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New Regulations May Not Be Enough to Save Coal Industry
January 14, 2019
On Dec. 6, the EPA proposed revising a 2015 Obama administration regulation that effectively outlawed construction of coal-fired power plants in the United States. In its new form, the rule would help extract the federal government from its role of
Anaconda Equipment Joins McLanahan Family of Companies
January 11, 2019
In 2017, McLanahan Corporation began a partnership with Anaconda Equipment of Northern Ireland to distribute and sell Anaconda’s line of mobile track equipment. As the relationship between the two companies progressed, it became clear that their values and business styles
First Cobalt Begins Permitting and Environmental Programs at Iron Creek, Idaho
January 11, 2019
First Cobalt Corp. has engaged Brown and Caldwell at the Iron Creek Project to provide guidance on permitting and to develop an environmental baseline study strategy. “First Cobalt’s strategy in 2019 is to advance and de-risk our two key assets:
Federal Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Aquila’s Back Forty Project Wetland Permit, Michigan
January 11, 2019
Aquila Resources Inc. said the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin dismissed the federal lawsuit brought by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin challenging the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to
Taseko’s Florence Copper Project Achieves Major Milestone, Arizona
January 11, 2019
Taseko Mines Limited has received all necessary state and federal operating permits, wellfield operations were commenced and injection and recovery systems have now been fully ramped up at its Florence Copper Project in central Arizona. Following an initial leaching period,
Ascot to Acquire IDM Mining to Create a Leading Gold Development and Exploration Company
January 11, 2019
Ascot Resources Ltd. and IDM Mining Ltd. have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement where Ascot will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of IDM. The transaction will consolidate Ascot’s Premier Gold project and IDM’s Red Mountain
Essar Back in the Picture at $2 Billion Nashwauk Mining and Processing Facility Project, Minnesota
January 10, 2019
Essar Global in India is back in the financial picture at the $2 billion iron ore mine and processing project in Nashwauk after paying off mountains of debt. The turn of events on Monday that brought the troubled Essar Global
Buckingham Coal Receives Permit for Burr Oak 6 Extension Project, Ohio
January 10, 2019
Buckingham Coal, a subsidiary of Westmoreland Coal, has been issued a long-awaited Ohio mining permit to extend its Burr Oak No. 6 underground mine in Perry and Morgan counties, an Ohio state official said Tuesday. Brent Heavilin, permitting manager for
Congress Trying Again to Ban Mining on Public Lands North of Yellowstone
January 10, 2019
A bill to permanently ban new mining claims on 30,000 acres of public lands in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park had a couple of near-misses in the last session of Congress, ultimately failing alongside a suite of other
Kentucky Governor Bevin Asks TVA Not to Close Coal-fired Unit at Paradise Plant
January 10, 2019
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is asking the Tennessee Valley Authority not to close the remaining coal-fired unit at its Paradise electricity plant. Bevin’s office said the governor wrote to TVA CEO Bill Johnson on Friday, saying such a closure would
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