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Judge Sides with Environmentalists for Expansion of Cloud Peak’s Spring Creek Coal Mine, Montana
January 26, 2016
Federal officials must re-examine a 117 million-ton expansion of a Montana coal mine after a judge sided with environmentalists who sued over the project’s potential to make climate change worse and cause other environmental damage. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters
Newmont Mining Takes Steps to Begin Underground Mining at Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine, Colorado
January 26, 2016
The owners of Colorado’s largest gold mine near Cripple Creek have taken the first step to begin underground mining just north of the mountain town, but there are many more hurdles to clear before the first ounce of gold is
Peabody Energy to Sell Its Interest in Praire State Energy for $57 Million, Illinois
January 25, 2016
Peabody Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the subsidiary holding its 5.06 percent share of the Prairie State Energy Campus to the Wabash Valley Power Association for $57 million, subject to certain customary closing adjustments. The definitive
MSHA’s Joe Main Releases Statement About First Three Coal Mining Deaths of 2016
January 25, 2016
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main has issued the following statement regarding the first three coal mining deaths of 2016: “In just the first three weeks of 2016, and after the safest year in
AREVA Signs $300 Million in U.S. Uranium Enrichment Contracts
January 25, 2016
In 2015, AREVA was awarded several long-term contracts by four U.S. utilities for uranium enrichment services totaling more than US$300 million. These contracts offer significant benefits for the American nuclear industry by providing a sustained security of supply. These agreements
Rare Element Resources Suspends Permitting Activities at Bear Lodge Project, Wyoming
January 25, 2016
Rare Element Resources Ltd.‘s has been directed by the board of directors to continue to conserve cash due to the current difficult markets and suspend all permitting and licensing efforts at this time, including the environmental impact statement (EIS) process.
Alcoa to Delay Curtailment of Intalco Smelter to Q2 2016, Washington
January 25, 2016
Alcoa will delay the curtailment of its Intalco Works smelter in Ferndale, Washington until the end of the second quarter of 2016. The plant was initially scheduled to curtail by the end of the first quarter. The company reported a
El Capitan Precious Metals Enters Partnership with Logistica US to Sell Concentrates, New Mexico
January 25, 2016
El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. has enhanced its relationship with Logistica US through a new agreement under which El Capitan will provide to Logistica concentrated ore to their specifications at the mine site. Logistica will transport, process, and refine the
SME Foundation Names Mining Scholarship Recipients
January 25, 2016
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Foundation (SMEF) has awarded the 2015 recipients of the foundation’s prestigious scholarship programs. The scholarships will be presented at the February 20, 2016 SMEF Annual Gala Banquet during the SME Annual Conference &
American CuMo Comments on Frivolous Lawsuit Filed by Environmental Groups, Idaho
January 25, 2016
American CuMo Mining Corporation (CuMoCo) has been notified that anti-development environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the United States Forest Service (USFS) regarding the recent granting of permits to CuMoCo to perform work on the CuMo Project property. At the
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