Vale Base Metals has signed an agreement with Thiess, where the mining services company will work closely with the United Steelworkers and local Indigenous businesses to extract critical minerals from Vale’s Stobie open-pit mining project in Ontario, Canada. “This is a first-of-its-kind contract for Vale,” said Gord Gilpin, director of Ontario Operations for Vale Base Metals. “It delivers on our…
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U.S. mine development timeline abysmal: Report
A new report by consultancy group S&P Global found that it takes an average of 29 years to bring a mine online in the United States – the second-longest in the world. Only Zambia has a longer process, which takes an average of 34 years. “To say that the U.S. is underperforming when it comes to domestic mineral production is…
Read MoreMatrix Design Group breaks ground for new HQ
Matrix Design Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new headquarters in Newburgh, Indiana, on April 18. The event, led by key stakeholders in Matrix as well as its parent company Alliance Resource Partners, was also attended by local community leaders. When complete, the headquarters office will include a new product testing lab, expanded office space for growth and an…
Read MoreSouth32 selects Arizona site for ROC
South32, owner of the Hermosa manganese-zinc mine, has selected Nogales, Ariz., as home to its remote operations center following a two-year analysis of options. Company officials said it made the choice after careful consideration of Hermosa’s county-wide planning and employment goals to retain the economic benefits of the project in the Santa Cruz County area. The selected location is 70…
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