Equipment maker Sandvik said it will be cutting 1,100 as part of a cost-saving restructuring effort. The company, which said it will also be consolidating production units and optimizing its organizational structure, said orders from majors were at a good level but it had seen a decrease in business from smaller operators as well as from the infrastructure market. The…
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Conveyor equipment expert PROK held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its specialist manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 24. The site will manufacture PROK HDPE, a high-tech composite roller featuring groundbreaking visual wear-indicator technology – a world-first in the industry. Full story.
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Eriez has selected Alpha Industrial and Mining Supplies as its new sales representative agency for the northern Ontario, Canada region. Full story.
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The Metallurgical Coal Producers Association (MCPA) has revealed that a majority of the nation’s metallurgical coal produced annually – about 55% – is now represented by the group. Full story. https://northamericanmining.com/index.php/2024/01/31/majority-of-u-s-produced-met-coal-now-mcpa-represented/
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State-run Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources (KOMIR) is seeking 1 trillion won (US$747.1 million) from the government of Panama over expected losses from the shutdown of the Cobre Panama copper mine, reported The Korea Economic Daily. KOMIR had acquired a 10% stake in Minera Panama, a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals, in 2009. Minera Panama is the operator of…
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After nearly two decades, the Dartbrook mine in New South Wales, Australia, will resume operations after Australian Pacific Coal and JV partner Tetra Resources finalized a three-year, US$60 million (A$90 million) funding package with Vitol Asia. The companies said the funding will cover forecast restart capital expenditure at Dartbrook through to first coal and the acquisition of additional mining systems…
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The Institute of Makers of Explosives’ (IME) senior director of scientific and regulatory affairs, Dr. Joshua Hoffman, was presented with the prestigious ISEE President’s Award at the opening session of the International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) 2024 Annual Conference. Full story.
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Belt conveyor accessory supplier Martin Engineering has launched the next generation of tracking technology for a global marketplace: the Martin Tracker HD (heavy-duty) belt conveyor alignment system.
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Barrick has confirmed it is accelerating progress for the Lumwana copper mine’s Super Pit project in Zambia, estimating first production in 2028. Barrick President and CEO Mark Bristow advised Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema of the fast-track during a meeting on 23 January. The project includes transforming Lumwana into one of the world’s major copper mines, with projected annual production of…
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Underground mining contractor Murray & Roberts Cementation and its client Palabora Mining (PMC) celebrated the last blast at the new ventilation shaft, which took its depth to a final 1,200 metres below surface on 9 January. The 8.5 metre diameter upcast vent shaft – which holed through to an already developed return air way at depth – is vital to…
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