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Mining Memorial in Luzerne County is Taking Shape, Pennsylvania
July 17, 2017
In Luzerne County, a memorial paying tribute to miners is taking shape. Mike Stevens takes a look at the place where miners are getting their proper due. If there was a miner in your family and you’d like to have
NRG Energy Reveals Plans to Sell $4 Billion Power Generation Assets
July 17, 2017
US-based power producer NRG Energy has announced plans to divest assets worth $4bn to reduce its massive debt. As part of the divestiture, the company will sell 6GWs of conventional generation and businesses. It will also offload its 100 percent
State Agencies to Meet on Calico Resources’ Permit for Proposed Gold Mine, Oregon
July 17, 2017
The Technical Review Team that will review the application for a permit on a proposed gold mine in Malheur County will be meeting July 26 at the Department of Environmental Quality’s Western Region Office, 4026 Fairview Industrial Drive, Salem. The
Fight Over Copper Mining in Northern Minnesota Heats Up
July 17, 2017
The fight over whether to allow copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northeastern Minnesota is shifting to the capital city as the U.S. Forest Service opens a new set of public meetings on its proposal to bar
Komatsu Mining Calls Back Laid Off Workers in Bluefield, W. Va.
July 17, 2017
Scores of laid off workers are returning to work thanks to the turning trends in the coal industry. About 65 laid off and newly hired employees clocked in at the Komatsu Mining Corp. on Hockman Pike in Bluefield, Virginia, ready
July 26: Historian Jim Geraghty to Lead Treadwell Mine Walking Tour, Alaska
July 14, 2017
2017 marks the 100-year anniversary of the cave-in that resulted in the closure of the Treadwell Mine, with the complex soon to follow. During the time of its operation from 1882-1922, Treadwell produced 3.3 million ounces of gold and housed
Coal Advocate W. Va. Attorney General Morrisey to Run for U.S. Senate Seat
July 14, 2017
West Virginia’s Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Monday launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Joe Manchin. In a video released before his formal announcement, Morrisey said he upholds “conservative values.” Morrisey was re-elected
Energy Secretary Perry Encouraged By Fossil Fuel Research at NETL Lab, Pennsylvania
July 14, 2017
Energy Secretary Rick Perry touted the work being done at a Department of Energy lab near Pittsburgh to find more efficient and economical ways to find, extract and use fossil fuels and mocked those who call the “science settled” on
EPA Taking Comments on Lifting Proposed Pebble Mine Restrictions, Alaska
July 14, 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first step toward reversing its proposed restrictions on large-scale mining near the headwaters of a major salmon fishery in southwest Alaska. As part of a legal settlement reached in May with the
Klondex Mines Evacuates Hollister Mine Due to Wildfires, Nevada
July 14, 2017
A wildfire that started in the Rooster’s Comb range north of Battle Mountain scorched 120,000 acres as it raced toward gold mines on the Carlin Trend this week — just like a similar fire did one year ago. The Hollister
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