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Colowyo Coal Amending Air Pollution Permit for Collom Mine Expansion, Colorado

October 3, 2019

Colowyo Coal Company is amending its air pollution permit with the state of Colorado to pollute a bit less as part of its massive Collom expansion — a project the company says could add decades to the life of the

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Epiroc to Open New Regional Service Center for Northeast

October 3, 2019

Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, will open a new, modern Regional Service Center to support customers in the Northeast region of the U.S. The center — located in Harrisburg, Pa. — will to be

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Westech Marks 50 Years of Designing, Manufacturing Mining Truck Bodies

October 3, 2019

Westech, an Austin Engineering brand based in Casper WY, is celebrating 50 years of designing and manufacturing customized mining truck bodies. Company leaders estimate Westech has shipped approximately 12,000 bodies to major OEM truck builders, including Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr, Hitachi,

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Six Coal States Urge Trump Administration to Tackle Plant Closures

October 3, 2019

Six coal states are pressing the Trump administration to wrap up an almost two-year inquiry into whether coal and nuclear plant retirements are threatening the electric grid. In letters to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which overseas U.S. power markets,

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Duke Energy Carolinas to Retire Five Coal-fired Generation Units

October 3, 2019

Duke Energy Carolinas has identified early retirement plans for five coal units in an annual depreciation study filed with North Carolina regulators as part of its new rate case. Units at the G.G. Allen, James E. Rogers Energy Complex (Cliffside)

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IEEFA: Coal-fired Power Generation Collapsing Across Southeast U.S.

October 3, 2019

Abundant gas supplies have transformed the electricity-generation sector in the traditionally coal-dominated Southeast U.S. Planned new solar construction in the region will add momentum to the energy transition and likely lead to the zeroing out of all coal generation in

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Some Analysts Optimistic About PRB Coal Amid Consolidation, Exports

October 3, 2019

Demand for Powder River Basin coal is expected to continue declining because of coal-fired utility retirements, although some analysts are optimistic over mine consolidations and possible export growth. Energy Ventures Analysis expects a continued decline in domestic purchases of Powder

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Court Dismisses All Lawsuits Contesting PolyMet Land Exchange

October 2, 2019

The U.S. District Court in Minneapolis has dismissed all lawsuits challenging PolyMet Mining’s NorthMet land exchange between the U.S. Forest Service and PolyMet. The court ruled late yesterday that the eight plaintiffs in four lawsuits filed against the U.S. Department

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Oct. 9: Mine Source Auctions is Converting Idle Mining Equipment Into Opportunity

October 2, 2019

Major miners, mid-tier miners and mining contractors have chosen Mine Source Auctions to get hundreds of lots of used equipment over to those who can make good use of them. “We are one of the few, perhaps the only auction

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Senator Inhofe Announces Climate Hypocrite Awards

October 2, 2019

U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) released his Climate Hypocrite Awards during Global Climate Week. “It is easy to get swept up in the rhetoric of climate alarmists, but it’s important to remember the facts. Climate alarmists are eager to tell

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