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$39 Million in Government Grants to Help Towns Hit by Coal Industry Job Losses
August 26, 2016
U.S. communities hard hit by coal industry layoffs in eight Appalachian states and Texas are being promised more than 3,000 jobs in several industries through a multimillion-dollar federal grant. Officials for the Appalachian Regional Commission and other agencies announced the
Caterpillar to Sell Underground-Mining Equipment Lines
August 26, 2016
Caterpillar Inc. is retreating from the slumping coal industry, saying it plans to put its equipment lines for underground mines up for sale and lay off workers. The Peoria, Ill., company said Thursday it will cut the workforce at its
BLM Approves Kinross Gold’s Bald Mountain Mine Expansion, Nevada
August 25, 2016
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office has issued the record of decision for Kinross Gold’s Bald Mountain Mine (BMM) project. The decision allows the mining operator to expand existing gold mine facilities and construct and
W. Va. Receives $10 Million in Federal POWER Grants
August 25, 2016
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has joined representatives of the Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S. Economic Development Administration to announce the first round of federal POWER grants, which total nearly $10 million for West Virginia and will support nine economic
Peabody Reaches Agreement With Ill. on Financial Assurances in Support of Coal Mine Restoration
August 25, 2016
Peabody Energy has reached agreement with the Illinois State Department of Natural Resources regarding financial assurances in support of coal mine restoration. The company has reached a superpriority settlement agreement with Illinois, a state in which Peabody has self-bonding obligations.
Carter Machinery Readies for Another Round of Restructuring, W. Va.
August 24, 2016
Carter Machinery has announced another round of restructuring, but has not yet released the number of employees who may be impacted in the company’s two Mercer County locations. In a release issued today from corporate headquarters in Salem, Va., the
Legislators to Consider New Rules to Replace Maine’s Mismatched Mining Rules
August 24, 2016
A state environmental board will let the public weigh in on rules that would do away with the de facto ban on metallic mineral mining and exploration. J.D. Irving mining subsidiary Aroostook Resources says that Maine’s mining regulations are so
West Virginia Regulators Halt Coal Operations at Keystone Industries Mine Near Marmet
August 24, 2016
West Virginia environmental regulators have ordered a company to stop mining permanently at a surface coal mine near Kanawha State Forest. Keystone Industries LLC signed the consent order with the Department of Environmental Protection last month to permanently halt Kanawha
Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute Joins Southern Company’s Global Carbon Capture Coalition
August 23, 2016
Southern Company has made an agreement for Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute to join the Carbon Capture International Test Center Network, a global coalition of facilities working to accelerate the research and development of carbon capture technologies. The National Carbon
Canada’s Mineral & Mining Industry Highlights Top Priorities at Energy & Mines Ministers’ Conference
August 23, 2016
Canada’s mineral exploration and mining industry is asking energy and mines ministers, currently in Winnipeg for their 73rd annual conference, to work on tackling several challenges that have resulted in Canada dropping to second place behind Australia as the most
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