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Vale, BHP Offer $25B Settlement for Mining Disaster, but Brazil Authorities Want More

Apr 30 2024 // Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco have presented Brazilian authorities with a settlement proposal related to reparations for the 2015 Mariana tailings dam burst, but local prosecutors still want them to bump up...

Coal Miners Getting New Protections Against Black Lung Disease

Apr 18 2024 // Coal miners will be better protected from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment commonly known as black lung disease, the Labor...

Applied Surety Underwriters Buys Majority of Argo’s In-Force Coal, Oil, Gas, Mining Biz

Apr 5 2024 // Applied Surety Underwriters (ASU), a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters’ United Risk division, announced it will acquire the majority of Argo Surety group’s in-force coal, oil, gas, and mining business. ASU...

Kentucky House Passes Bill to Reduce Medically Trained Workers in Smaller Mines

Mar 13 2024 // FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with emergency medical training assigned for each underground shift. In a...

Turkey Plans Fine for SSR’s Local Unit Over Mine Spill

Feb 20 2024 // Turkey plans to fine a unit of SSR Mining Inc. after a landslide at its Copler gold mine and have the company cover the cost of removing millions of tons of waste, three government officials said. Anagold Madencilik,...

Georgia Moves Toward Permit for Mineral Mine Near Okefenokee Swamp

Feb 13 2024 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company’s plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge neared final approval Friday as Georgia regulators released draft permits for...

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