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2012

NMA and SME Announce New Environmental Guide to Aid Hardrock Mining Operations

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn and Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Mining (SME) Executive Director David Kanagy today jointly announced the availability of a new tool to aid hardrock mining operations with managing environmental performance. The Hardrock Mining and Beneficiation Environmental Management System Guide was jointly developed by a team of environmental professionals drawn from each group’s membership.

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NMA Urges Prompt Congressional Action on Omnibus Jobs Bill

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement today as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to consider H.R. 3409, “The Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act”:

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NMA Responds to Today’s Federal Court Ruling against EPA

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement in response to today’s federal appeals court ruling that vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Cross State Air Pollution Rule on power plants:

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World’s Mining Leaders Headline MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2012

Washington, D.C. – Chief executives of four of the world’s biggest mining and mining equipment companies will discuss "The global supply chain for coal and minerals, where we have been and where we are going," on Sept. 24 at MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2012, the National Mining Association’s (NMA) quadrennial mining exhibition at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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NMA Gratified EPA Guidance Held "Unlawful" and Set Aside by Court

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn released the following statement in response to the decision today by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in National Mining Association v. Lisa Jackson:

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