ICMM appoints Adkerson – Richard Adkerson, who serves as president, CEO and vice chairperson of Freeport McMoRan, was recently tapped to be chairperson of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). An ICMM member since 2005, he previously served as chairperson from 2008 to 2011. ICMM is overseen by 27 elected company member CEOs.
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Colorado-based Energy Fuels confirmed on Sept. 21 that it and Penn State University in Pennsylvania will soon be awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) Office of Fossil Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory to examine and develop a conceptual commercial-scale design for a mixed rare earth oxide technology using coal-based resources in an environmentally benign…
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FLSmidth has grown its partnership with software-as-a-service (SaaS) company CheckProof, digitizing its maintenance and workflow through use of the ChekProof app.
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The first phase of mill expansion at the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia, Canada, has been finalized with the commissioning of direct flotation reactors (DFRs).
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Vital Metals said its rare earths demonstration project at the Nechalacho/Thor Lake site near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, is ready to begin mining and ore sorting operations next year.
Read MoreKentucky-based Ramaco Resources has picked Barkley Sturgill Jr. to serve as its senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.
Read MoreNational Group’s Wolff Mining recently brought its semi-autonomous tractor system (SATS) into production in the field for an unnamed operation.
Read MoreHarte Gold has appointed Frazer Bourchier as its president, CEO and director of the board of directors, effective Sept. 21.
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Canadian company BQE Water signed two new contract deals for the formation of an adaptive mine water management plan and current plan enhancement for the El Mirador copper mine in southeastern Ecuador.
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American Resources confirmed in mid-August that it signed a contract to acquire two additional continuous miners for the Perry County Resources mining complex in Hazard, Ky.
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