West Virginia coal news

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced two proposed regulations – one that applies to the management of coal combustion residuals from electric utilities, and one that revises a portion of the regulations affecting wastewater management from steam electric power plants.

The Department of the Interior has announced the availability of more than US$260 million for states and Tribes to help stabilise communities hit hardest by the decrease in demand for coal energy.

MBU Capital have announced the successful completion of Ben’s Creek Carbon mine.

A NETL-supported project at West Virginia University to extract economically and strategically important rare earth elements from Appalachian coal resources has reached new milestones.

Officials from southwest Virginia have mounted a last-minute push to oppose the possible early closure of one of the country’s newest coal plants.

Arch's Mountain Laurel mine has discontinued its longwall operations 3 months ahead of schedule, accelerating its transition to a room and pillar mine.

Chris Cline, a West Virginia coal executive died in a helicopter crash yesterday.

One of the three raw coal storage silos that feed Ramaco Resources’ Elk Creek plant in West Virginia, US, experienced a partial structural failure on Monday.

Mohegan Energy Trustees has acquired a West Virginian metallurgical coal operation from Met Resources through a US$100 million strategic partnership with Orion Energy Partners.

Officials from the US NIOSH, the OSMRE, the NMA and the Bureau of Land Management honour top safety, environmental and technology leaders in the mining industry.