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EPA makes announcement on two proposed West Virginia mountaintop coal mines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a path forward on two coal mining operations in West Virginia. EPA is informing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it supports issuing a Clean Water Act permit for the Hobet 45 mine in Lincoln County, operated by Hobet Mining, LLC. EPA made this decision after extensive discussions between EPA and the company resulted in additional ...
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Lawsuits Seek to Stop Work at Mines in 3 States
Coal industry representatives say lawsuits against mines in three Western states could have consequences across the U.S. as environmentalists seek changes in how mining is approved on federally owned reserves. In civil cases unfolding in Colorado, New Mexico and Montana, the group WildEarth Guardians asserts coal companies benefited from lax oversight by federal regulators. The group says the ...
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Renewable Energy in the Mining Industry
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Renewable Energy in the Mining Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0863837/Renewable-Energy-in-the-Mining-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable Utilization of Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Hydro and Hydrokinetic, Biomass and Biofuels, Energy Storage, Fuel Cells, ...
By ReportLinker
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Menar hosts third annual Mining Journalism Training Seminar
Twenty trainees attended a media training workshop hosted by Menar where they heard from a spectrum of speakers about different aspects of the mining sector. Menar Academy brought together the mining experts and senior journalists to train for mining journalism. ZAC to grow domestic and global anthracite market The trainees were from various organisations and media houses including SABC news, ...
By VUKA Group
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Rulings require Feds to Consider Carbon Impact of Coal Mines
Beset by power plant closures, growing regulatory scrutiny and proposed changes in how they pay royalties, coal mines are facing a new obstacle - a review of how coal extracted and burned will impact the air and global warming. Under a series of rulings by U.S. judges in Denver over the last year, federal agencies that approve mining projects have been told to take into account coal's ...
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Sustainable waste solution for remote mining camps
Eco Waste Solutions is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to design, build and supply the on-site waste incinerator at the Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic.Eco Waste Solutions was selected by Fluor (Vancouver), the EPCM for this mining project, on behalf of two leading Canadian mining companies: Barrick Gold and Goldcorp. The project required a responsible waste ...
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Making Mining Work: Mining Review Africa Webinar
Explore the route taken by the government of Chile and discover the major differences between the policies of some of Africa’s key mining countries. Understand how, by having an open, encouraging mining and economic policy, Chile is now classified as a high-income country, with a gross national income (GNI) of $14,060, whilst Zambia is classified as a lower middle-income country, with a ...
By VUKA Group
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Over US$15 billion mining projects in Peru will open off-grid opportunities for CSP
Peru´s Minister of Energy and Mines announced the start of US$15 billion mining projects in Peru between this year and 2015. Given the high solar radiation of the country, this represents new opportunities for CSP to supply energy for the mining sector. Between the end of 2013 and first half of 2015, Peru will see the development of US$15 billion mining projects. According to Jorge ...
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National Society of Mining will present at ChileSol 2014 this May
Álvaro Merino, Research Manager at the National Society of Mining (SONAMI) will share a presentation on the mining landscape in Chile in front of the international concentrated solar power industry in ChileSol 2014 (27 & 28 May, Santiago de Chile). On Tuesday 27th of May the National Society of Mining will join the international and solar industry at the 2nd Chilean Solar Energy ...
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Wind-powered landmine detector developed
An Afghan designer has developed a wind-powered device that could substantially lower the risk to human life and financial cost of clearing landmines. The 'Mine Kafon' was created by Massoud Hassani, who is based at the Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Built out of inexpensive, prefabricated materials, the device consists of a heavy plastic core containing a GPS (global positioning ...
By SciDev.Net
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iPAD Katanga Mining Week
Clarke Energy is exhibiting in iPAD Katanga mining week on 18th - 21st October 2015, the largest outdoor exhibition in Lumbashi Democratic Republic of Congo. Katanga Mining Briefing is an extended platform, as part of iPAD DRC Conference & Exhibition, which is designed to specifically enable access to the Katanga Province. This region is the main supplier of cobalt, copper, tin, radium, ...
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Ukraine’s coal mine industry continues regional leadership to reduce emissions
The JSC Coal Company Krasnoarmeiskaya Zapadnaya is the latest Ukraine company to modernize its coal mining operations by signing a framework agreement with GE Energy. Under the agreement, JSC plans to install up to 20 of GE’s ecomaginationTM-certified Jenbacher coal mine gas-fueled cogeneration units. The engines will use the active mine‘s own methane gas to generate about 129 MW in total power ...
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First-of-kind coal mine methane mitigation system in America now fully operational
Biothermica has announced that its pioneering VAMOX™ coal mine methane (CMM) abatement system is fully operational at Jim Walter Resources’ mine no. 4 in Brookwood, Alabama. For the first time in America, ventilation air methane (VAM) is being destroyed at an active coal mine, all the while generating bankable carbon credits. Approved by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety & Health ...
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Nigeria Mining Week to proceed digitally in October and reconvene in 2021
According to Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, “because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is safer to reschedule the Nigeria Mining Week proceedings for 2020, as we prioritize the safety of the participants. We look forward to engaging with the industry digitally this year and hope to be able to hold the event in 2021, in the second week of ...
By VUKA Group
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Supporting Mining Development with Predictive Services Utilising AI and IoT
Sumitomo Corporation acquired a stake in Relialytics, a company developing an AI-based predictive maintenance service for mining equipment, in June 2019. In recent years mining development have been automated and optimised to reduce costs and increase productivity. Maintenance of mining equipment remains dependent on the intuition and experience of skilled workers, and there are needs for ...
By Relialytics
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Transitional assistance for waste coal mine gas under the renewable energy target
Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, announced an amendment that will see the Renewable Energy Target (RET) 'topped up' to allow existing waste coal mine gas projects to generate Renewable Energy Certificates. The Government is conscious that cessation of the New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme and the transition to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme may ...
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Energy and Mines World Congress, Toronto, Sponsored by Lightsource
The Energy and Mines World Congress was held last month (21st-22nd November) in Toronto, Canada. The event, sponsored by Lightsource, brought together mining companies looking to delve into renewable energy. As the world shifts toward a low-carbon economy renewable energy provides a way to offset the impact of rising fuel prices and reduce energy costs. The mining sector accounts for 11% of the ...
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Making coal mining safer, more efficient and greener
CSIRO’s efforts to help the Australian coal industry improve safety and efficiency and reduce its environmental impact received a boost this week with the allocation of more than A$3 million in funding from the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP).The funding package will enable CSIRO Exploration & Mining to undertake nine important research projects.“We are delighted to work ...
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Relaunching Nigeria as a great mining destination
Nigeria’s mining sector presents incredible opportunities for both the private and public sectors, given the country’s vast natural resources and the current drop in oil prices. The upcoming iPAD Nigeria Mining Forum in Abuja this November is regarded as a long overdue strategic investment platform that will gather key role players in the Nigerian mining space to discuss the way ...
By VUKA Group
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Cleanup of Abandoned Coal Mines Could Become Cheaper
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, November 2, 2007 (ENS) - The high cost of treating the acid mine drainage that has damaged more than 6,000 miles of Pennsylvania streams has kept many companies from entering the cleanup business, but that may change with the state’s financial support for a new technology now being used in Cambria County. Earlier this week, Pennsylvania Environmental Protection ...
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