The U.S. Department of Labor released the results of the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) second Pattern of Violations screening in 2024 and announced that for the first time since 2021, none of the nation’s mines met the POV criteria for the existence of a pattern of violations under section 104(e) of the Mine Act. Full story.
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Women in Mining releases 6th annual WIM100 winners
Women in Mining UK’s biennial list and publication of WIM100 “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining” has been released for 2024. The 100 winners were selected from 570 individual nominations, and were the culmination of six months of evaluations and shortlisting. They are from 41 different countries in 2024, up from 40 in 2022 and 32 in 2020. When the…
Read MoreARENA provides Fortescue funds for fast charging project
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a A$10 million grant to Fortescue to develop a six-megawatt fast charger unit for heavy mining equipment. The funding has been awarded under the Australian Government’s Industrial Transformation Stream, part of the Powering the Regions Fund. Building on an existing 3-MW prototype, the ‘Fast Charger for Heavy Battery Electric Vehicles’ project will…
Read MoreLKAB mine to obtain electric trucks
Snells Entreprenad AB has reached an agreement with SANY dealer, Nordkust Maskin AB, to purchase battery-powered haul trucks, which could become the first fully electric trucks used in a Swedish mine. The trucks will be used to transport raw materials at state-owned miner LKAB’s operation in Svappavaara. Earlier this summer, Snells entered into a four-year agreement with LKAB for raw…
Read MoreManitou MHT790 Mining ST5 Telehandler Hits North American Market
Manitou has introduced an entirely new telehandler purpose-built for the mining industry to the North American market: the MHT 790 Mining Telehandler. This telehandler — with a max lift capacity of 19,842 pounds and a max lifting height of 22 feet, four inches — is built to work in a support role in all mining operations from delivering resources and…
Read MoreElectric truck starts up in China
The Anjialing coal mine in the Shanxi province, operated by ChinaCoal Pingshuo Group, has reportedly turned the key on a 200-tonne pure electric dump truck. According to a Xinhua report, the developer and producer of the truck is Hunan Xiangdian Green Energy Intelligent Control, which manufactures electric trucks and electric locomotives for the Chinese mining industry. The vehicle can transport…
Read MoreFinnish mining pioneer inducted to National Mining Hall of Fame
Eero Mäkinen (1886-1953), a pioneer of the Finnish mining industry and one of the key inventors of flash smelting, has been inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place in Denver, Colo., on November 2. Mäkinen played an important role in the development of the modern mining industry in Finland. During his career, he made…
Read MoreFLSmidth, Enter Engineering sign cooperation agreement
Building upon an already long-standing relationship, FLSmidth and Enter Engineering have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the delivery of the core mineral processing equipment for the MOF-4 copper-gold-molybdenum concentrator under construction in Almalyk, Tashkent region, Uzbekistan. Once completed, the company said the plant is projected to become one of the largest copper concentrators in the world. The deal covers…
Read MoreMetso acquires partner Swiss Tower Mills Minerals
As part of its energy-saving comminution technology development efforts, Metso has signed an agreement to acquire its long-term partner Swiss Tower Mills Minerals AG (STM). Previously, Metso had a 15% minority ownership in the company. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction value. Metso decided to exercise its right of first refusal following the divestment decision of STM’s…
Read MoreFrontline workers rewrite safety at Anglo American
Through a bottom-up approach, frontline workers have been empowered to shape a new Fatal Risk Management (FRM) program at Anglo American, one that is easy to use and doesn’t add another layer of red tape. Anglo American Australia CEO Dan van der Westhuizen said embedding frontline workers in the project team was crucial in designing the simplified and standardised tools…
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