A trio of workers are reportedly still recovering from serious injuries after a portion of the longwall collapsed at Signal Peak Energy’s Bull Mountain coal operation in southern Montana. Full story.
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Category: North America
Arizona Sonoran to purchase neighboring land
Arizona Sonoran Copper Company has entered into a purchase and sale agreement in respect of the MainSpring property – 523 acres of private land immediately south of the Parks/Salyer project and east of the mine access road. Full story.
Read MoreMissouri S&T to address critical minerals crisis
Missouri University of Science and Technology was recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to host the third annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals workshop on Wednesday, August 9, and Thursday, August 10. Full story.
Read MoreExcelsior gets OK for Johnson Camp leach pad
Excelsior Mining has received notification of approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for a new leach pad at the Johnson Camp mine (JCM) facility. Full story.
Read MoreTeck confirms rumors: coal spin-off possible
Canadian miner Teck Resources, after multiple reports of rumors, confirmed it is considering a spin-out of its steelmaking coal business. Full story.
Read MoreNewmont selects Viljoen for COO seat
As Newmont plans a transition of its current executive vice president and COO Rob Atkinson to a new role focused on driving strategic initiatives for the company, it has appointed 30-year industry veteran Natascha Viljoen to the COO role. Full story.
Read MoreB2Gold gains significant gold resource in Sabina deal
Canadian gold producer B2Gold has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Sabina Gold & Silver for C$1.1 billion. Read full story here.
Read MoreKomatsu’s Chattanooga plant begins production of articulated trucks
To support growing demand, Komatsu has begun producing the company’s HM400-5 articulated haul trucks at its factory in Chattanooga, Tenn. While the trucks were produced in Chattanooga in the mid-2000s, in 2009 production shifted to the company’s plant in Ibaraki, Japan, where it has remained until now. Full story.
Read MoreVolt Carbon stakes mining claims in Ontario
Volt Carbon Technologies said it has acquired by staking a 100% owned Abamasagi Lake lithium project, northwest of Nakina, Ontario, Canada. The mining claims were registered directly by the junior resource company. Full story.
Read MoreMSHA reports second fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on Jan.17, a miner at Taiheiyo Cement Corp.’s Mojave Plant & Quarry, Kern, Calif., was fatally injured when his personal car collided with a customer truck. Both vehicles were traveling toward each other in opposite directions on an icy mine access road. Full story.
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