Canadian-based supplier Maestro Digital Mine appointed Jahanzeb Sohail as its chief operating officer (COO), effective August 30. Sohail will oversee engineering, operations, logistics, information technology and sourcing, and lead the company’s undertaking to improve efficiency and quality across the organization. Originally from Pakistan, his undergraduate studies were in electrical engineering; he also has a master’s in electrical engineering with a…
Read MoreDay: September 30, 2022
FLSmidth completes TK Mining acquisition
On September 1, FLSmidth confirmed that its takeover of thyssenkrupp’s mining business TK Mining closed on August 31, just two weeks after confirming the deal had met the needed requirements to be completed. The transaction makes the newly combined company the leading global mining technology and service provider with operations from pit to plant and with a strong focus on…
Read MoreHunting treasure – creatively
Welcome to our penultimate edition of North American Mining magazine for 2022. As autumn enters in the Northern Hemisphere and we all begin to think about year-end tasks, it was a natural transition for my mind to give pause to a crucial factor that drives many publications, arguably making or breaking its success: creativity. What that means for you: we…
Read MoreMonarch’s Beaufor transitioning to C&M
Citing financial and operational challenges – and just weeks after announcing it would slow down operations at the mine due to technical, mechanical and procurement issues – Monarch Mining has confirmed it is suspending mining at the Quebec gold mine and is placing it on care and maintenance. Monarch officials said the halt will be for an “undetermined period” and…
Read MoreKrebs appointed NMA board chairman
The National Mining Association (NMA) has elected Coeur Mining’s Mitchell Krebs as the chairman of its board of directors. Krebs, who is Coeur’s president and CEO, was appointed this month after already serving on the board in a number of leadership positions including the executive committee, finance committee chair and the founding chair of NMA’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)…
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