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Hydro Power Storage Project to Be Built Near Retired Obed Mountain Coal Mine, Canada
August 16, 2018
A hydro power storage project proposed at the site of one of the worst coal mining environmental disasters in Canada has been given regulatory approval. Turning Point Generation, developer of the Canyon Creek Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Project, says the
Energy Secretary Perry to Visit North Dakota Coal Mine and Power Plant
August 14, 2018
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will visit North Dakota next week to tour a coal mine and an adjacent power plant, Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation said Thursday, Aug. 9. Perry, a former Texas governor who was tapped
Coal Mine Supervisors at Kentucky Coal Company Facing Fraud Charges Plead Not Guilty
August 14, 2018
Eight former supervisors and safety officers at a Kentucky coal company have pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges they rigged dust monitoring in underground mines. The eight officials at Armstrong Coal were arraigned this week in Owensboro and
Vice President Pence Touts Mining During Duluth Visit, Minnesota
August 14, 2018
Just a few weeks after President Trump came to Duluth to rally for Republican Eighth Congressonial District candidate Pete Stauber, Vice President Mike Pence followed on Wednesday to raise votes and money. Pence likely succeeded on the second front. More
Politicians and Leaders Discuss Future of Coal Industry at Illinois Coal & Mining Expo
August 14, 2018
This year’s Coal & Mining Expo opened Wednesday at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. A meeting of the minds was highlighted by the presence of four CEOs from the nation’s top coal companies — Alliance Coal, Knight Hawk Coal,
Fifth Lawsuit Filed Against EPA Over 2015 Gold King Mine Waste Spill
August 14, 2018
A fifth lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a mine waste spill the agency inadvertently triggered in 2015, polluting rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The lawsuit was filed Aug. 3 in federal court
Yamana Gold Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary
August 10, 2018
Yamana Gold is celebrating its 15th anniversary. On July 31 in 2003, the company was taken public with an initial portfolio that included the Chapada project in Brazil, which it subsequently developed and brought into production in 2007. Yamana is
MSHA Makes Available $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago Grants for Mine Safety Education and Training
August 10, 2018
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) makes available of up to $250,000 in funding through its Brookwood-Sago grant program to support education and training to help identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and
Fatality Report Issued for SSR Mining’s Marigold Mine Accident, Nevada
August 9, 2018
A federal investigations report reveals that a double-fatality accident at a mine east of Elko was caused by unenforced policies, lack of communication and ineffective traffic rules. The Elko Daily Press reported Monday that two mine employees died last October
Performance Proppants Set to Start Sand Mine and River Ridge Plant, Arkansas
August 9, 2018
Mining 61.8 million tons of sand from the Red River near Doddridge for hydraulic fracturing in Texas and Louisiana will not require explosives, an official said. “Unlike sand-mining operations in other states throughout the country, there will be no blasting
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