If solar and wind are so cheap, why are they making electricity so expensive?

Over the last year, the media have published story after story after storyabout the declining price of solar panels and wind turbines. People who read these stories are understandably left with the impression that the more solar and wind energy...

Share interior provides more than $291 million in conservation funding for states and tribes...

AML funds improve coal communities and the lives of their residents U.S. Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced the availability of the Fiscal Year 2019 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grants through the Office of...

Feds approve coal mine’s expansion in roadless area

A federal agency has approved a proposal to let the West Elk Mine produce coal from beneath some 1,700 acres of national forest roadless acreage in the North Fork Valley. The Office of Surface Mining...

Colorado Coal Jobs Saw A Modest Uptick In 2018

After years of losses, Colorado coal jobs stabilized in 2018. The industry saw 4 percent job growth, a total of 1,304 jobs across the state. “We’ve had a tough time since the peak of coal...

EPA sets long-term goals for Colorado mining Superfund site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced three long-term goals Wednesday for cleaning up the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site in southwestern Colorado. The goals call for improving water quality in four sections of rivers and streams,...

Gold producers Barrick, Newmont agree to merge Nevada assets

Nevada’s two largest gold producers have agreed to merge their local assets to create the world’s single-largest, precious metal mining operation. Barrick Gold Corp. and Newmont Mining Corp. will contribute production mines, processing facilities and...

Barrick Gold ends hostile Newmont bid, signs Nevada joint venture

Barrick Gold Corp on Monday pulled its $18 billion offer for Newmont Mining Corp and agreed to form a joint venture in Nevada with its rival, ending a hostile takeover bid that sought to...

Coal, Hardrock and Uranium Committee Meeting Update

DRMS Update Ginny Brannon, Division Director, Jim Stark (Coal) and Russ Means (Hardrock). Dan Gibbs is new Executive Director of the Division of Natural Resources – transition work continues. Jim Stark mentioned a previous Office of Surface...

All About Mining—21st Century Mining for K-12 Educators Summer Course 2019

All About Mining’s 2019 course dates are June 13-21. If you know a teacher looking for a great and unique summer experience with the added bonus of six continuing education credits from the Colorado...

SME 2019 Annual Conference & Expo and 121st CMA National Western Mining Conference

The SME 2019 Annual Conference & Expo and 121st CMA National Western Mining Conference was a huge success with more than 6,500 attendees and 800 exhibit booths! CMA would like to extend sincere thanks...