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EPA Proposes Revisions to Advance Clean Energy Technology
December 7, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to revise the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired power plants. EPA is proposing, under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(b), to revise
NMA: Mine Cleanup Bill Deserves Support, Action
December 7, 2018
Hal Quinn, National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO issued the following statement in support of the “Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018,” which was introduced by Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Congressman Scott Tipton (R-Colo.):
Pan American Silver and Tahoe Resources Merge to Create World’s Premier Silver Mining Company
December 7, 2018
Pan American Silver Corp. and Tahoe Resources Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement for Pan American to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Tahoe pursuant to a plan of arrangement, creating the world’s premier silver mining company. Shareholders
Prairie State Generating Company’s Lively Grove Mine Receives NMA’s CORESafety® Certification
December 7, 2018
The National Mining Association (NMA) recognized Prairie State Generating Company’s (PSGC) Lively Grove Mine for receiving independent certification under its CORESafety® system. PSGC joins eight other companies that have had operations independently certified under NMA’s signature safety initiative. “CORESafety brings
Taseko Mines to Acquire Stake in Yellowhead Mining for $15.1 Million
December 6, 2018
Taseko Mines has entered into an agreement whereby Taseko will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Yellowhead Mining that it does not already own for $15.1m. The transaction amount is payable in Taseko common shares. “Our management and
Peabody Completes Acquisition of Drummond’s Shoal Creek Coal Mine for $400 Million, Alabama
December 6, 2018
St. Louis-based Peabody Energy has completed its purchase of the Shoal Creek coal mine along the Black Warrior River from Drummond Co. for $387 million. The deal was originally announced back in September for $400 million, but the sale price
BLM Releases EIS for P4 Productions’ Phosphate Mine, Idaho
December 6, 2018
The Idaho Falls District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has slated two public meetings to discuss the proposed Caldwell Canyon Mine. BLM has released a draft environmental impact statement analyzing a mine and reclamation plan from P4 Productions, LLC. P4
BLM Approves Mining Exploration for Ascot Mining Near Mount St. Helens
December 6, 2018
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says proposed exploratory mining northeast of Mount St. Helens would present no significant environmental impact. The Columbian reports the BLM’s decision this week would award Ascot USA two hard rock prospecting permits within the
EPA: Fish Damage from King Gold Mine Spill Wasn’t Severe, Long-lasting
December 6, 2018
Fish and other aquatic life did not suffer severe or long-lasting damage from a mine waste spill three years ago that polluted rivers in three states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said. An EPA report released last week analyzed the
Carnegie Mellon University Students Transform Old Mine Into Underground Arts Festival, Pa.
December 6, 2018
Last Saturday, for the second year in a row, a group of Carnegie Mellon University students and faculty transformed a 100 year-old limestone mine in East Brady into the region’s only underground arts festival called SubSurface, Site Specific Sight and
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