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Pa. Senate Bill Allows DEP to Issue CONSOL Energy’s Bailey Mine Permit Expansion
July 24, 2017
Gov. Tom Wolf declined on Friday to veto a bill that makes it easier to develop a long-wall coal mine beneath a state park in Greene County, allowing it to become law despite pressure from environmentalists who say it will
Ramaco to Receive $7 Million Grant for Research at Its Brook Coal Mine, Wyoming
July 24, 2017
Ramaco Resources may receive millions from the Department of Energy to develop carbon products from coal mined in northern Wyoming. The company proposed the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades after acquiring the raw mineral rights in 2011,
Coal Exports Up 60% in First Quarter of 2017
July 21, 2017
U.S. coal exports were nearly 60 percent higher in the first three months of the Trump administration than at the same time last year, according to federal data. It’s good news for the coal industry, which is one of President
Eastern Kentucky Coal Mine Death Blamed on Safety Lapses
July 21, 2017
An accident that killed a coal miner in Pike County happened because a conveyor belt did not have adequate safety guards, according to a federal investigation. Ray Hatfield Jr. was killed Jan. 26 when his clothing got tangled in bolts
Nevada Mining Association: Mining has $10 Billion Impact on Nevada Economy
July 21, 2017
The mining industry has been fundamental to Nevada’s economy since the state’s inception and continues to have a large impact today. “Mining is truly the foundation of Nevada’s economy,” Dana Bennett, president of the Nevada Mining Association, said. “The state
Centralia Coal Mine Reunion Set for August, Washington
July 21, 2017
When it comes to workplace environments, a coal mine is unlike any other. They say it can be dark as a dungeon way down in a mine, and it is most certainly a dirty and dangerous job even above it.
Former Magnetation Owners Form New Company Tacora Resources After Canadian Acquisitions
July 21, 2017
The former owners of the Magnetation iron ore processing operations on Minnesota’s Iron Range are moving north, starting a new company working to reopen an idled iron ore mine in eastern Canada. Matt and Larry Lehtinen have formed Tacora Resources
Sandvik to Sell Parts of Mining Systems to FLSmidth
July 20, 2017
Sandvik’s Mining Systems is a supplier of design and engineering of material handling systems. In 2016 the operations had annual sales of 2.9 billion SEK. Sandvik’s plan to exit Mining Systems is as follows: • The project part of the
Excellon Achieves Dry Mining Conditions at Platosa Mine With Completion of Optimization Plan, Mexico
July 20, 2017
Excellon Resources Inc. has achieved dry mining conditions and completed its mine optimization plan at the company’s Platosa Mine in Durango, Mexico. “The completion of the optimization plan at Platosa marks a significant milestone in Platosa’s history and we now
EPA Initiates Process to Withdraw Its Proposed Determination for Northern Dynasty’s Pebble Project
July 20, 2017
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. said the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun a process to withdraw a proposed determination it issued under the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 2014 that would have restricted development of the Pebble Project in
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