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Coal Industry Protests Environmental Groups’ Permit Petition for CONSOL’s Bailey Mine in Pa.
January 13, 2017
About 200 coal industry employees and their supporters, including a number of miners from CONSOL Energy’s Bailey Mine, staged a peaceful protest Monday in front of the offices of Center for Coalfield Justice in Washington. The rally, staged by the
Bowie Resource Partners Pulls Coal Gasification Plant Application Near Paonia, Colorada
January 13, 2017
Bowie Resource Partners has withdrawn an application with a state agency for approval to build a coal gasification plant at its Bowie #2 coal mine near Paonia. The action comes just two months after it submitted the application with the
EIA Report: PRB Coal Production Could Reach Highs Again by 2030
January 13, 2017
Much of coal’s future, unsurprisingly, hinges on natural gas prices. Annual coal production in the Powder River Basin could return to a high of 400 million tons by 2030 if natural gas prices remain high and the Clean Power Plan
Osisko Mining Signs Exploration Earn-in Agreement with Barrick on Kan Property, Quebec
January 12, 2017
Osisko Mining Inc. has entered into a binding agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation, which sets forth the terms of an exploration earn-in on the Kan Property located in northern Québec. Under the exploration earn-in, Barrick must commit $15 million in
Midwest Energy Emissions to Acquire Core Mercury Control Technology Patents
January 12, 2017
Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. has exercised its option to acquire in entirety all of the patents related to mercury control from the Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation (EERCF), located in Grand Forks, North Dakota for $2.5 million and 925,000
U.S. Forest Service Issues Final Record of Decision Authorizing PolyMet Land Exchange, Minnesota
January 12, 2017
The U.S. Forest Service issued its final record of decision authorizing the land exchange for PolyMet’s NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals project located in the established Mesabi Iron Range mining district in northeastern Minnesota. PolyMet is receiving approximately 6,650 acres of surface
U.S. Rep. David McKinley Praised for Agreement After Long Coal Ash Fight
January 11, 2017
After seven tries at coal ash disposal legislation, the U.S. Representative from West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District is being praised for an agreement between House and Senate Conference Committees announced earlier this month. “During nearly eight years in which President
W. Va. Senator Manchin: Trump Will Fight for Coal Miners’ Healthcare
January 11, 2017
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Monday that he has secured a promise from President-elect Trump to help find a solution to permanently extend healthcare for tens of thousands of retired coal miners and their widows who are set to lose
Navajo Nation Faces Possible Power Plant and Kayenta Coal Mine Closure, Arizona
January 11, 2017
The news that Navajo Generating Station may be shutting down in the next several years was a bit of a surprise, but hardly a shock to local officials whose communities are intertwined with the power plant’s operations. In just the
Latest Mine Rescue Technology Unveiled at MSHA Facilities in Pa.
January 11, 2017
A new seismic technology system that can digitally pinpoint trapped miners. A better communications system among rescue workers who previously had to play a game of telephone. A “snake robot” that can slither down a 4-inch-wide bore hole to gather
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