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EPA Cleanup of Old Elizabeth Copper Mine in Final Phase, Vermont

June 13, 2019

An official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the final phase of the cleanup of the former Elizabeth Mine in Vermont is underway. In 2001 the EPA declared the South Strafford property a Superfund site, citing the acid- and

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Bevill State Community College Receives $950K to Expand Mine Training Facility, Alabama

June 13, 2019

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed an education budget, recently passed by the Alabama Legislature, that includes $950,000 in funding to expand Bevill State Community College’s Mine Training Facility to include longwall mining training. Bevill State is the only college in

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EIS Comment Period Completed for Sandfires’ Black Butte Copper Project, Montana

June 12, 2019

Sandfire Resources America’s 60-day comment period for the company’s Black Butte Copper Project draft environmental impact statement (EIS) has now closed. The record of cecision (ROD) and mine operating permit could be issued as early as Q3 of 2019. The

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Goldstar Initiates Permitting and Prepares for Diamond Drilling at Lake George Property, Canada

June 12, 2019

Goldstar Minerals’ permitting process is now underway at its Lake George Property, located in New Brunswick, Canada. The corporation will soon consult all private landowners that may be involved with the upcoming drilling program. Goldstar expects to begin its third

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Western Potash Signs Agreement for Construction of Milestone Phase I Potash Project, Canada

June 11, 2019

Western Resources through its wholly owned subsidiary Western Potash has signed a lump-sum agreement with Stuart Olson Prairie for the construction of the Milestone Phase I Potash Project. Stuart Olson is one of the largest-scale and reputed construction services companies

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Federal Judge Approves Sale of Kemmerer Coal Mine, Wyoming

June 11, 2019

A federal judge in Houston has ruled that the sale of a troubled coal mine in Kemmerer can move forward, several months after a previous sale to a Virginia millionaire fell apart. In an order filed last week in the

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Seabridge Gold to Acquire Goldstorm Project, Nevada

June 11, 2019

Seabridge Gold has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in the Goldstorm Project in northern Nevada from Mountain View Gold for 25,000 Seabridge common shares. Closing of the transaction is subject to the usual terms

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Public Hearing Scheduled for FirstMark Materials’ Proposed Gravel Mine, Montana

June 11, 2019

A controversial proposal to create a gravel mine on land adjacent to the Yellowstone River on the edge of Billings is now in the hands of state regulators, who will give the project a public hearing later this month. The

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Wyoming Judge Weighs Process Arguments for Ramaco Carbon’s Brook Mine

June 10, 2019

A review process that led to the rejection of a state permit for a proposed coal mine violated federal law, the mine developer told a judge Wednesday, while a landowner’s group argued that state officials correctly followed state law in

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New World Cobalt’s Subsidiary Comexico to Explore Jones Hill Area for Precious Metals, New Mexico

June 10, 2019

A mining company filed paperwork with the state and the Santa Fe National Forest Thursday, notifying them that they plan to explore the Jones Hill area for precious metal deposits. The Santa Fe National Forest announced Thursday it had received

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