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Paringa Resources Expected to Begin Shipping Coal Early 2019 from Its Mines in Kentucky
August 9, 2018
Representatives of Australian-based Paringa Resources recently presented updates on the progress of and expected economic boost from two area coal mining projects to McLean Chamber of Commerce members. Chief Operating Officer Rick Kim told the group about the Poplar Grove
Hecla Halts Some Reclamation Work at Troy Mine Amid Legal Fight, Montana
August 9, 2018
Facing a legal battle with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality over alleged “bad actor” violations, Hecla Mining Company, which owns the Troy Mine, has put on hold portions of its remaining reclamation obligations at the shuttered copper-and-silver operation. Hecla
United Mine Workers of America Elects Cecil Roberts to Sixth Term
August 9, 2018
The United Mine Workers of America has elected Cecil Roberts to a sixth term as head of the coal miner’s union. Roberts, 71, is known as a fiery, passionate speaker and has battled in recent years to protect retired union
Montana Senators Defends Right to Export Coal to Asia
August 7, 2018
U.S. Senators Steve Daines, John Barraso, Shelley Moore Capito and James Inhofe introduced a bill clearing the way for construction of the Millennium Bulk Terminal, which would create hundreds of Montana jobs by expanding trade opportunities for Montana coal. The
Victims Awaiting Payment Three Years After Gold King Mine Spill in Colorado
August 7, 2018
Three years after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency triggered a massive mine spill that polluted rivers in three states, the federal government still has not repaid any of the victims for the millions of dollars in economic damage they claimed.
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Wins Big at National Mine Rescue Competition
August 7, 2018
A veteran mine rescue team member at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant achieved national recognition for his contributions to the team as a trainer, and was inducted into the National Mine Rescue Hall of Fame. Richard “Stik” West’s induction came
Butte’s World Museum of Mining Moves Forward with Expansion Project, Montana
August 7, 2018
Marlene Telling, center, a member of the World Museum of Mining and the wife of a board member, chats with others gathered Wednesday evening to hear a presentation by the group of architects working on the museum’s new heritage center.
Mosaic Secures Extension of Its Mining Permit for Three Phosphate Mines in Florida
August 6, 2018
Since the 1960s, mining companies have been hauling phosphate out of the ground in northeast Manatee. Over the objections of protestors, several neighbors and environmental groups, the Mosaic Company recently received a five-year extension from the Manatee County Commission for
BLM Releases Final EIS for Fiore’s Proposed Gold Rock Mine Project, Nevada
August 6, 2018
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Gold Rock Mine Project in eastern Nevada, approximately 50 miles west of Ely, Nevada. The Project was originally proposed by Midway
CONSOL Energy to Seek Permits for Metallurgical Coal Mine in West Virginia
August 6, 2018
US miner CONSOL Energy told analysts Thursday it will begin permitting a low-vol coking coal property at Itmann, West Virginia, where the company has 26 million st of reserves. The permitting process will take at least 12-18 months, according to
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