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From wastes to resources: WVU expands rare earth research to help strengthen America's ...
WVU Today - West Virginia University
Building on previous groundbreaking discoveries of rare earth elements in acid mine drainage from retired coal mines, West Virginia University is ...

Major inquiry into fatal coal mine explosion launched - Chinadaily.com.cn
China Daily
... Mine Safety Administration and the Shanxi provincial government. The explosion occurred underground at the mine, operated by Shanxi Tongzhou Group ...

Clinch Resources acquires first Caterpillar highwall miner for West Virginia met coal operation
Proactive Investors
The highwall miner will be deployed across the company's ARI project in southern West Virginia, targeting metallurgical coal resources that would ...

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania take steps to address "zombie mines" - CBS News
CBS News
"Coal mining by nature is a business of extraction. ... In the Appalachian region, which includes western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, ...

Data center bill raises concerns over coal plant retirements in NC | WSOC-TV - YouTube
YouTube
coal plant retirements. READ MORE: https://tinyurl.com/3xsk7a5w SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/WSOCTV9/ ABOUT WSOC-TV NEWS: This is the ...

EPA to create permitting system for coal ash dumps - E&E News by POLITICO
E&E News by POLITICO
Coal plant and coal ash pond. A 2018 view of the Chesterfield Power Station and its coal ash ponds in Chester, Virginia. Steve Helber/AP. EPA moved ...

China Coal Prices Surge After Deadly Mine Blast - Caixin Global
Caixin Global
Coking coal futures in China surged to an 18-month high on Tuesday after a deadly gas explosion at a mine in Shanxi province triggered sweeping ...