MSHA reported that on Aug. 21, a crusher lid that was being moved into place at Portable Crusher #2, Pueblo Colo., struck a miner when the rigging broke. The miner died from his injuries on Aug. 23. This is the 28th fatality reported in 2023, and the 12th classified as “Machinery.” MSHA recommends the following best practices to avoid this…
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Albemarle gets DoD funding for NC lithium mining
Essential element company Albemarle has received approval from the U.S. Department of Defense for $90 million in grant money to back the restart of the Kings Mountain mine in North Carolina. Full story.
Read MoreCaterpillar marks 130 years in Wisconsin home
The year – 1893. Only 44 of today’s 50 states formed the union, and Grover Cleveland was elected the country’s 24thpresident. College basketball was in its infancy, holding its first official game. And the Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company opened a new manufacturing facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to improve and expand its production facilities. Full story.
Read MoreOceanaGold mines first ore at Haile’s underground mine
Gold and copper producer OceanaGold has mined first development ore from the Horseshoe underground mine within its Haile gold operation in Kershaw, S.C. The company said it is on track to deliver first stope ore in October with ramp-up to occur through the first half of 2024. Full story.
Read MoreGeneration Mining sells molybdenum asset
Generation Mining has agreed to sell its rights and interests of the Davidson property, which hosts a large molybdenum-tungsten deposit, in an option agreement to Moon River Capital as the Canadian miner focuses its attention on developing the Marathon palladium-copper project in northwestern Ontario. Full story.
Read MoreMSHA reports 29th fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on Aug. 24, a miner at MN Portable Wash 086 (A5567 Wash Plant), Mille Lacs County, Minn., died while preparing a wash plant for relocation. In the process of lowering the feed box into the travel position, the miner was pinned between the feed box and the handrail. Full story.
Read MoreBHP Women in Resources awards announced
Several women from across the Australian industry were honored on 5 September as finalists and winners of the 2023 BHP Women in Resources National Awards (WIRNA). Full story.
Read MoreTwin Metals’ Minnesota mine resurrection efforts die in court
Reuters has reported that a U.S. judge has declined a proposal from Antofagasta subsidiary Twin Metals for the revival of a Minnesota copper-nickel mine that had previously been blocked by the presidential administration over waterway pollution concerns. Full story.
Read MorePublic lands mining recommendations ‘unworkable, unreasonable’: NMA
Below is a response from the National Mining Association (NMA) and its president and CEO, Rich Nolan, to the Interagency Working Group’s “Recommendations to Improve Mining on Public Lands.” It’s clear that when it comes to the global minerals game, the U.S. is critically outmatched – by our geopolitical rivals and allies alike, and the administration acknowledges this. Unfortunately, if…
Read MoreIvanhoe Electric on track for Arizona copper project
An initial assessment of the Santa Cruz copper project, located west of Casa Grande, Ariz., shows that Ivanhoe Electric is “on the right track” to developing a modern mine that responsibly produces “green” copper. Full story.
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