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March 1: Don Blankenship to Host 7th Town Hall Meeting in Morgantown, W. Va.
February 28, 2018
On Thursday, March 1, Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company, will hold his seventh town hall meeting of the campaign in Morgantown, West Virginia, at West Virginia University Mountainlair Student Union. A
Quebec Iron Ore Restarts Bloom Lake Mine Near Fermont, Quebec
February 27, 2018
Quebec Iron Ore Inc, a Champion Iron Limited subsidiary, announced that the first train being loaded with16,500 metric tonnes of high-grade 66 percent Fe iron concentrate from QIO’s Bloom Lake Iron Ore Mine will leave the mine site today, which
W. Va. Senator Manchin Appointed to Committee Tasked with Solving Miners’ Pension Crisis
February 27, 2018
Senator Joe Manchin has been appointed to a bipartisan and bicameral Joint Select Committee that has been given the task of solving the miners’ pension crisis. According to a news release, the solution provided by the committee will receive an
Compass Minerals Lays Off 48 Miners at Goderich Salt Mine, Ontario
February 27, 2018
Black Burn News reported that forty-eight workers at the Goderich Mine, operated by Compass Minerals, have been laid off. The company said that the restructuring is in keeping with the current collective bargaining agreement between the company and the union.
Fatality at Pocahontas Coal’s Devils Fork 2 Highwall Coal Mine, W. Va.
February 26, 2018
A coal miner is dead after an accident at a Raleigh County mine Wednesday evening. Officials say James A. Whitlock of Smithers, West Virginia, died while he was performing electrical work on machinery shortly before 6:00 Wednesday at the Pocahontas
EPA Halts Plans to Lift Proposed Mine Restrictions in Alaska
February 26, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday halted plans to withdraw proposed restrictions on mining activity near a major Alaska salmon fishery, drawing praise from opponents of the Pebble Mine project. Last year, in settling a legal dispute with the
Pennsylvania Receives $55 Million to Redevelop Coal Refuse Sites
February 26, 2018
Pennsylvania will receive $55 million of about $300 million in annual funding from the Abandoned Mine Land Trust Fund to clean up hazardous sites left behind by the mining industry, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced at a
West Virginia Senate Bill 12 Would Create Tax Credits to Develop Post Mining Sites
February 26, 2018
Legislation in the West Virginia Senate would, if passed, make it easier for businesses to set up shop on the post-coal mining sites throughout the state. Senate Bill 12 would create five-year tax credits for businesses locating on post coal
Officials to Plug Abandoned Mine Shafts at Arden Mine Near Las Vegas, Nevada
February 26, 2018
State and county officials are teaming up to plug abandoned mine shafts left behind at a century-old mining operation southwest of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Clark County and the Nevada Division of Minerals are jointly funding the
A Look Back at the More Notable Mine Disasters in the U.S.
February 26, 2018
Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of the more notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. TIMELINE: December 6, 1907 - Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362
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