The Chinese government said the first domestically-produced mine truck was recently delivered to the Haerwusu open-pit coal mine in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Read the full story here.
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Eight people trapped in an illegal gold mine on the Indonesian island of Java are feared dead, reported news agency AFP. Read the full story here.
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The U.S. Department of Labor said impact inspections completed at 18 mines in 12 states in June by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) resulted in 242 violations. Read the full story here.
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Canadian-based Teck Resources said it is still evaluating offers for its steelmaking coal operations as the miner seeks to separate its coal and base metals businesses, reported Bloomberg. Read the full story here.
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Canadian miner Baffinland Iron Mines has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG to expedite the development of high-quality feedstock for green and low-carbon steel production.
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Specialist Hexagon AB has agreed to deliver Australian-based Mineral Resources (MinRes) an autonomous haulage solution for a fleet of 120 fully autonomous road trains in Australia.
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A worker was evacuated without injury after becoming trapped in Andes Norte, part of Codelco’s new El Teniente mine in Chile, following a rock blast at the site, reported Reuters.
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U.N.-backed regulator Council of the International Seabed Authority ruled out any immediate permission for deep-sea mining to begin after a meeting in Jamaica ended without agreement on how to regulate the industry, reported Reuters.
Read MoreA reported 116 non-coal mines in the northeastern province of Liaoning, China, have been ordered to suspend operations and thousands have been evacuated from the area amid flooding that began over last weekend and was expected to continue this week. Full Story.
Read MoreEmerging lithium-boron producer Ioneer is the first subscriber of Towards Sustainable Mining’s newly launched subscription service for global mining companies to publicly report on key sustainability data. The Towards Sustainable Mining initiative is a globally recognized sustainability program that helps drive performance improvement at the site level and contributes to securing support for mining activities from the communities where it…
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