Interior Dept. says prior administration's environmental analysis of the Ambler mine access road across national park and federally managed land had “significant deficiencies.”
If a favorable record of decision is issued for the Pebble project, developers say it will take two to three more years to obtain necessary state permits.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will leave in place Obama-era protections against mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviews Northern Dynasty Mineral’s permit for the Pebble Mine, the agency said on Jan. 26.
The U.S. State Dept. is wading into environmental waters to address British Columbia mining pollution that affects a watershed in northwestern Montana, after a wastewater treatment plant intended to remove pollution appears to have worsened the problem.
In a move to expand a product category it helped to pioneer nearly a decade ago, Komatsu announced the launch of the HB365LC-3, a 36-ton hybrid excavator. The machine was on display inside Komatsu’s booth at the Bauma construction-equipment trade show in Munich, Germany, held April 11-17.
As the world's largest construction equipment trade exposition, the Bauma show draws in half a million people to Munich every three years to see the latest developments in heavy iron. But attendees to the show on April 11-17 next year will also see a renewed focus on mining equipment, according to show organizers.
Former Defense Secretary William Cohen says the Environmental Protection Agency may have short-circuited the usual process for reviewing a permit application for a proposed Alaska gold and copper mine.
