News Service - Week of September 20, 2004

Wyoming News

Coal mine gets ready to reopen
ROCK SPRINGS (AP) -- An underground coal mine is ready to reopen after a decade of dormancy. The Stansbury Mine has operated on and off under several owners since the Transcontinental Railroad was built through Sweetwater County in the 1860s.

'Intangible properties' bill takes shape
CHEYENNE -- A legislative subcommittee made progress Monday on clearing up the definitions of tangible and intangible properties for tax purposes in answer to a couple of Wyoming Supreme Court opinions.

A sage grouse conservation meeting is planned in Wright on Sept. 27.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department's northeast Wyoming's working group, will gather at 9:30 a.m. in the Wright Branch Library's conference room at 305 Wright Boulevard. The group of 13 represent difference agencies interested in sage grouse conserv...

BLM Announces Results of September Coal Lease Sale A competitive coal lease sale was held by the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wyoming State Office on September 22, 2004 for the Little Thunder Lease by Application (LBA) tract.

University of Chicago: 'Nuclear Power Competitive With Coal & Natural Gas'
While experts have debated the costs associated with developing advanced nuclear power generation, the first exhaustive study examining the economic competitiveness of nuclear power has been completed

The USDA Forest Service and Trout Unlimited announced today they have signed a memorandum of understanding to bring national awareness and support to their joint cleanup work of abandoned mine sites.

Pakistan's coal resources The discovery of coal in Balochistan during the late 18th century led to its commercial utilization mainly by the North-Western Railways during the colonial regime. At present, our total coal reserves are estimated around 184.5 billion tonnes.