Vale Base Metals has signed an agreement with Thiess, where the mining services company will work closely with the United Steelworkers and local Indigenous businesses to extract critical minerals from Vale’s Stobie open-pit mining project in Ontario, Canada. Full story.
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MSHA completes 12-month POV screening
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released results of a Pattern of Violations screening that identifies chronic violators and mine operators that show a disregard for miners’ health and safety. The results follow the agency’s reviews which, for the first time, included more than one POV screening by MSHA in a calendar year. Full story.
Read MoreU.S. Senate passes Mining Schools Act
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved S. 912, also known as the Mining Schools Act of 2023, in a move that will boost the nation’s mining schools’ ability to recruit and train the industry’s next generation of mining experts. Full story.
Read MoreEnvironment Canada charges Teck Coal for illegal dumping
Environment and Climate Change Canada has laid five charges against Teck Coal for allegedly dumping harmful substances into bodies of water in southeastern British Columbia that are frequented by fish, reported The Canadian Press. Full story.
Read MoreMasaba expands with new SD facility
Material handling and processing equipment maker Masaba is working toward an early 2025 completion date for its new 145,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, being erected adjacent to its current space in Vermillion, S.D. Full story.
Read MoreBrookwood-Sago safety grants available
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced up to $1 million in funding available in Brookwood-Sago grants to support the delivery of education and training to the nation’s mining community to help them identify, avoid and prevent unsafe and unhealthy working conditions.
Read MoreCyanide found downstream from Eagle Gold
Following a heap leach pad failure at Victoria Gold’s Eagle gold mine in Yukon, Canada, government officials said that “elevated” levels of cyanide have been found in a creek downstream from the site. Full story.
Read MoreSouth32’s Hermosa taking grinding plant equipment delivery
Metso has been selected as the supplier to deliver grinding plant equipment for South32’s Hermosa project in southern Arizona. Full story.
Read MoreRare Element Resources’ processing plant nears completion
Rare Element Resources has provided a progress update on its rare earth recovery and separation demonstration plant currently being constructed in Upton, Wyo. The strategic materials company said operations are expected to commence in the third quarter. Full story.
Read MoreWyoming to support American Rare Earths project
American Rare Earths said a grant proposal submitted to advance the Cowboy State Mine at Halleck Creek has been approved by the state of Wyoming. The company will receive up to A$10.7 million (or US$7.1 million) in non-dilutive funding through a three-year agreement. Full story.
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