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Mayor: Superior can't reach full potential without mine
The mayor of a small community in Arizona's copper corridor likes to think of Superior as a town with a mine, not a mining town. Neither can be a reality if Congress passes a bill to rescind a land exchange for what would be one of the largest copper mining operations in...
Duluth mayor presses Army corps on beach erosion
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Duluth’s mayor is pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to investigate whether the agency is responsible for erosion along a six-mile stretch of Lake Superior beach. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Mayor...
Mining company makes copper discovery south of Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Canadian-based mining company said it has found significant copper deposits on the western part of the Santa Rita Mountains, potentially warranting open pit mining near residents south of Tucson. Hudbay Minerals Inc. said Wednesday that drilling...
Strike set for Alabama coal mines barring late agreement
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — More than 1,100 workers at two Alabama coal mines and related facilities owned by Warrior Met Coal Inc. will go on strike barring a last-minute labor agreement, the United Mine Workers of America said Wednesday. Negotiators have not been able to...
Utah tellurium mine creates new US supply of key mineral
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — It is eight times rarer than gold, in high demand for its use in photovoltaic solar cells and will soon be recovered in Utah at Rio Tinto’s Kennecott mine as a byproduct of copper smelting. Tellurium is one of the least common elements on...
Steel company to add tube mill in Gallatin, create 72 jobs
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A steel manufacturer plans to build a tube mill in Gallatin County, creating 72 new jobs, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said. Nucor Tubular Products, a division of steel products manufacturer Nucor Corp., will produce steel tubing for construction,...
Aluminum producer setting up facility in Kentucky
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum manufacturer is spending $53 million to set up a plant in a vacant facility in south central Kentucky. Matalco said the plant will create 60 full-time jobs in the coming years, according to a news release from Gov. Andy Beshear. ...
Regulators suspend PolyMet's wetlands permit for mine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal regulator has suspended the PolyMet Mining Corp.'s permit to dredge more than 900 acres of wetland for Minnesota's first copper mine. The ruling is a victory for the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa which attempted to protect...
Grijalva announces bill to reverse land swap for copper mine
SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva has introduced a bill to keep the U.S. Forest Service from turning over land in Arizona for a massive copper mine. The parcel of land in the Tonto National Forest east of Phoenix was set to be transferred to Resolution...
Nevada Lawsuit cites EPA, state concerns about lithium mine
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Another federal lawsuit challenging the construction of a huge Nevada lithium mine approved in the final days of the Trump administration says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state wildlife officials repeatedly warned the plans don’t comply with laws...
