(Casper Star Tribune, October 30) – The federal government finalized a rule change this week giving public land regulators the ability to reduce royalty rates for non-energy mineral producers. The two changes will give mineral producers, like those mining trona in Wyoming, a discount if the mining spurs domestic production of soda ash, phosphate and […]

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(Wyoming DEQ, October 23) – After many years spent enhancing Wyoming’s environment, Alan Edwards is turning his attention closer to home. Edwards, deputy director and Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Division administrator for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), is retiring this month. “Alan has shared a wealth of knowledge during his time here at DEQ,” […]

(Navajo Times, October 23) – Navajo Transitional Energy Company will get $75 million in order to keep Four Corners Power Plant running, and Navajo leadership is aware of the deal. PNM and NTEC have been in negotiations for six months for NTEC to acquire PNM’s share of the Four Corners, and the terms include NTEC […]

(Casper Star Tribune, February 26) – A Navajo Nation-based coal operator reached an agreement with the U.S. government on Saturday, giving federal regulators the authority to enforce environmental laws at a former mining site in Tennessee. As a tribal entity established under Navajo Nation law, Navajo Transitional Energy Company, or NTEC, has the right to […]

(Associated Press, October 3) – A Navajo Nation company says it will retain 1,200 employees at three coal mines in Wyoming and Montana that it bought through a bankruptcy auction The announcement Thursday came a day after a federal judge gave final approval for the transfer of the mines from bankrupt Cloud Peak Energy to […]

(Mining.Com, October 1) – Republican U.S. lawmakers this week urged President Donald Trump’s administration to ease restrictions on uranium mining on federal lands, as a Cabinet-level committee prepares recommendations this month for boosting domestic nuclear fuel production “We strongly encourage you to make improved access to federal lands with high-grade uranium deposits a top priority,” […]

(Gillette News Record, October 3) – While much of the Powder River Basin’s coal industry was monitoring a U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing in West Virginia on Wednesday, another bankruptcy court was quietly approving the sale of Cloud Peak Energy’s three active Powder River Basin coal mines to Navajo Transitional Energy Judge Kevin Gross of the […]

(Casper Star Tribune, October 2) – A pair of idling Wyoming coal mines found a new owner Wednesday, when a federal judge approved the sale of mines owned by bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel to Eagle Specialty Materials, an affiliate of FM Coal.  The court’s endorsement clears the path for the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr […]

(Casper Star Tribune, September 28) – Of the dozen coal mines peppered throughout Wyoming’s mineral-laden Powder River Basin, a majority have undergone changes in ownership throughout the years, often as a result of companies sliding in and out of bankruptcy This year was no exception. A handful of new coal operators have descended on the […]