Organizers for the Southeast Mine Safety and Health Conference are reporting strong early interest as registration opens for its 2022 event. Read full article.
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Category: North America
MSHA posts enhanced enforcement program for truckers, supervisors
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has implemented an enhanced enforcement program after recent data indicates that accidents involving customer and contract truck drivers, and managers and supervisors performing mining tasks represent a significant number of recent fatalities. Read full article.
Read MoreRio Tinto teams up with Nano One, invests US$10 million
Rio Tinto has entered into a strategic partnership providing iron and lithium products and a US$10M investment into clean tech innovator Nano One. Read full article.
Read MoreMSHA launches silica dust initiative
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has launched a new enforcement initiative to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards resulting from repeated overexposure to respirable crystalline silica. Read full article.
Read MoreACME Lithium kicks off drilling at Clayton Valley
ACME Lithium said that Phase 1 drilling has commenced at its Clayton Valley lithium brine project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Read full article.
Read MoreColorado may host asteroid mining company
The Colorado Economic Development Commission recently approved millions in economic incentives it believes will attract a pair of companies, one of them being an asteroid mining company. Read full article.
Read MoreAugusta Gold seats Wickens as operations VP
Jim Wickens has been appointed as vice president of operations for Canadian developer Augusta Gold, effective immediately. Read full article.
Read MoreCanada’s first rare earths mine ready to ship
The first rare earths mine to go operational in Canada, Vital Metals’ Nechalacho operation southeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, has indicated it has started shipping concentrate. Read full article.
Read MoreSibanye-Stillwater selects CROs for Americas, Southern Africa
Sibanye-Stillwater, which has been advancing a regionalized leadership structure to strengthen its presence in crucial markets, has tapped Charles Carter as chief regional officer for the Americas. Read full article.
Read MoreGlencore workers striking in Canada
More than 600 members of the United Steelworkers union have gone on strike at Glencore’s Raglan nickel mine in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada, suspending production. Read full article.
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