The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration is making $10.5 million in grant funding available to help provide mine safety training for the nation’s miners. Full story.
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Interior Department green lights Antelope mining plan
The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved a mining plan modification that will unlock 14.5 million tons of federally owned coal at the Antelope mine in Converse County, Wyo., extending the life of the mine through 2037. Full story.
Read MoreDoD awards Elk Creek multi-million dollar investment
Elk Creek Resources, a subsidiary of NioCorp Developments, has been awarded up to $10 million, subject to the achievement of certain milestones, from the U.S. Department of Defense to support the establishment of a domestic scandium mine-to-manufacture supply chain via the Elk Creek critical minerals project in southeast Nebraska. Full story.
Read MoreEquinox Gold divests Nevada assets
Equinox Gold has sold its 100% interest in the Pan gold mine, Gold Rock project, and Illipah project in Nevada to Canadian developer Minera Alamos for a total consideration of US$115 million. Full story.
Read MoreBluefield Coal Show just weeks away
Less than a month remains until the start of the Bluefield Coal and Mining Show, set for September 10-12 at the Brushfork Armory in Bluefield, W.Va. Full story.
Read MoreNevada Gold Mines deploys Komatsu FrontRunner AHS in the U.S.
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) and Komatsu have launched a pioneering partnership to elevate workplace safety and enhance operational efficiency through the deployment of the OEM’s FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at the miner’s surface operations. Full story.
Read MoreMcEwen Mining eyes Canadian Gold acquisition
McEwen Mining and Canadian Gold have entered into a binding letter of intent, whereby McEwen would acquire the latter by way of a plan of arrangement. If the transaction is completed, Canadian Gold would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of McEwen. Full story.
Read MoreTeck moves forward with Highland Valley Copper extension
Teck Resources has received board approval for the construction of the Highland Valley Copper mine life extension project, which will extend the mine’s life from 2028 to 2046. Full story.
Read MoreTRAM training materials competition opens
Momentum is building for the 2025 Training Resources Applied to Mining (TRAM) conference, this Nov. 4-6 at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, W.Va. Every year at the conference, MSHA holds the Training Materials Competition. Read more.
Read MoreOpen pit operations temporarily halted at Camino Rojo
Orla Mining reported that on July 23, an uncontrolled material movement event occurred on the temporary north wall within the open pit at its Camino Rojo oxide mine in Zacatecas, Mexico. Read more.
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