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Updates to Idaho Mining Law Passes Senate, Heads to Governor

March 21, 2019

Legislation rewriting portions of Idaho’s mining law is headed to Gov. Brad Little. The Senate on Tuesday voted 29-3 to approve the legislation backed by the Idaho Mining Association that updates the state’s nearly 50-year-old mining law. Backers say the

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West Virginia Receives $35 Million for Abandoned Coal Mine Cleanup

March 21, 2019

Over $35 million has been awarded to West Virginia for mine reclamation projects. The U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has granted the state $35,754,311 as an Abandoned Mine Land (AML) grant. The AML grants are meant to

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Oklahoma Receives $2 Million for Abandoned Coal Mine Cleanup

March 21, 2019

U.S. Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced Oklahoma can receive $2,814,000 in Fiscal Year 2019 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grants through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). “These grants are a great example

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North Dakota Receives $2.8 Million for Abandoned Coal Mine Cleanup

March 21, 2019

North Dakota is eligible to receive more than $2.8 million in grant funds as part of a grant package Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced Tuesday, March 19, for states and tribes to reclaim and re-purpose abandoned coal mine lands.

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DOE Launches $30 Million Funding for Front-End Engineering Design Studies for Carbon Capture Systems

March 20, 2019

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to provide up to $30 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) for front-end engineering design (FEED) studies for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture systems. The projects, funded by the Office of

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CONSOL Energy Releases Inaugural Corporate Sustainability Report

March 20, 2019

CONSOL Energy Inc. has released its inaugural Corporate Sustainability Report, its first as a stand-alone publicly traded coal company. The Corporate Sustainability Report highlights principles, culture, and initiatives that were prioritized by CONSOL, such as the development of innovative technologies

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Victoria Gold Achieves Major Safety Milestone at Eagle Gold Project, Canada

March 20, 2019

Victoria Gold Corp. has provided an update on the construction at the Eagle Gold project. The project is now over 80 percent complete and recently hit a major milestone, exceeding 1,000,000 hours without a lost time incident (LTI). The project

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Sandfire Resources Releases EIS Draft for Black Butte Copper Project, Montana

March 20, 2019

Sandfire Resources America said the Montana Department of Environmental Quality has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) outlining the final permitting steps for its 100 percent owned underground Black Butte Copper Project. The Draft EIS will be open for

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Cypress Commences Prefeasibility Study for Clayton Valley Lithium Project, Nevada

March 20, 2019

Cypress Development Corp. has selected Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc. as the lead consultant for the prefeasibility study (PFS) on the company’s Clayton Valley Lithium Project in Nevada. Cypress also said that Global Resource Engineering (GRE) will continue to consult on

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OSMR’s Environmental Impact Statement Proposes Keeping San Juan Mine Open Until 2033

March 19, 2019

The San Juan Mine could continue to provide coal to the San Juan Generating Station, or another customer, until 2033. The final Environmental Impact Statement for the mine’s Deep Lease Extension recommends allowing up to 53 million tons of coal

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