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2013/05/17 22:17
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Read the report CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new and more detailed analysis has confirmed that most of the miners killed in the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster suffered from black lung, a finding that adds...
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2013/05/17 21:07
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CONSOL Energy says it's got federal approval to restart its sprawling Blacksville No. 2 coal mine starting with Monday's morning shift. The operation, on the West Virginia-Pennsylvania border, was...
2013/05/16 19:52
2013/05/16 19:52
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News Release MSHA News Release: [05/16/2013] Contact Name: Amy Louviere Phone Number: (202) 693-9423 Mine owner initially refused to comply with judge's order ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S....
2013/05/16 08:31
2013/05/16 08:31
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Griswold - The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a court judgment ordering American Industries Inc. to pay $34,061, plus interest, in delinquent civil money penalties for violations of the Federal...
2013/05/15 20:02
2013/05/15 20:02
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Spring 2013 looked like it would be a banner season for progress by the Obama Administration on new worker safety regulations. In the Labor Department’s most recent regulatory agenda, the Mine Safety...
2013/05/15 13:40
2013/05/15 13:40
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Regulators already have waited too long to combat black lung more aggressively, and now there is more evidence that the spectrum of lung ailments is having an even broader impact on miners’...
2013/05/13 06:55
2013/05/13 06:55
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Given the mishmash of state and federal agencies responsible for ensuring dams are safe, it is difficult enough to know whether a given impoundment is cause for concern. But when government officials...
2013/05/11 10:17
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) (Hecla or the Company) today announced first quarter net income applicable to common shareholders of $11.0 million, or $0.04 per...
2013/05/10 17:20
2013/05/10 17:20
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... News) - Hecla Mining Co. (HL) is undergoing a transformation as the company ramps up production at its Lucky Friday silver mine in Idaho and looks to complete acquisition of Aurizon Mines Ltd....
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2013/05/09 17:51
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News Release ETA News Release: [05/09/2013] Contact Name: Michael Volpe Release Number: 13-0900-NATVermont and Utah Job Corps students combine skills to create awards honoring service of US Labor...
2013/05/08 21:18
2013/05/08 21:18
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The New Elk Coal Co., has agreed to pay an electrician working at the New Elk Mine in Trinidad $115,000 after his employment was terminated shortly after he filed a hazard complaint, the U.S....
2013/05/08 16:29
2013/05/08 16:29
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Jack Latta Civitas News Service WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul are looking to fast track permitting with new legislation introduced on Monday which would reduce...
2013/05/07 20:05
2013/05/07 20:05
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The U.S. Department of Labor says Dallas-based U.S. Lime Co. has agreed to a settlement in the May 2010 death of a maintenance manager at the company's St. Clair Mine in Marble...
2013/05/07 16:22
2013/05/07 16:22
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Given the mishmash of state and federal agencies responsible for ensuring dams are safe, it is difficult enough to know whether a given impoundment is cause for concern. But when government officials...
2013/05/04 14:32
2013/05/04 14:32
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Two teams from Missouri University of Science and Technology will compete against a field of professional mine rescue teams in a simulated mine collapse rescue competition in Louisiana. In their...
2013/05/03 04:05
2013/05/03 04:05
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Kennecott informed union officials Thursday afternoon that an unspecified number of the company’s 2,100 employees will be laid off later this month because the landslide is projected to cut mine...
2013/05/02 17:42
2013/05/02 17:42
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a southern West Virginia mine foreman on safety violation charges. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that 36-year-old Craig Belcher of...
2013/05/01 23:17
2013/05/01 23:17
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Craig Belcher, 36, was charged in a four-count grand jury indictment with four counts of providing a false statement in U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration documents. If convicted, he faces up...
2013/05/01 04:23
2013/05/01 04:23
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SEWELL MOUNTAIN — A coal company has acquired over 10,000 acres of coal seams on the Meadow River in Fayette, Nicholas, and Greenbrier counties, as well as the former site of Songer Whitewater Rafting...
2013/04/29 21:43
2013/04/29 21:43
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PIKEVILLE — The federal government would face a deadline to issue or deny surface-mining permits under legislation Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said he will file next week. McConnell said...