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Wyoming and Carbontech to Spend $1.25 Million Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Research

April 1, 2019

A British billionaire who’s a major contributor to environmental causes, including fighting climate change, will fund carbon-capture research in Wyoming, the top U.S. coal-mining state. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and Carbontech Labs announced Thursday they’re providing $1.25 million to help

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Idaho Governor Little Signs Off on New Mining Laws

April 1, 2019

Legislation rewriting portions of Idaho’s mining law has been signed into law by Gov. Brad Little. Little signed the legislation Tuesday that’s backed by the Idaho Mining Association that updates the state’s nearly 50-year-old mining law. Backers say the update

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Wyoming’s Annual Mining Report Reflects Change in Employment, Production Numbers

April 1, 2019

Wyoming lost 153 jobs at its coal mines last year, further distancing the sector’s employment numbers from pre-bust highs, according to the state mining inspector’s yearly tally of employment and production. Wyoming’s annual mining report counted 5,534 employees at the

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Women in Mining Launch Arizona Chapter

April 1, 2019

Linda Brown grew up with no concept of mining, but after more than 25 years working for IBM and other technology companies that service the mining industry, she saw all the obstacles women have faced in the field. “It’s a

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April 12: Independent Movie “Mine 9” to Open in Beckley, Princeton, W. Va.

April 1, 2019

An independent movie titled “Mine 9” is set to open in Beckley and locations across Appalachia on April 12. The movie, written and directed by Eddie Mensore, a West Virginia native, tells the story of nine coal miners trapped two

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Greenstone Gold Mines Received Provincial Government Approval of Hardrock Project, Ontario

March 29, 2019

Centerra Gold and Premier Gold Mines said the provincial environmental assessment (EA) for Greenstone Gold Mines (GGM) Hardrock Project was approved on March 26, 2019 by the Minister of Environment, Conservation & Parks of Ontario with concurrence from cabinet. The

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Ascot Completes Acquisition of IDM Mining, Creates Leading Gold Company in British Columbia

March 29, 2019

Ascot Resources and IDM Mining have completed the plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The arrangement consolidates Ascot’s Premier gold project and IDM’s Red Mountain gold project, creating the leading high-grade gold and silver development and

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Asanko Gold Publishes Corporate Social Responsibility Report

March 29, 2019

Asanko Gold Inc. published its fifth consecutive corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, the third to be produced in accordance with the ‘Core’ guidelines of the internationally recognized Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and the first report to be externally assured.

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Wolfden Resources Partners with Kinross Gold to Explore Mining in Northern Maine

March 28, 2019

The Canadian mining company with its eyes on northern Penobscot County’s Pickett Mountain is partnering with a bigger firm to continue exploration of the area for economically valuable metals. Ontario-based Wolfden Resources, which owns a 6,870-acre tract of land around

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Mine Operator Cited for Fatality at Lee Smith Gold Mine, Nevada

March 28, 2019

An Idaho-based mine operator has been issued a citation for a death that occurred after a roof collapsed at its Nevada gold mine. The Elko Daily Free Press reports that the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration released its final

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