US coal community calls on congress to advance CCS technology deployment
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts have called on Congress to support a technology...
View ArticleNMA Supports Congressional Action on Important Energy Matters
The following statement was released today by National Mining Association (NMA) President & CEO Hal Quinn upon passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the "Emergency Economic Stabilization...
View ArticleNMA Pledges to Work with Congress to Address Key Climate Issues
The following statement was issued by National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn in response to a discussion draft on climate policy released today by House Energy and Commerce...
View ArticleNMA Calls for Improvements in Substance Abuse Regulations
Washington, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) at a hearing today in Washington, D.C., called upon the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to improve its proposed regulation on...
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NMA comments on Senator Obama’s coal policy
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn today responded to comments Senator Obama reportedly made in a January 17 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle. In response to a...
View ArticleNMA Comments on SBZ Rule
National Mining Association (NMA) president and CEO Hal Quinn today released the following statement in response to Interior Secretary Salazar's rejection of the stream buffer zone rule that sets...
View ArticleNMA Urges House to Reject Waxman-Markey Climate Proposal
The following statement by National Mining Association (NMA) President & CEO Hal Quinn was released today as the House Energy and Commerce Committee considers H.R. 2454, the "American Clean Energy...
View ArticleRecord US coal output
THE National Mining Association has released the findings from its survey of US coal producers, highlighting record production in 2008 as well as a sobering outlook for this year….more at International...
View ArticleImproved training can reduce citation backlogs: Watzman
As reported by International Longwall News – WHILE US mines have made dramatic improvements to record safety performance in the last year, citation backlogs could be reduced or eliminated with...
View ArticleNMA launches online safety initiative
International Longwall News reports that the National Mining Association has launched its latest effort in mine safety and health performance improvements for US operations, the SafetyShare.org...
View ArticleChina has a great appetite for mining assets
China, a country that already consumes a third of the world’s copper and 40% of its base metals, is on a buying binge in the global mining market, America’s National Mining Association reports. Read...
View ArticleReports bullish on metals, coal demand, says National Mining Association
There are “few convincing signs” that supply of metals will match booming global demand for them, says a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Read more The post Reports bullish on...
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