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Peabody Energy Lays Off 50 Temporary Workers at North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Wyoming

March 9, 2020

One of the nation’s largest coal companies laid off 50 temporary workers Thursday at its North Antelope Rochelle mine in Wyoming, according to owner Peabody Energy. Located in Campbell County near Wright, the North Antelope Rochelle mine employs 1,242 workers,

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Leading Edge Materials Looking to Become a Major Player in Rare Earth Sector

March 9, 2020

Leading Edge Materials Interim President and CEO Mark Saxon sat down with Proactive’s Andrew Scott at PDAC in Toronto to discuss the Canadian company focused on the production of high value critical raw materials for the European market. Leading Edge’s

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Appeals Court Rules Against Arch Coal’s West Elk Coal Mine Expansion, Colorado

March 9, 2020

An appeals court Judge says the US Forest Service should have considered alternative wildlife protections before it gave a permit to Colorado’s largest active coal mine. The decision came from the 10th circuit court of appeals. It faulted the US

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Virginia Pushes to Save Dominion Energy’s Clean Coal Plant

March 9, 2020

Officials from southwest Virginia have mounted a last-minute push to oppose the possible early closure of one of the country’s newest coal plants. A Dominion Energy facility in Wise County that opened eight years ago and is frequently touted as

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AES to Reduce Coal-fired Generation By 30 Percent in 2020

March 9, 2020

AES Corp. achieved many of its key strategic goals in 2019, including its commitment to reducing its use of coal-fired generation, the firm reported in its year-end 2019 earnings report. AES is well on its way to its goal of

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Arch Coal Secures $54 Million Equipment Financing for Leer Longwall Mine, W.Va.

March 6, 2020

Arch Coal recently closed on a $54 million equipment financing facility. The facility amortizes over a period of four years and is tied to equipment at the Leer longwall mine in Taylor County, West Virginia. “We view this facility as

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Georgia Power Orders First Nuclear Fuel Load for Vogtle Unit 4

March 6, 2020

Georgia Power has ordered the first nuclear fuel load for Vogtle Unit 4, completing the initial fuel order needed to operate the first newly-designed reactors in the U.S. in 30 years. Fuel for Unit 3 was ordered last summer and

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Vivakor Deploys its Second Remediation Processing Center in Utah

March 6, 2020

Vivakor, a clean energy technology and asset acquisition company, has completed the deployment of its second Clean Energy Remediation Processing Center (RPCII). The system has been installed in Vernal, Utah and has started the quality control processing phase of its

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Permit Application for Ramaco’s New Wyoming Coal Mine Clears Hurdle

March 5, 2020

Wyoming officials have determined that an application for a permit for the state’s first major new coal mine in decades is technically complete. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s determination helps clear the way for Ramaco Carbon’s proposed mine north

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MSHA Confirms Fatality at Federal No. 2 Mine from Feb. 27 Incident, W. Va.

March 5, 2020

A death that resulted from an incident on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Federal No. 2 Mine in Fairview has been confirmed by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. According to officials with MSHA, because the incident is still

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