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OSMRE Allocates $4.6 Million to Revitalize Coal Communities in Montana
May 3, 2023
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announced more than $4.6 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Montana.
Minnesota Rep. Stauber Hosts Mining Congressional Hearing in Iron Range
May 3, 2023
A congressional hearing that would normally be held in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C., convened in an Iron Range school auditorium Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Hermantown, chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, brought
DOE Now Accepting Applications for Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration (RECS) 2023
May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) invites graduate students and early career professionals who are interested in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) to apply for the 2023 Research Experience in Carbon
Shell Finalizes Acquisition of Volta, Scaling Up Its U.S. Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network
May 3, 2023
Shell USA, a subsidiary of Shell, has completed the acquisition of Volta Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $169 million. With this acquisition, Shell now owns and operates one of the largest public electric vehicle (EV) charging networks
China Pushes to Digitize Mines in Attempt to Make them Safer
May 3, 2023
China is using “smart” technology to try to improve its safety record in coal mines, as part of a push by the National Energy Administration to bolster output and stem frequent accidents and collapses. Smart-mine sensors monitor aspects such as
Ioneer’s New Mineral Resource Update Finds 168% Increase in Estimated Lithium at Rhyolite Ridge
May 2, 2023
Ioneer Ltd. released new findings showing a 168 percent increase of lithium within its Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron project. The Nevada site is now estimated to hold enough lithium carbonate, a critical material in electric vehicle battery production, to power upward
Sen.Cortez Masto, Risch Introduce Legislation to Protect Critical Mineral Production in the West
May 2, 2023
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act to allow critical mineral production to continue in the West. This legislation would address the recent Rosemont judicial decision, which could upend responsible mining
MAX Power Acquires Lithium Exploration Permits, Willcox Playa, Arizona
May 2, 2023
MAX Power Mining Corp. has made its strategic entry into the American lithium sector with the acquisition of a district scale opportunity targeting lithium-rich brines and/or claystones in the ~50 sq. mile Willcox Playa in Cochise County, Arizona, approximately 200
Rio Tinto Kennecott Opens Visitor Experience for 120th Anniversary of Mine Operations
May 2, 2023
In celebration of Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon Mine’s 120th anniversary of operations, the 2023 season will see the opening of the Rio Tinto Kennecott Visitor Experience on May 1. The Visitor Experience is a self-guided tour giving guests an inside look
West Virginia Mining Companies, Operations Recognized for Excellence in Safety and Reclamation
May 2, 2023
During West Virginia Mining Symposium, which took place April 18-19 in Charleston, the West Virginia Coal Association recognized and celebrated “Exemplary Mine Safety & Environmental Excellence” achievements of mining industry operations across the state. “West Virginia’s coal industry continues to
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