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U.S. Steel Goes to Court Over Its Minntac Iron Mining Operations Mine Permit, Minnesota
February 24, 2017
U.S. Steel has gone to court in a dispute with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency over pollution limits for its Minntac iron mining operations. Minntac has been operating under a water quality permit that technically expired in 1992. Pittsburgh-based U.S.
EPA Seeks Dismissal of Mine Spill Lawsuit Claims
February 24, 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking a federal court to dismiss claims in two lawsuits filed over the Gold King Mine spill. Last year, the state of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation filed separate lawsuits against the federal
Warrior Met Coal to Hire Up to 200 Underground Mine Workers, Alabama
February 24, 2017
Warrior Met Coal, the company that purchased bankrupt Walter Energy’s main assets in 2016, says they are hiring. According to spokesperson Bill Stanhouse, the company plans to hire up to 200 experienced underground mine workers as soon as possible for
Scott Pruitt to Withdraw Both Clean Power Plan and Waters of the United States Rule
February 24, 2017
In his first interview as EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt made one thing very clear: the Clean Power Plan, the signature climate regulation of the Obama administration, is not long for this world. Pruitt told the Wall Street Journal on Friday
Trump’s Executive Orders Expected to Dismantle Obama’s Climate Action Plan
February 24, 2017
President Donald Trump will order the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin dismantling a regulation central to former President Barack Obama’s plan to fight global warming. A source briefed on the matter told The Washington Post one of the orders
Ternium to Acquire thyssenkrupp AG’s Subsidiary CSA Siderurgica for $1.38 Billion, Alabama
February 23, 2017
Ternium S.A. has entered into a definitive agreement with thyssenkrupp AG (tkAG) to acquire a 100 percent ownership interest in thyssenkrupp Slab International B.V. (tkSI) and its wholly-owned subsidiary CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico Ltda. (CSA). In addition, tkAG will assign
Benton and Nordmin Completes Environmental Impact Update at Cape Ray Gold Project, Canada
February 23, 2017
Benton Resources Inc. and its joint venture partner Nordmin Engineering Ltd. have advanced with the environmental assessment (EA) process for its Cape Ray Gold Project located in Southwestern Newfoundland approximately 20 kilometers northeast of Port aux Basques. Provincially, a project
Pilot Gold’s Latest Acquisition, Black Pine Oxide Gold Project Shows Exceptional Potential, Idaho
February 23, 2017
Pilot Gold Inc.‘s latest acquisition, Black Pine Project in southeastern Idaho shows exceptional potential. Black Pine is a past-producing heap leach gold mine that contains a large, shallow, oxidized, district scale Carlin-style gold system, similar in nature and target size
Mining Cleantech Challenge Calls for Applications for Market-driven Showcase on April 12
February 23, 2017
The Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA) is now accepting applications for the Mining Cleantech Challenge (MCC), a market-driven showcase to be held in Denver, Colorado on April 12, 2017. On the heels of its successful Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge,
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Addresses EPA Staff
February 23, 2017
U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt addressed EPA employees in the agency’s historic Rachel Carson Green Room. Introducing the 14th administrator, “Our new administrator has not only a record for public service, but also business experience that will serve him well
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