Latest Mining Headlines
All the headlines from our Mining Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Strengthening Cyclone Sets Path for Australia’s Iron Ore Mines
Dec 30 2013 // A tropical cyclone intensifying off northwestern Australia was on course to sweep across some of the world’s largest iron ore mines after causing giant shipping ports to close. Iron ore prices rose on Monday as...
Colorado Mine Where 2 Died Cited by Feds
Dec 24 2013 // Federal mine inspectors have found 97 violations at a Colorado mine where two miners died of carbon-monoxide poisoning last month. The Durango Herald reported that Mine Safety and Health Administration officials found the...
West Virginia Lawsuit Pushes Mandatory Safety Devices in Coal Mines
Dec 24 2013 // Two West Virginia agencies should force coal operators to install detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery in mines when people get too close, according to a lawsuit. Mountain State Justice lawyers filed an...
Most West Virginia Mines Lack Automatic Shutdown Systems on Machinery: Report
Nov 21 2013 // Four percent of underground equipment in West Virginia coal mines are fitted with detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery when people get too close, according to a state survey. The Charleston Gazette...
At Least Two Killed In Colorado Silver Mine Accident
Nov 18 2013 // Two miners were killed and 20 injured on Sunday in an accident at a silver mine in southwestern Colorado, authorities said. The cause of the accident at the historic Revenue-Virginius Mine in Ouray County, about 330 miles...
Nevada Mine Pollution Deal Brings Residents $19.5M
Nov 18 2013 // Rural neighbors of an abandoned World War II-era copper mine that has leaked toxic chemicals in northern Nevada for decades have won up to a $19.5 million settlement from companies they accused of covering up the...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Upper Big Branch Mine Setttlement Payouts
Nov 11 2013 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by relatives of three men killed in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster who claimed that Alpha Natural Resources failed to pay them each $1.5 million as promised under a settlement...
Nevada Mine Pollution Deal Brings Residents $19.5M
Nov 8 2013 // Rural neighbors of an abandoned World War II-era copper mine that has leaked toxic chemicals in northern Nevada for decades have won up to a $19.5 million settlement from companies they accused of covering up the...
Settlement Reached in Vermont Asbestos Mine Cleanup
Oct 21 2013 // A settlement has been reached with the owner of a former asbestos mine in northern Vermont to help cover the costs of some pollution controls. Vermont Asbestos Group also has agreed to pursue $3.5 million in insurance...
Gooda Joins Lockton in UK to Strengthen Mining Expertise
Oct 16 2013 // Lockton Companies announced that Matthew Gooda has joined its London operations as Mining Advocate, Senior Vice President. He will advise global mining clients on insurance and risk management. The bulletin said...
Officials Concerned Over 3 Miner Deaths in 3 Days
Oct 9 2013 // Federal regulators are urging U.S. coal companies to refocus on health and safety regulations after three fatalities in three days. The deaths in occurred last week amid the ongoing government shutdown. In West Virginia, a...
Shutdown Sidelines Safety Inspectors of Workplaces, Mines, Nursing Homes and More
Oct 9 2013 // The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has sidelined thousands of inspectors who monitor everything from air and water pollution to safety hazards at factories and the condition of nursing homes. Federal law requires...
Half of Mine Inspectors Furloughed Due to Federal Government Shutdown
Oct 4 2013 // Fewer than half of the inspectors with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration are working during the continuing federal government shutdown, and they’re focused mainly on mines the agency already knows have a...
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to False Mine Safety Reporting
Jul 31 2013 // A southern West Virginia mine foreman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to falsifying safety reports at four mining operations. Federal prosecutors say 36-year-old Craig Belcher of Bluefield pleaded...
Kentucky Coal Mine Discrimination Claim Nearing ‘Amicable’ Settlement
Jun 17 2013 // A lawsuit against a western Kentucky coal mine accused of discriminating against black job applicants appears to be nearing a settlement. River View Coal, a subsidiary of Tulsa, Okla.-based Alliance Resource Partners, was...
Mines Associated with Kentucky Lawmaker Cited for Safety Violations
Jun 11 2013 // An influential eastern Kentucky legislator owns the permits on Pike County coal mines that have repeatedly been cited by the state for safety and environmental violations. Rep. Keith Hall’s Beech Creek Coal Co. and...
Environmental Groups Sue Landowners Over Mountaintop Mining in West Virginia
Jun 3 2013 // Environmental activists say three reclaimed mountaintop removal mining sites are still polluting West Virginia waterways, and they’re suing the current landowners in a novel attempt to stop it. The lawsuits filed in...
Miners’ Union Takes Unusual Legal Turn to Save Benefits in Bankruptcy
May 1 2013 // As mineworkers and retirees battle to salvage their pensions and benefits from the bankruptcy of Patriot Coal Corp., lawyers for their union are trying an unusual gambit – and one that may be a test case for...
Claim That Quake Caused Utah Mine Disaster Rejected
Apr 23 2013 // A University of Utah study had rejected a company’s claims concerning the cause of a 2007 collapse at Utah’s Crandall Canyon coal mine that killed nine people. The scientists presented findings of their...
Utah Mine Landslide 1 Of Largest In History
Apr 18 2013 // A massive landslide that halted operations at a major Utah copper mine last week was one of the largest in the history of open pit mining, an expert said this week. The assessment came after Kennecott Utah Copper announced...
