Mining News: RECLAMATION
By CJSR News Department,
February 8, 2010 at 12:48 PM -
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Today we take a look at the environmental impact of the Alberta oil sands. Did you know that when Rebekah Rooney isn´t reporting the news for Terra Informa she´s doing PhD research on the effectiveness of oil sands reclamation work? Dave talks to
By Sify,
February 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM -
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at proposal for higher taxes Coal companies are objecting to an Obama administration proposal that could raise their state taxes to cover the cost of regulating surface mining. The federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is floating
By Mining Weekly,
January 12, 2010 at 9:27 PM -
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TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – -listed bioleaching firm BacTech Mining has approved the spin-off of its mining assets, in a move aimed at increasing the appeal of the firm's other business – tailings remediation – to sustainability-sensitive
By Metro Green Business,
January 5, 2010 at 10:44 AM -
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ST. LOUIS, MO-- Peabody Energy has announced the company has earned dual honors from the Indiana Society of Mining and Reclamation. Peabody's Francisco Surface Mine in Gibson County, IN, earned the 2009 Excellence in Mining and Reclamation Award for
By TickerTech.com,
January 4, 2010 at 11:03 PM -
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horsehead Holding Corp. ('Horsehead') (Nasdaq: ZINC), the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, a leading U.S. producer of specialty zinc and zinc-based products and a leading recycler of electric arc
By Mining Quarterly,
December 16, 2009 at 2:18 PM -
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ELKO — Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. on Tuesday announced an agreement with Gold Hill Reclamation and Mining Corp. for the Jerritt Canyon mill north of Elko to treat ore from a Gold Hill property in Idaho. The ore is from abandoned dumps on the property in
By American Chronicle,
December 16, 2009 at 1:28 AM -
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VANCOUVER, Dec. 15 /CNW/ - Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (Toronto Stock Exchange: YNG; Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6) is pleased to announce that it has come to a favorable agreement with Gold Hill Reclamation and Mining Corporation ('GHRMC') to treat
By Argus Media,
December 12, 2009 at 4:08 AM -
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(Argus) UK coal producer ATH Resources registered a 36pc fall in full-year pre-tax profit to 5.8mn ($9.4mn) because of an absence of production from its coal tip reclamation and regeneration business. The group said revenue grew by 1pc to 77.5mn, despite
By AP,
December 11, 2009 at 5:38 PM -
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The Obama administration's new head of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement plans no immediate changes to the regulation of mountaintop removal mining in a decidedly eastern U.S. agenda.
By Magnesium.com,
December 5, 2009 at 12:03 AM -
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Horsehead Holding, the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, a leading U.S. producer of specialty zinc and zinc-based products and a leading recycler of electric arc furnace dust, a listed hazardous waste, today announced its plans to acquire INMETCO,
By International Mining,
November 30, 2009 at 7:00 AM -
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Western Copper was awarded the 2009 Robert E. Leckie award for the major reclamation program carried out on old abandoned workings at its Casino project. During the reclamation of the old exploration camp at Casino all old buildings, structures, equipment, material, and debris were removed and the area was recontoured to re-establish natural vegetation. Other areas of [...]
By AFP via Yahoo!,
November 19, 2009 at 6:22 AM -
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WASHINGTON (AFP) The US government took the first steps Wednesday to reverse a last-minute rule passed by the Bush administration which allowed coal mine operators to dump excavated material into streams. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
By Miningmag,
November 14, 2009 at 7:44 AM -
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African Consolidated Resources plc (ACR) said it will fight to regain its title to the Marange diamond deposit in Zimbabwe after the government signed a joint venture with New Reclamation Group Ltd. “We are taking legal action against this company and
By AllAfrica.com,
November 12, 2009 at 7:22 AM -
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Zimbabwe: 12 November 2009 Harare — SOUTH African scrap metal company, New Reclamation Group Limited, owned by Old Mutual Plc, is seeking to form a joint venture in Zimbabwe to mine diamonds in Marange. The group said they would manage the deposit
By The Zimbabwean,
November 10, 2009 at 5:40 AM -
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JOHANNESBURG - South African company, New Reclamation Group, a private limited company, is reportedly planning to form a venture with Zimbabwe to mine diamonds from a deposit that human rights groups say has been the site of military atrocities.
