Operations were suspended late last week, and nearly 200 miners were trapped underground for hours, after a fire erupted on a scooptram at Hudbay Minerals’ Lalor operation in Snow Lake, Manitoba, on Sept. 14. Read full article.
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Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement on September 15 to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the United States’ freight trains and impacted the economy, reported the Associated Press. Read full article.
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Emerging lithium-boron supplier ioneer has completed a technology system supply agreement with Caterpillar that solidifies the early introduction of Cat MineStar Command for hauling, autonomous haul system (AHS) at its Rhyolite Ridge project in Esmerelda County, Nevada. Read full article.
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After more than 100 days, more than 630 union workers at the Glencore Raglan operation in Quebec, the province’s largest nickel mine, are headed back to work with a new contract. Read full article.
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Komatsu has broken ground on a new 56,000-square-foot building at its manufacturing campus in Longview, Texas, to upgrade and consolidate multiple functions into a single location. Read full article.
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The American Exploration and Mining Association (AEMA) is returning to Reno, Nev., in December for its 128th annual meeting. Read full article.
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Miner Equinox Gold has confirmed the temporary suspension of operations at its Los Filos open-pit and underground complex in Guerrero state, Mexico, due to an illegal blockade. Read more.
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Met coal producer Bens Creek spotlighted a significant growth decision on its most recent operational update as it continues an upward trend of production in West Virginia: a second highwall miner for its complex. Read full article.
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Monarch Mining, owner of the Beaufor mine east of Val-d’Or, Quebec, and the associated Beacon Mill, has opted to slow down operations at the mine due to technical, mechanical and procurement issues. Read more.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration launched an app for use on iPhone and Android devices that will help get timely information directly to miners and members of the mining community. Read full article.
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