Hecla Mining has named Catherine J. “Cassie” Boggs, its current board chair, to the seat of interim president and chief executive officer. Boggs succeeds Phillips S. Baker Jr., who is retiring and stepping down from the board. Boggs will continue to serve as board chair. It has also named Charles B. Stanley to serve as lead independent director, effective May…
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Harmony Gold reported a fatality at its Phakisa mine in the Free State province, South Africa, following a blasting incident on May 21. All blasting operations have been temporarily suspended. The relevant authorities have been informed and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, labor representatives and mine management will investigate the cause of the incident. “The safety of our…
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Fortescue and Liebherr recently completed a first-ever test: the operation of a hydrogen-powered Liebherr T 264, which has been dubbed Europa, at a site outside Perth, Western Australia. The prototype, which has a 1.6-MWh battery (developed by Fortescue WAE) and 500 kilowatts of fuel cells on-board, was tested 19 May. Both companies have called the test a major step forward…
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Epiroc has agreed to acquire Canadian-based Yieldpoint, which provides advanced ground support solutions that strengthen safety for mining and civil engineering applications, for an undisclosed amount. “Proper ground support is crucial to safe mining and infrastructure operations. Yieldpoint’s smart and robust monitoring solutions complement our ground support offering well, and expand our portfolio of digital solutions,” said Helena Hedblom, Epiroc…
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US Critical Materials has entered a strategic exploration alliance with VerAI Discoveries, an AI-powered mineral discovery generator focused on uncovering essential critical minerals for the sustainable future. Full story.
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Mining services provider MACA has been awarded a contract by Atlas Iron to provide mining and drill and blast services at the Miralga Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia. Miralga Creek becomes MACA’s second active Atlas Iron contract, situated in close proximity to Sanjiv Ridge, a project awarded in June 2020 providing infrastructure, drill and blast, and load and…
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Liebherr appointed Alexandra Hobgood as general manager of corporate responsibility and sustainability. This position will oversee sustainability initiatives throughout Liebherr’s U.S. locations by educating stakeholders, implementing new processes and providing additional structure to current programs. Hobgood has a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in environmental science from Christopher Newport University. With a desire to positively affect her…
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Scania has announced the start of sales for its autonomous trucks to the mining sector, and will roll it out by region. The company said It is now possible to place orders for Scania’s 40-tonne autonomous heavy tipper for mining, and orders for its 50-tonne model will soon open. As a first step, Scania said it will start sales of…
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Vale and the Brazilian state of Para have moved closer to an agreement that could allow the miner to resume operations at its Onca Puma nickel mine, reported Reuters. Onca Puma, which has an estimated annual nominal capacity of 27,000 metric tons, had its operating license suspended earlier this year after Para’s environment department flagged irregularities in an annual environmental…
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Sleipner Finland has unveiled a new generation of fully electric and autonomous transport systems for moving mining and construction equipment. The newly released emission-free electric transport system is aimed at mines that already use automated equipment, such as drills, and therefore have the infrastructure to support autonomous solutions. Several patents are pending for Sleipner’s innovative transport solution. “Autonomous mining requires…
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