Tag: Metals and minerals industry
Proposed conservation plans could affect Alaska mine project
JUNEAU, Alaska — An agreement announced Tuesday between an Alaska Native village corporation and conservationists would restrict development on lands in the Bristol Bay...
Daughter of imprisoned ex-president leads Peru’s election
LIMA, Peru — The daughter of an imprisoned former president was leading the race for Peru’s presidency late Sunday, hours after polls closed in...
IAEA head: Iran hasn’t answered questions on uranium find
VIENNA — Iran has failed to answer questions about the discovery of uranium particles at former undeclared sites in the country, the head of...
Fate of planned mine near Okefenokee left to Georgia agency
FOLKSTON, Ga. — More than 160 years after her great-great-grandfather settled on a patch of land surrounded by water in the Okefenokee Swamp, Sheila...
Peruvian voters face choice between 2 polarizing populists
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian voters will choose between two polarizing populist candidates Sunday in a presidential runoff held as the coronavirus pandemic continues to...
3 dead in Mexico mine collapse, 3 still missing
MEXICO CITY — The bodies of two miners were pulled from a small coal mine in a northern Mexico border state by early Sunday,...
1 dead, 6 missing at northern Mexico coal mine collapse
MEXICO CITY — The body of one miner was found Saturday at a small coal mine in a northern Mexico border state that flooded...
Judge: US can’t delay challenge to public land coal sales
BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration's attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmentalists who are seeking...
West Virginia gov: Bank deceived family for loan guarantee
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a new court filing, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice blamed a bankrupt U.K. bank for fraudulently inducing him into personally...
Granholm joins Manchin in West Virginia to tout clean energy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joined a key member of the U.S. Senate in West Virginia on Thursday to promote the role...