By Individual.com,
November 7, 2009 at 8:01 PM -
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed a Pennsylvania state regulator as the Obama administration's director for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Joseph Pizarchik was confirmed by unanimous consent, apparently
By The Zimbabwean,
November 7, 2009 at 4:05 PM -
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South African company, New Reclamation Group, a private limited company is reportedly planning to form a venture with Zimbabwe to mine diamonds from a deposit that human rights groups say has been the site of military atrocities. (Pictured: Defence
By International Mining,
November 5, 2009 at 10:13 AM -
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Ten American coal and mineral mines have won annual awards from the US Department of the Interior (DOI) for their outstanding contributions to the environment, mine reclamation and community outreach. The awards were presented by officials from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) in [...]
By Energy Bulletin,
October 26, 2009 at 3:27 PM -
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Energy says it has a promising new technology (Tailing Reduction Operations) that will turn tailing ponds near its oil sands operations in Northern Alberta into a solid landscape in a matter of weeks, thereby speeding the reclamation process
By Vancouver Sun,
October 26, 2009 at 6:23 AM -
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Oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc. says it will speed up the reclamation of its toxic tailings ponds through a new technology that squeezes water out in weeks rather than years
By Kitchener Record,
October 25, 2009 at 3:24 PM -
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Inc. (TSX:SU) says it has a promising a new technology that will turn tailing ponds near its oilsands operations in Northern Alberta into a solid landscape in a matter of weeks, thereby speeding the reclamation process significantly. Tailings ponds
By Vancouver 24 Hours,
October 25, 2009 at 3:51 AM -
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Inc. (TSX:SU) says it has a promising a new technology that will turn tailing ponds near its oilsands operations in Northern Alberta into a solid landscape in a matter of weeks, thereby speeding the reclamation process significantly. Tailings ponds
By Oilweek Magazine,
October 25, 2009 at 12:16 AM -
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Inc. (TSX:SU) says it has a promsing a new technology that will turn tailing ponds near its oilsands operations in Northern Alberta into a solid landscape in a matter of weeks, thereby speeding the reclamation process significantly. Tailings ponds
By Calgary Sun,
October 24, 2009 at 10:20 PM -
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Oilsands giant finds way to speed tailing pond reclamation Size A A A Share with: + What are these? Suncor Energy Inc. says it has a promising a new technology that
By New Brunswick Business Journal,
October 24, 2009 at 1:11 PM -
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Inc. (TSX:SU) says it has a promising a new technology that will turn tailing ponds near its oilsands operations in Northern Alberta into a solid landscape in a matter of weeks, thereby speeding the reclamation process significantly. Tailings ponds
By Toronto Star Online,
October 24, 2009 at 9:22 AM -
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CALGARY–Suncor Energy Inc. says it has a promising a new technology that will turn tailing ponds near its oilsands operations in Northern Alberta into a solid landscape in a matter of weeks, thereby speeding the reclamation process significantly.
By Marketwire via Yahoo!,
October 23, 2009 at 4:37 PM -
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'TRO is a significant advance in tailings management and reclamation,' says Kirk Bailey, executive vice president, Oil Sands. 'We believe it will help us meet new provincial regulatory requirements and, just as importantly, the changing expectations of
By Montreal Gazette,
October 4, 2009 at 10:02 AM -
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With a week to go before the first deadline under Alberta's tougher new rules for oilsands tailings-pond reclamation, none of the operators has submitted required plans -- but all say they will. New regulations unveiled by the Alberta Energy Resources
By Edmonton Journal,
October 3, 2009 at 8:49 PM -
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he chastised Alberta Environment for still wavering on implementation of a solid system for ensuring energy companies--such as oilsands or coal mine operators--put enough cash aside for conservation and reclamation activities. This was first recommended
By Canada.com,
October 2, 2009 at 7:50 PM -
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With a week to go before the first deadline under Alberta's tougher new rules for oilsands tailings-pond reclamation, none of the operators has submitted required plans -- but all say they will. New regulations unveiled by the Alberta Energy Resources
By Calgary Herald,
October 1, 2009 at 8:34 PM -
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With a midnight deadline looming, oilsands firms are going down to the wire with their plans for tailings-pond reclamations at their mine sites. The Energy Resources Conservation Board expects Syncrude, Suncor, Shell, CNRL and Imperial to
By Edmonton Journal,
September 30, 2009 at 2:31 PM -
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Mildred Lake mine site Photograph by: Chris Schwarz, The Journal, File, Edmonton Journal With a midnight deadline looming, oilsands firms are going down to the wire with their plans for tailings-pond reclamations at their mine sites. The Energy Resources