Don't miss your chance to participate in an upcoming TMRA Teacher Workshop. Our workshops are sought after and always full with waiting lists. We are grateful for sponsorships from the industry leaders that cover most if not all of cost for attendance.

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Americans know that inflation has hit hard. Food prices alone are up 10% this year. And energy costs are now a key problem — thanks to OPEC and Russia manipulating oil prices even as natural gas prices surge. To put it bluntly, the news isn’t good. Americans are going to face some very costly heating and electricity bills this winter.

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Competition from natural gas and renewable resources will likely lead to the retirement of 23% of the 200,568 MW of coal-fired capacity currently operating in the United States by the end of 2029, according to the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Rich Nolan, President & CEO, National Mining Association (NMA), issued a comment on President Joe Biden’s recent speech, in which he said his administration will "be shutting (coal) plants down all across America."

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From lithium to nickel to copper, the energy transition is driving a surge in mineral and metal demand. But while there’s growing recognition of the mineral supply challenge, there remains a disconnect between the scale of demand and what will be required to meet it.

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We need you! Want to be a part of TMRA's social media campaign – #TheFutureIsBright – that highlight's how you, a TMRA member, are supplying the power and materials that ensure a bright future? Reach out today!

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TMRA Members: Send us your reclamation photos! Shared photos may be featured in an upcoming TMRA newsletter. Email Christian Goff at cgoff@pureenergypr.com to learn more or click below to submit your photo. 

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You can Sponsor A Teacher anytime during the year. This Sponsor A Teacher program gives all members/companies an opportunity to support TMRA’s successful teacher education program. A contribution of $1,500 will sponsor one teacher for a workshop that covers teaching materials, meals, lodging, etc. This is your chance to promote our industry by sponsoring a teacher! To learn more, click below.

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Recent strides in technology may help reduce some of the hazards and improve the health and safety of mine workers. Five companies and organizations that are designing or re-imagining technology and ways to work in mines have been recognized with awards.

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The Department of the Interior HAS announced that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is making $122.5 million in fiscal year 2022 funding for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grants available to eligible states and Tribes. These funds will support local investment opportunities that create good-paying union jobs and provide for the sustainable long-term rehabilitation of abandoned mine lands.

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When thinking of mining jobs within the mining industry, many people think of the traditional miners – pickaxes, hard-hats, taking a lift down to a mine shaft, hours of hard toil in dark tunnels to mine coal and gold. However, nowadays, due to technological advancements and adapting to societal changes, the modern mining industry has so much more to offer. As a result, a wide variety of essential senior mining jobs and career paths are available within the industry.

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The accelerating energy transition is inflating demand for rare earth minerals used to make things such as batteries for electric vehicles and utility-scale energy storage. However, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, more than 80% of the key minerals the U.S. needs are sourced through imports, and the country is particularly reliant on China.

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A Texas company has struck an agreement to make valuable use of waste material generated at the U.S. Borax mine in Boron in eastern Kern County. CR Minerals Co. LLC announced Tuesday it plans build a facility on mine owner Rio Tinto's property that would extract a material called pozzolans from the facility's tailings, in the process creating between 15 and 25 new full-time jobs.

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Coal miners and industry groups representing coal production companies ripped President Biden days after he pledged to shut down coal plants and replace them with wind and solar alternatives. "We're going to be shutting these plants down all across America and having wind and solar power," Biden remarked during a campaign event in Southern California late last week.

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In response to recent comments by President Joe Biden stating that "we’re going to be shutting [coal] plants down all across America," the America’s Coal Associations has issued a response.

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We are always looking to share news that is relevant and timely for TMRA members. If you have a submission and would like more information on deadlines, the type of content we are looking for and how to submit an idea, please reach out to Senior Content Strategist at rryals@naylor.com!

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