mining waste News
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Environment: Commission takes Romania to Court over toxic tailing pond
The European Commission is taking Romania to Court for a failure to comply with EU legislation on mining waste (i.e. waste resulting from the extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources and the working of quarries). The case concerns the Boșneag pond, a 102-hectare tailing pond that holds waste extracted from copper and zinc mines in Moldova Noua, Romania, and which is currently ...
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Consultation begins on mining waste permit at Hemerdon
The Environment Agency is seeking views from the local community and interested groups following the application for environmental permits from mining company Wolf Minerals (UK) Limited for Hemerdon Mine, Devon. The company has applied to carry out a mining waste operation at their site near Plympton, which is one of the largest tungsten reserves in the world. The Agency has also received an ...
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Statement from EPA Administrator to Regional Administrators RE: ongoing field work at mines
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy today sent the below directive to Regional Administrators regarding ongoing field work at mines: “While we continue to investigate the root causes of last week’s release of mining waste at the Gold King Mine in Colorado, we are instructing our Regions to immediately cease any field investigation work at mines including tailings facilities, unless there ...
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EPA to rein in water pollution from mountaintop removal coal mining
In a move aimed at reducing mining pollution in Appalachian streams, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a new set of policies to strengthen permit requirements under the Clean Water Act. Most significantly, EPA cited two new studies that conclusively demonstrate that burial of headwater streams by mining waste causes permanent loss of ecosystems, and therefore issued new ...
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Environment Agency to publish draft environmental permit for proposed mining waste facility in Devon
The Environment Agency will publish a draft environmental permit for a proposed mining waste facility at Hemerdon, Devon, on Monday, 11 November. The application for an environmental permit was made by Wolf Minerals UK Limited. The Environment Agency is publishing the draft permit along with a draft decision document because it is satisfied that the proposed facility could be constructed and ...
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Join ESdat at the Tailings and Mine Waste Conference 2023
ESdat, a renowned leader in environmental data management solutions, is proud to announce its active involvement in the highly anticipated Tailings and Mine Waste Conference 2023, scheduled to take place from November 5-8, 2023, at the esteemed JW Marriott Parq Hotel in Vancouver, BC. With an unwavering commitment to advancing sustainable practices in the mining sector, ESdat is set to showcase ...
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EPA Issues Record of Decision for the Madison County Mines Superfund Site Operable Unit 5
EPA Region 7 today issued the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Madison County Mines Superfund Site Operable Unit 5, Catherine Mines and Skaggs Tailings subsites, located in Madison County, Mo. The ROD identifies the selected cleanup methods for the mine waste located at the site. The overall strategy of the selected remedy is to cover consolidated mine waste, soils, and sediment with ...
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EPA Region 7 Provides Additional $2.5M to Joplin, Mo., to Continue Post-Tornado Residential Yard Remediation Work
EPA Region 7 is providing an additional $2.5 million to the City of Joplin, Mo., for the continued cleaning and restoration of lead- and cadmium-contaminated residential yards disturbed by the May 2011 tornado and subsequent recovery efforts. The new federal funding comes from EPA’s Superfund program, through a cooperative agreement with the city. Under that agreement, EPA provided an ...
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Nebraska contractor chosen to continue cleanup of lead-contaminated residential soil in Madison County, Mo.
he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected ASW Associates, Inc., of Lincoln, Neb., to remove and dispose of lead-contaminated residential soil in Madison County, Mo. The company has extensive experience working on lead sites in Region 7, most recently on the Omaha Lead Site, the country's largest residential lead site. This fixed-rate contract was competed as a small business set-aside ...
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GeoAmericas 2016 around the corner
One of the largest gathering of the geosynthetics industry is happening next month in Miami Beach, Florida. Individuals from more than 40 different countries will gather for GeoAmericas 2016, the third Pan-American regional conference on geosynthetics. Occurring every four years, industry professionals from around the world mingle and get the latest trends for uses of geosynthetics in mining, ...
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EPA puts brakes on mountaintop removal mining
In a step toward protecting America’s waterways from mining waste, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will continue to review the permits of 79 proposed surface coal-mining projects in Appalachian states. The EPA stated that it will work with the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure compliance with the Clean Water Act and the protection of the nation’s public health and ...
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Commitment to streamline and simplify environmental regulation of onshore oil and gas exploratory activities
The Environment Agency is the environmental regulator for the onshore oil and gas industry in England. We take the environmental risks associated with oil and gas exploration and production very seriously, including hydraulic fracturing for shale gas. We are committed to ensuring that people and the environment are protected. We are also committed to ensuring that our regulation does not impose ...
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Environment Agency grants mining waste permit at Balcombe
The Environment Agency has today (Wednesday, 24 July) granted a mining waste permit to Cuadrilla Balcombe Ltd (Cuadrilla). This permit covers the management of wastes arising from an exploratory borehole to test for oil and gas reserves at Balcombe in West Sussex. After a thorough assessment the Environment Agency is confident that, providing their permit is complied with, the environment will ...
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EPA completes cleanup of mine waste in Superior, Montana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the completed cleanup of contaminated mining waste within the town of Superior that began on September 8, 2013. As part of this project, mining waste containing heavy metals including antimony, lead and arsenic that exceeded human health thresholds was removed from 38 residential properties and the Mineral County Airport and placed at ...
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EPA: Colorado mine waste spill larger than first reported
The Environmental Protection Agency says the mine waste spill into Colorado waters is much larger than originally estimated. But an EPA official said Sunday that she doesn't believe wildlife will suffer significant health impacts from the wastewater from an abandoned mine in southwestern Colorado. The agency said the amount of heavy-metal laced water that leaked from the Gold King Mine into ...
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Environmental permit issued for Hemerdon mine in Devon.
The Environment Agency has issued an environmental permit to Wolf Minerals UK Ltd to operate a mining waste facility at Hemerdon in Devon. This decision follows careful and thorough consideration of the permit application. The Agency has consulted widely and sought comments from many organisations including Public Health England, Natural England, Devon County Council, South Hams District ...
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Court decision prevents dumping of coal mine waste in US waters
In a federal court decision this week, environmental groups won a case that will help protect US waters from surface coal mining waste. The case, heard by the Southern District of West Virginia, challenged an Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide permit that would have authorized waste material disposal from surface coal mining into U.S. waters. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Ohio ...
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Envirosuite enters strategic partnership with Aeroqual to pursue market opportunities
Australia-based Envirosuite has announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership with Aeroqual, a global leader in air quality monitoring technology to pursue and develop joint market opportunities. The MOU outlines a framework for the joint pursuit of global strategic opportunities between the parties within the mining, waste, wastewater, and industrial sectors. The ...
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Booth and sponsorship opportunities available at GeoAmericas conference
The GeoAmericas 2016, the third Pan-American conference on geosynthetics, has opened to the public booth and sponsorship opportunities to the general public. A few booth spaces are still available in the exhibit hall starting at $3,000 for member organizations. Many sponsorship and ad packages also are available. The gathering of engineers, academic-related professionals, facility owners, ...
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U.S. silver corporation pays EPA $87,000 to settle clean water act violations in idaho’s Silver Valley
U.S. Silver Corporation, owner and operator of the Coeur and Galena Mines and Mills near Wallace in Idaho’s “Silver Valley,” has agreed to pay $87,000 in penalties to settle federal Clean Water Act discharge violations. The agreement, captured in a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) between EPA and U.S. Silver, resolves the company’s National Pollution Discharge ...
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