Strata Worldwide opens new European location

U.S.-based ground control technology and mine safety group Strata Worldwide has confirmed the opening of its new European office in Saarbrucken, Germany. The new facility, officially opened on 1 July, will be lead by Managing Director Ian Turner, who has extensive experience within the underground arena, supplying mixed portfolios of products and technologies to the mining and tunnelling markets within…

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UK Group Tackles Mining Skills Shortage

Faced with a decline in the number and calibre of recently qualified professionals in the minerals extractive sector, a group of leading figures in the mining industry have formed the UK Mining Education Forum (UKMEF).  This group has written a report to highlight the mining industry’s urgent need for geologists, engineers, and minerals and metals processors, and to justify the…

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Galantas gets going underground at Omagh

The Omagh project in Northern Ireland has commenced its first series of stopes, officially kicking off production at the operation, confirmed owner Galantas Gold. Said to be the territory’s first gold mine, Omagh has begun longhole drilling, with installation of the secondary egress from the 1,096 to 1,052 level in the final stage of completion. It is projected to be…

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Coal mining to continue in Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has reversed plans to halt mining in a key black coal region to help the country safeguard its power supply amid high demand, reported Reuters. State-owned OKD will continue its mining activities in the Ostrava-Karviná coal district in northeastern Czech Republic through the end of the year with a possible extension until 2025, according to Finance Minister…

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Identec, LKAB mark 10-year European partnership

Iron ore producer LKAB and Austrian-based Identec Solutions recently marked a decade of working together in partnership with its safety assistance system, Crew Companion, that has enabled LKAB to monitor its underground workforces at three mines in North Sweden constantly and in real-time. Since the start of mining operations in 1890, LKAB has mined more than two billion tonnes in…

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McLanahan acquires CMB International Limited in U.K.

McLanahan Corp. has completed the acquisition of CMB International Limited, a manufacturer of crushers, horizontal screens, inclined screens, feeders and conveyors based out of Leicestershire, United Kingdom.  CMB International was founded in 1996 by Martin Brough and Julie Smith, who brought on Chris Hall as a partner a few years later. For more than 25 years, the company has focused…

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Kinross completes divestment of Russian assets

Canadian-based miner Kinross Gold Corp. has completed the sale of its Russian assets to the Highland Gold Mining group of companies for US$340 million in cash.  The previously agreed total for the Kupol mine and surrounding exploration licenses, plus the Udinsk project was $680 million. However, Kinross said the price was adjusted by the companies following a review by the…

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Four found dead, four workers remain missing at Trevali’s Perkoa

A continued search for mine workers at Trevali Mining’s Perkoa nickel mine in Burkina Faso following a flooding event on 16 April has brought unfortunate news: the bodies of four miners have been recovered from the operation while the remaining four being sought remain missing. In an update on 25 May, Trevali officials said search crews are continuing their efforts…

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Dundee ops unaffected by Russian suspension of nat gas

International gold miner Dundee Precious Metals has confirmed that it has a secure power supply to its Bulgarian operations despite Russia’s suspension of natural gas deliveries to the country. Officials for the Canadian-headquartered company said that operations at its Chelopech and Ada Tepe mines have been unaffected by the stoppage, and it also does not anticipate any impact on its…

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Four killed in Poland mine methane explosion

Coal miner JSW has confirmed the death of four workers, one of them a rescue team member, at the Pniówek mine in Poland following a methane explosion during the early hours of 20 April local time. The incident occurred just after midnight at the underground operation in the southern region of the country, when 42 workers were at a depth…

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