Breathitt County residents sue coal companies, saying strip mining made floods worse
Nearly 60 eastern Kentuckians say the historic flooding in late July was made worse when silt ponds associated with the strip mines failed.
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Nearly 60 eastern Kentuckians say the historic flooding in late July was made worse when silt ponds associated with the strip mines failed.
CHARLESTON — A man is suing Blackhawk Mining alleging he was wrongfully terminated after suffering several work injuries.
Indian demand for US mid-vol coking coal growing on steel rebound: Iman Indian demand for US mid-volatile matter and premium hard coking coal imports grew in 2020 as strong steel and met coke fundamentals support India consumption rising to a new high in 2021 and 2022, according to Iman Resources. India imported 4.16 million mt of US met coal, down slightly from the 4.21 million mt in 2019. However, imports of US mid-vol HCC rose to 2.66 million mt in 2020, up 17% from 2019, Iman Resources FZ, a UAE-based coal and solid fuels trading group, said in a report. India’s US mid-vol imports have ...
LOGAN — Logan Middle School is now home to a book vending machine, one of a few of its kind in the state.
Advertisement A NETL-supported project at the University of Kentucky (UK) successfully conducted pilot-scale testing in their facility that was designed to extract mixed rare earth elements from coal and coal by-products using advanced extraction technologies, achieving production of mixed rare earth oxide (MREO) concentrates of up to 98% purity and exceeding original project goals. During Phase I of their first DOE-funded rare earth recovery project, which began in March 2016, UK and project partners Virginia Tech, West Virginia University, Minerals Refining Company, Blackhawk Mining, and Al...