House Natural Resources Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee hearing, "Mining in America: The Administration’s Use of Claim Maintenance Fees and Cleanup of Abandoned Mine Lands."
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's government has ordered that production be halted at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine during an investigation into recent fatal accidents there, a senior official said Monday.
A report from the Revenue Watch Institute found many countries dependent on oil and mining revenues face government corruption and ineffective safety oversight, The Hill reports
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say 40 miners have died in two separate coal mine explosions in southwestern China.
Provincial officials say 28 miners were killed in a blast Saturday afternoon at a coal mine in Sichuan province. They say 108 people were working underground at the time.
The Sierra Club and other environmental groups threatened to sue the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and mining companies in Oregon unless they take action to prevent spills of coal dust from trains, The New York Times reports.
Australia's government postponed a decision on the development of the country's first new uranium plant in five years after, requesting more information on the Toro Energy project, Reuters reports.
As Brazil looks to expand mining and expand development to host the 2016 Olympic Games, discoveries of archeological sites have caused conflicts. Brazilian courts have the power to preserve such sites, The New York Times reports.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Labor unrest grows in South Africa as police say 1,000 strikers are blocking access to the main shaft at Anglo American Platinum, stopping some operations at the world's largest platinum mine.
Anglo spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said threats and intimidation from "unidentified individuals" had stopped some miners working overnight.
Republicans are set to push through the House on Thursday legislation that would streamline permitting and speed mining of rare-earth minerals, The Hill reports.
The House Appropriations Committee unveiled a budget plan that would cut Energy Department spending on renewable energy by $873 million, Politico reports.
Air-quality officials from 48 states requested to have a role in Environmental Protection Agency settlements with environmental organizations, Oil & Gas Journal reports.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is examining a buildup in carbon dioxide at the Beaver Valley nuclear plant that forced workers to evacuate Friday, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
It took electric-car maker Fisker Automotive nine months to publicly acknowledge the Energy Department cut off its loan guarnatee in 2011, Reuters reports.
Energy Department Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Christopher Smith warned House lawmakers he is limited in what he can discuss at Tuesday's hearing on natural gas exports, The Hill reports.
