The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 has reached an agreement with Nally and Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. (Nally), for filling streams at two coal mining sites in Kentucky in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Under ...
Tags: Mining Company, EPA, certification
Indian iron ore producer Sesa Goa has announced that it has received permission from the monitoring committee appointed by India's Supreme Court to resume mining activities at its Karnataka mine. Accordingly, the company has commenced its ...
Scorpio Mining Corporation (TSX:SPM) ("Scorpio" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) for the State of Sinaloa, Mexico, has approved the application for the Change of ...
Tags: Scorpio Mining, CUS, underground mining, CUS permit
Mawson West Limited ("Mawson West" or "the Company") is pleased to announce Board approval for the commencement of underground mining activities at the Company's Dikulushi copper-silver mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC"). ...
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This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting Coloradoans to participate in one of 11 "listening sessions" that the agency is conducting around the country to solicit ideas about the best ways to reduce carbon emissions ...
Tags: Mining, Coal mining
The mining industry employs 2.2 percent of the country's total labor force, an indication of its importance and its influence in the economy and immigration. All states see mining activities with the most mined ores and minerals being iron ...
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Verderflex: After decades of uncontrolled industrial (mining) activities, water supply is under serious threat. Studies show that acid water levels in the country s mines are rising at a staggering average rate of 0.59 m/day. The water ...
Iran's government is considering imposing a tax of up to 40 percent on iron ore exports to benefit from the increase in iron ore sales to China, according to Reuters. During the first quarter of the current year, Iran's iron ore exports ...
Tags: iron ore, raw mat, China, Iran, Middle East, quotas&duties, trading
Brazil-based mining giant Vale has reduced its coal export forecast from Mozambique by 30 percent, due to heavy rainfall affecting mining activities in Tete Province in February, according to African Press Agency. Accordingly, the company ...
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Mining is a robust industry that plays a key role in a nation's economy. Large multi-national companies dominate the industry but small enterprises and individual entrepreneurs are also keen on taking a slice of the market pie. Small or ...
Mongolian coking coal miner SouthGobi Resources has announced that it has resumed mining at Ovoot Tolgoi mine on March 22 and plans to produce 3.2 million of soft-coking coal during the rest of 2013. SouthGobi Resources produced 1.33 ...
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The Western Australia state government said that Ms Julia Gillard’s PM of Australian, tax on iron ore and coal company profits is illegal because it limits state governments’ ability to finance development. Western Australia ...
Tags: iron ore, coal, mine tax, Minerals Resource
After a positive response from the land and Environment Court, it is clear that LKAB be allowed to start operations in the open pit mine Gruvberget in Svappavaara. Mr Per-Erik Lindvall, LKAB's director of technology and business ...
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PTI reported that state public sector unit Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation will set up a global centre on mining safety and automation in Gujarat. The centre which is likely to be established on a public private partnership ...
The following have all combined to limit control of foreign minerals by US companies: In 2011, Resource nationalism became the number one risk for mining companies Nationalization Expropriation Increased taxation Constraints on the degree ...
Tags: Cobalt, Rare Earth, USA, Metallurgy