MSHA reported that recent accidents highlight the risks associated with dump points and stockpiles, especially where stockpile stability and visibility are of concern. Fatalities and serious injuries have occurred when heavy equipment operators traveled or dumped material too close to a stockpile edge or worked too close to the toe of an over-steepened stockpile. Full story.
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Peabody, RWE partner for energy on reclaimed land
Source: www.rwe.com Peabody Energy and renewable energy group RWE have teamed up to advance renewable energy projects, namely solar and energy storage, at reclaimed mining land in Indiana and Illinois. Full story.
Read MoreE3 picks site for lithium production facility
Calgary-headquartered E3 Lithium has secured a brownfield site in Mountain View County for its Clearwater project’s central processing facility, which will be Alberta’s and western Canada’s first lithium production campus. Full story.
Read MoreImmersive Technologies debuts simulator training in the U.S
Nearly all of the world’s major autonomous mines have implemented Immersive Technologies’ proven autonomous haulage system, and now an undisclosed U.S. mine is set to utilize the company’s simulators and digital learning systems as it sets to fully convert to autonomy. Full story.
Read MoreNewmont divests Éléonore gold mine
Newmont has agreed to sell its Éléonore operation in Northern Quebec, Canada, to UK-based Dhilmar for $795 million in cash consideration as part of the miner’s plan to divest its non-core assets. Full story.
Read MoreSuperior opens new crusher manufacturing facility
Superior Industries Inc. announced the grand opening of a new crushing manufacturing facility in Morris, Minn., its headquarters and hometown since the company was founded in 1972. Full story.
Read MoreWeir wins HVC mill order
The Weir Group has confirmed it will supply its Warman slurry pumps and Cavex hydrocyclones to Teck’s Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension (MLE) project in Canada, including North America’s largest mill circuit pump. Full story.
Read MoreAclara gets U.S. DOC backing for RE separation facility
Canadian-based Aclara Resources has begun working with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, through its SelectUSA program, for a study to identify a U.S. site for its planned separation facility. Full story.
Read MoreNewmont offloads Musselwhite to Orla Mining
Newmont has agreed to sell its Musselwhite gold mine in Ontario, Canada, to Vancouver-based Orla Mining for up to US$850 million in total consideration. Full story.
Read MoreRio Tinto’s Kennecott expands solar power
Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, bringing the mine’s total solar capacity to 30 MW. It will be located next to an existing 5-MW solar plant. Full story.
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