The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) said it completed impact inspections at 14 mines in 11 states in March, issuing 199 violations and one safeguard. Full story.
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Category: North America
Copper assets get boost from potential BHP-Anglo deal: Hudbay exec
The head of Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals said BHP’s recent bid for Anglo American has “increased the valuation of copper assets,” reported Reuters. Full story.
Read MoreAmerica’s Coal Associations release statement on EPA Final Carbon Rule
The nation’s miners and coal allies from around the country who collectively account for 400,000 American workers and $261 billion in annual economic activity, join hand-in-hand today to strongly oppose President Biden’s EPA for utilizing federal rulemaking to essentially attempt to shut down coal plants and coal mining operations across the country. Full story.
Read MoreIdaho Copper to update project PEA
Idaho Copper has recently hired three mining consulting and engineering firms to commence comprehensive core scanning and ore sorting programs designed to result in an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its copper-molybdenum-silver deposit in Idaho. Full story.
Read MoreMSHA safety alerts: Electric arc flashes, customer truck drivers
MSHA has reported that in the last six months, 11 miners received injuries due to electric arc flashes. In one instance, two miners were injured by an arc flash while performing maintenance on a breaker box; another, two contract miners received burns while checking the rotation on a transformer. Full story.
Read MoreMatrix Design Group breaks ground for new HQ
Matrix Design Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new headquarters in Newburgh, Indiana, on April 18. Full story.
Read MoreIoneer Nevada project moves toward reality
Emerging lithium-boron producer Ioneer said it is one step closer toward construction at its Rhyolite Ridge project in Nevada, following the Bureau of Land Management’s issuance of the project’s draft Environmental Impact Statement. Full story.
Read MoreSignal Peak CEO signals potential mine closure
Signal Peak Energy President and CEO Parker Phipps told Yellowstone County Commissioners that unless it can expand onto federal land, Montana’s only underground coal mine could cease operations next year, reported local media. Full story.
Read MoreMSHA issues final silica rule
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a final rule to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica. It lowers the permissible exposure limit to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air for a full-shift exposure, calculated as an eight-hour, time-weighted average. Full story.
Read MoreAscot gets closer to first gold pour at Premier
Canadian explorer Ascot Resources has commenced ore processing at its Premier gold project on Nisga’a Nation Treaty Lands in northwestern British Columbia. The company anticipates the pouring of first gold later this month. Full story.
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