in northwest Greene County. Operations can proceed with panels 6L, 7L and 8L, but the DEP has not yet
MSHA Releases Preliminary Report for Fatalities as SSR-Mining’s Marigold Mine, Nevada
November 9, 2017
Federal safety regulators say the safety superintendent at a northern Nevada gold mine who was among two killed when a 340-ton haul truck ran over the passenger van he was driving had worked in the mining industry for more than
GOP Tax Plan Eliminates Billions in Green Energy Subsidies
November 7, 2017
The GOP’s plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code includes changes to green energy tax subsidies that lawmakers say will save taxpayers billions of dollars every year. Republicans want to modify production and investment tax credits for green energy projects,
Murray Energy Lobbies Trump at Home While Moving Into International Coal Markets
November 7, 2017
He calls Donald Trump’s moves to support the U.S. coal industry “wonderful.” He describes a proposed rule that’d prop up some money-losing coal-fired power plants the “single best” political action he’s seen in his 61-year career. Yet when coal miner
FERC: Energy Grid Could be Left in the Lurch Without Coal
November 7, 2017
The country’s top energy regulator said Wednesday night that the agency could prop up the coal industry to help stabilize the energy grid for the short-term. Giving a helping hand to coal and nuclear power would not toss energy markets
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