A Rio Tinto executive said U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s new administration should focus on speeding up the permitting process for its stalled Resolution copper mine in Arizona, reported Reuters. The mine could supply more than one-quarter of the country’s domestic copper needs. Full story.
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MSHA reported that on April 13, a front-end loader operator at Martin Marietta Materials’ Morgan County Quarry in Buckhead, Ga., drowned, lying face down in a pool of water. The front-end loader operator was last seen using a water hose to wash material off a concrete pad next to a pool of water. This is the 25th fatality reported in…
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Equinox Gold said its Greenstone mine in Ontario, Canada, has reached commercial production based on the operating progress achieved through October. At full production, the mine will be one of Canada’s largest and highest-grade open-pit gold mines.
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Colorado-based Rare Element Resources (RER) has received operations approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to allow it to commence operations at its new rare earth demonstration plant in Upton, Wyoming. Full story.
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Newmont Corporation has commissioned its first battery-electric large mining truck – dubbed the Early Learner Cat 793 XE – at the Cripple Creek and Victor (CC&V) mine in Teller County in Colorado. Full story.
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Rio Tinto has finished the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah. Full story.
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MSHA reported that on Oct. 9, a 60-ton haul truck was dumping a load of material when the dump point sloughed off, causing the haul truck to slide down and overturn, coming to rest upside down 15 ft. below. The driver was rescued from the truck through the side window of the cab with minor injuries. Full story.
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MSHA reported that on Oct. 10,, a bulldozer fell into a feeder when a bridged coal pile collapsed, engulfing the bulldozer and trapping the operator inside the cab. Emergency response efforts were swift and organized, resulting in the successful rescue of the operator. Full story.
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The U.S. Interior Department gave final approval to ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the first domestic lithium mine permitted by the Biden administration, reported Reuters. Full story.
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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has surpassed a new record in its membership tally, surpassing 1,000 members, for the first time in its 125-year history. Full story.
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