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NMA: Withdrawal of Mining Ban in Western States Proves Unreasonable Overreach in Prior Policy

November 1, 2017

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior announcement that it will not proceed with a proposed mining ban covering 10 million acres in Western states: “Today’s

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Don Blankenship’s Appeal

November 1, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s appeal of his criminal mine safety conviction. Justices turned down Blankenship’s petition, including it on a weekly order list of more than 200 cases in which a

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POWER Magazine Releases Winners of Top Plants in Coal-fired Generation Category

November 1, 2017

POWER magazine has released the results of the winners of its 2017 Top Plants in the coal-fired generation category. Edgewater Generating Station, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Working on a small patch of land bordered on one side by Lake Michigan and on

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Arch Coal: Supplying Coal for Steel Infrastructure

November 1, 2017

The Trump administration this summer announced a $1 trillion plan to fix the nation’s infrastructure. There’s no doubt that a robust plan to rebuild America’s declining infrastructure should be a priority. Thankfully America enjoys a particularly rich endowment of raw

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Grande Portage Resources Unearths More Gold Near Its Herbert Gold Project, Alaska

October 31, 2017

If it’s not yet gold fever, the mercury is definitely rising at a mining prospect near Herbert Glacier. During exploratory drilling this summer, Canadian company Grande Portage Resources Ltd. unearthed evidence of more gold in the area. The results will

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Cleveland Cliffs to Upgrade Northshore Taconite Mining Operation, Ohio

October 31, 2017

Cleveland Cliffs officials say they will upgrade their Northshore Mining operation in 2018 and 2019 to produce far more taconite pellets specially made for the company’s proposed hot-briquette iron plant in Toledo, Ohio. Cliffs said in the company’s third-quarter corporate

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FirstEnergy to Sell Its Merchant Fleet

October 31, 2017

FirstEnergy supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s call to financially support nuclear and coal-fired units, but that won’t stop the company from selling off its merchant generation fleet and retreating to the predictable returns of regulated assets. CEO Chuck Jones

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Piedmont Lithium Secures $16 Million to Accelerate Its Lithium Project in North Carolina

October 31, 2017

Piedmont Lithium Ltd has successfully completed a bookbuild for a placement of shares at $0.16 each to institutional and sophisticated investors to raise $16 million. The proceeds from the placement will be used to expedite the development of the company’s

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Anson Resources to Fast-track Its Paradox Lithium Project, Utah

October 31, 2017

Anson placed 20 million shares to Zhongfan at $0.03 to raise $600,000. The agreement provides scope for Anson and Zhongfan to work towards a binding agreement whereby Zhongfan may invest to facilitate the funding of Anson’s Stage 3 development works

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Conesville Entities Losing $2 Million from Devaluation of AEP’s Coal-powered Plant, Ohio

October 30, 2017

The value of the American Electric Power plant outside Conesville has been slashed by more than half by the Ohio Department of Taxation, resulting in close to $2 million in loss revenue to local entities. Coshocton County Auditor Chris Sycks

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