Canada’s Capstone Mining announced this week it will merge with Chilean miner Mantos Copper to create a new copper production company focused on the Americas called Capstone Copper.
Read MoreDay: December 1, 2021
MSHA Reports 32nd Fatality of the Year
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Nov. 17, a customer truck driver at East Coast Mines Ltd., Suffolk, N.Y., was electrocuted after the tarping mechanism on the trailer contacted a high-voltage overhead power line. While exiting the cab of the truck, the victim contacted the energized truck and received a nonfatal electrical shock. When he tried…
Read MoreCosalá back in full action
Americas Gold and Silver, which said last month that operations had recommenced at its Cosalá operations in Sinaloa, Mexico, has now achieved nameplate production levels at its mill. The miner had held the mine on idle in large part due to a 19-month illegal blockade. It said in November all of its workers have been recalled. The now-fully producing mill…
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