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House-Approved Budget Blocks EPA Rules
February 22, 2011
The federal spending legislation passed by the House of Representatives early Saturday morning included a slew of amendments blocking funds for the Environmental Protection Agency. The package cuts billions of dollars from the EPA’s budget, and includes an amendment sponsored by…
Va. Gov. McDonnell Secures $100 Million Contract for 1,500 High-Capacity Coal Cars
February 22, 2011
Governor Bob McDonnell announced that Norfolk Southern Railway Company is acquiring 1,500 new railcars from Chicago-based FreightCar America, Inc. The high-capacity coal cars will be manufactured at FreightCar America’s facility in Roanoke beginning in May of 2011. The order will result…
Chevron Completes Acquisition of Atlas Energy, Chevron in Solid Position for Marcellus Shale in Pa.
February 22, 2011
Chevron Corp. has completed its acquisition of Atlas Energy. “We look forward to welcoming the highly talented employees from Atlas Energy into the Chevron family,” said Vice Chairman George Kirkland. “The assets provide Chevron with a solid position in the prolific…
CONSOL Energy Operations Receive Safety Awards
February 22, 2011
CONSOL Energy’s Shoemaker Mine in Marshall County, W.Va., was named the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Eustace Frederick Milestones of Safety Award in Charleston, W.Va. Four additional CONSOL Energy mine operations in West Virginia were also recognized for their outstanding safety…
Patriot Coal Named Recipient of Mountaineer Guardian Safety Award
February 22, 2011
Patriot Coal Corporation has again received a prestigious Mountaineer Guardian Safety Award. The Rivers Edge metallurgical mine in the Wells complex was presented the Mountaineer Guardian Safety Award by the West Virginia Coal Association for the second consecutive year. Mountaineer Guardian…
Mining Orders Moving Ahead, Bucyrus CEO Says
February 22, 2011
Large equipment orders are in and others have moved forward as Bucyrus International Inc. pursues projects in India and South Africa. Last week, Chief Executive Tim Sullivan said contracts had been signed for mining shovels, draglines, trucks and other gear needed…
Taseko Approves Mine Expansion for its Gibralter Copper Mine in B.C.
February 21, 2011
Taseko Mines Limited reported its Board of Directors has approved plans to proceed with a further capacity increase at the Gibraltar Mine. The Gibraltar Development Plan 3 (GDP3) will include the construction of a 30,000 ton per day concentrator to complement…
MSHA Creates Additional District Office to Oversee Southern West Virginia Coal Mines
February 17, 2011
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that it will split the agency’s jurisdiction over southern West Virginia coal mines into two separate districts, a process that will begin in the second quarter of fiscal year…
Kentucky Threatens to Give Boot to Federal EPA
February 17, 2011
Lawmakers in Kentucky are threatening to give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the boot with a largely symbolic measure complaining the agency is over-regulating the state’s coal industry. Senate Energy and Environment Committee Chairman Brandon Smith said Wednesday the EPA has…
New Partnership to Develop Common Mine Safety Training Standards in Canada
February 17, 2011
New common standards for mine safety training are being developed by the Government of the Northwest Territories, the Northern Safety Association, and the three diamond mines in the NWT (BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and De Beers Canada). The safety standards will…
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