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Imperial Metals Suspends Operations at Mount Polley Mine, British Columbia
January 9, 2019
Imperial Metals Corporation said that due to declining copper prices, operations at the Mount Polley mine will be suspended. The suspension plan includes milling of low grade stockpiles which is targeted to extend operations to the end of May 2019.
NOVAGOLD Receives Recognition for Corporate Excellence for Donlin Gold Project, Alaska
January 9, 2019
NOVAGOLD Resources has received the 2018 Platinum Award for Corporate Excellence for designing the Donlin Gold project, located in southwestern Alaska. The award, given by the American Exploration and Mining Association (AEMA), is in recognition of NOVAGOLD’s strong culture of
DOE Issues Request for Proposal for Conceptual Designs that Advance Coal Plants of the Future
January 9, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) seeking conceptual designs for coal-based power plants of the future, with an option to conduct preliminary front-end engineering design (Pre-FEED) studies. This
Bluefield Coal Show Appoints Robert Ramsey as Its General Chairman
January 9, 2019
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce has selected Robert (Bob) W. Ramsey as its general chairman for the 23rd biennial Bluefield Coal Show. Bob Ramsey serves as the president of Peters Equipment Company and Ramsey Industrial, both family owned businesses.
Fatality at Alliance Resource Partners’ Hamilton County Coal Mine, Illinois
January 8, 2019
An accident at the underground Hamilton County Coal Mine near Dahlgren, Illinois, has claimed the life of a Saline County, Illinois, man. John Ditterline, 55, of Equality, Illinois, was pronounced dead at 4:45 a.m. Saturday. Hamilton County Coroner Steve Bowling
Navajo Transitional Energy Considers Acquiring Navajo Generating Station, Arizona
January 8, 2019
A Navajo Nation energy company studying the purchase of a coal-fired power plant on the reservation says it’s looking into the mine that supplies it, too. The tribal government asked the Navajo Transitional Energy Company in October to look into
Milwaukee Approves $47 Million City Financing for Komatsu and Michels Developments
January 8, 2019
Two big developments planned for Milwaukee’s Harbor District — both anchored by corporate offices — would get city financing help under plans that received preliminary approval Tuesday. The projects, led by Komatsu Mining Corp. and Michels Corp., together would receive
Seven Coal Barges Sink in Accident on Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky
January 8, 2019
High water has been plaguing much of the U.S. river system since the end of December 2018. Many safety restrictions have been in place for weeks, but an accident on the Ohio River has created quite a mess. On Dec.
Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Secure Pensions and Healthcare for Coal Miners, Va.
January 8, 2019
500 Virginians affected by the bankruptcy of the Colorado-based mining company will benefit from the American Miners Act of 2019 that U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) recently introduced. “Congress made a promise in 1946 to
Jan. 22: Knox Mine Disaster Comes to Life in New Documentary
January 8, 2019
Wyoming Valley was once an epicenter for anthracite mining in northeastern Pennsylvania. But on January 22, 1959, all that changed when 12 men died in a tragedy that would put an end to deep mining in the region. Sixty years
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