Tribes, environmentalists want feds to limit mines, push recycling
2021-10-02 07:03:15 A coalition of tribes and environmental groups asked the U.S. Department of the Interior to create new, stricter hard rock mining rules and to prioritize metal and rare earth recycling over mining. The aim is to recover materials from cast-off cell phones, computers, monitors and even consumer batteries, reducing the demand for new mining […]
NTEC takes on coal mining operations at Navajo Mine
2021-10-02 04:15:57 FARMINGTON — The mining manager of Navajo Mine has changed from North American Coal Company to the Navajo Transitional Energy Company after the facility’s contract mining agreement ended on Sept. 30. NTEC transitioned into the management role on Oct. 1. “Our business has grown and developed to a point where it is no longer necessary […]
