The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is making $10.5 million grant funding available to help provide mine safety training for the nation’s miners. Full story.
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MSHA reports 12th fatality of 2023
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on March 15, a miner at Vulcan Materials’ Fort Pierce Mine in St Lucie County, Fla., drowned when the ground sloughed, causing the excavator he was operating to topple into a water-filled pit. The excavator became submerged in approximately 25 feet of water. Full story.
Read MoreHochschild exits Snip gold project
Hochschild Mining has terminated its option to earn-in a 60% interest in Skeena Resources’ Snip gold project in British Columbia, Canada. Full story.
Read MoreWeir cuts ribbon at new Vancouver facility
Weir Motion Metrics recently opened the doors to its newest location, a manufacturing and distribution center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which it will use for manufacturing, research and development, and demonstrations. Read the full story here.
Read MoreDOE to invest in first-ever critical minerals facility
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said it has earmarked $16 million for two projects in West Virginia and North Dakota for the development of a first-of-its-kind rare earth element and critical minerals extraction and separation refinery. Read the full story here.
Read MoreNIOSH to offer black lung screenings
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) said it will offer free, confidential black lung screenings to coal miners this month through a mobile testing unit at convenient community and mine locations. Full story.
Read MoreJervois halts construction at ICO
Australian operator Jervois Global is citing ongoing low cobalt prices and inflationary impacts on construction costs in the U.S. for its decision to suspend final construction efforts at its Idaho Cobalt Operations mine in Idaho’s Salmon Challis National Forest. Full story.
Read MoreSandvik wins Mexican BEV equipment order
Sandvik has secured its third-largest battery-electric vehicle order to date, a SEK 650 million (US$62.6 million) equipment purchase from Torex Gold to outfit its fleet at the Media Luna project set to go into commercial production in 2025. Full story.
Read MoreFire ongoing at Peabody’s Shoal Creek
Peabody teams are working with federal regulators on a re-entry plan after a fire was discovered at Peabody Energy’s Shoal Creek longwall coal mine outside of Birmingham, Alabama late last week. Full story.
Read MoreKey permits received for Clayton Valley DLE plant
Pure Energy Minerals and partner SLB have received all of the needed key permit approvals for the construction and operation of a direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot plant at the Clayton Valley lithium brine project in Esmeralda County, Nev. Full story.
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