MSHA reported that on June 8, a miner died at Thomas Walsh’s N. Attleboro Plant, Bristol County, Mass., after climbing over the handrail onto a conveyor belt to gain access to a magnet belt that needed adjustment. When the miner stepped onto the magnet belt, the belt started, throwing the miner 16 feet to the ground below. This is the…
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Drilling supplier FRD-USA opens Reno facility
Ohio-based FRD-USA has put out the welcome mat for its newest U.S. branch location in Reno, Nevada. Core to the new 9,000-square-foot location, the company said, is to expand its rock drill division by stocking both down-the-hole and top-hammer crawler drills and rock drill parts, and performing shop and field service. Additionally, the facility will inventory select hydraulic breaker parts,…
Read MoreRio Tinto to invest more than $900 million in Kennecott complex
In an effort to strengthen its supply of copper in the United States, Rio Tinto said it is making several investments — totaling $918 million – at its Kennecott complex outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The miner said $498 million of funding was approved to deliver underground development and infrastructure for an area of the mine known as the…
Read MoreNevada Copper continues toward Pumpkin Hollow restart
Nevada Copper has provided an update on the progress of its operating restart activities at the Pumpkin Hollow underground copper mine in Nevada. The company said Small Mine Development commenced underground activities on June 1. Six working faces were made available to the contractor to accelerate primary and secondary lateral development. Nevada Copper said mine development in the EN Zone,…
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