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MIT: The ‘Internet of Things’ Could Save Coal Power from Obama
July 13, 2016
New internet networking and improved computer hardware called “the internet of things” may have created an enormous market for coal power, according to a study published Thursday by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The study states that relatively simple
Illinois Signs New Law to Improve Safety in Coal Mines
July 13, 2016
A measure to bring safer conditions to coal mines in Illinois was signed into law Friday. The legislation, Senate Bill 2813, was an initiative of State Senator Gary Forby, D-Benton. State Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, was the primary House sponsor
Work Begins at King Gold Mine After Massive Mine Waste Spill, Colorado
July 13, 2016
Crews are returning to the scene of a massive mine waste spill in southwestern Colorado to stabilize the mine opening with steel bracing and concrete. The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday work at the Gold King Mine will begin this
Contura Energy to Post $264 Million Reclamation Bond for Coal Mines Acquired from Alpha, Wyoming
July 13, 2016
A bankruptcy court deal that seeks to guarantee the future owner of two of Wyoming’s major coal mines can meet its mine-cleanup obligations won praise Friday from a landowners group and the state officials who played a role in it.
Union Set to Vote on New Contract with Contura Energy’s Cumberland, Emerald Coal Mines, Pa.
July 13, 2016
The United Mine Workers of America reached a tentative labor agreement with the company that is buying the Pennsylvania operations of Alpha Natural Resources, which is reorganizing in bankruptcy. Union members are set to vote Thursday on the contract with
Murray Energy Working to Avoid Bankruptcy
July 13, 2016
Murray Energy Corp. and its lenders are working on a plan to keep it solvent as the company works to avoid filing for bankruptcy in two months’ time. Last week, Murray Energy, the nation’s largest privately owned coal miner, told
PolyMet Submits First Permits for NorthMet Copper Mine, Minnesota
July 13, 2016
PolyMet Mining Co. on Monday submitted the first three permit applications for its proposed copper-nickel mine outside Hoyt Lakes. The company submitted a water appropriations permit to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, a water pollutant discharge permit to the
Kinder Morgan Terminals Signs 10-Year Agreement for In-plant Services with Nucor
July 12, 2016
Kinder Morgan, Inc. has entered into a new, 10-year agreement with Nucor Corporation to provide in-plant services for five of Nucor’s facilities at Decatur, Alabama; Hertford, North Carolina; Berkeley, South Carolina; and two facilities at Blytheville, Arkansas. The five facilities
Quaterra Reaches Agreement With Freeport-McMoRan to Extend Funding on Yerington Copper Project, Nev.
July 12, 2016
Quaterra Resources Inc. and its subsidiary Singatse Peak Services LLC (SPS) have reached an agreement with Freeport-McMoRan Nevada LLC to extend the current Stage 2 of Freeport Nevada’s option to acquire an interest in the company’s Yerington Copper Project in
MSHA Screening Shows No Mines Eligible for Pattern of Violations, First Since Program Began in 2010
July 12, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration have reported that — for the first time since reforms began in 2010 — none of the nation’s more than 13,000 mining operations meets the criteria for a pattern of
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