NAM editor Donna Schmidt recently sat down with FLANDERS senior global product director Gerhard Labuschagne about some pressing issues for the future of drilling. Just what is an optimized mine from a driller’s perspective, and in the age of digitalization, what’s an engineer’s role? How are field relationships between operator and drilling partner key to each step of success along…
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Vermeer has launched the VermeerOne mobile app for iOS and Android devices, extending comprehensive equipment management to smartphones and tablets. Users can access operator manuals and warranty information, track fleets and performance metrics, and connect with dealers anywhere. “Since launching VermeerOne earlier this year, we’ve received tremendous feedback from equipment owners who appreciate having centralized access to their machine data…
Read MoreThe Trump administration and Congressman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.-08) are taking action to end a 20-year mining ban near the federally protected Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northeastern Minnesota that was imposed under the former administration, reported Minnesota Public Radio. The move could pave the way for Twin Metals Minnesota, which is a subsidiary of Chilean mining giant Antofagasta, to reapply…
Read MoreCanada Nickel announced that Ontario has formally named its Crawford nickel project as the second project to be advanced under the province’s new One Project, One Process (1P1P) framework. The first was Frontier Lithium’s flagship PAK lithium project. Late last year, Crawford was referred to Canada’s Major Projects Office, which advances major projects through a streamlined federal review process. “Ontario…
Read MoreWest Red Lake Gold Mines has declared commercial production at its flagship Madsen gold mine, located in the Red Lake Mining District of northwestern Ontario, Canada, as of January 1. The mill averaged 689 tonnes per day in December, representing 86% of permitted throughput of 800 tpd. This met the company’s internal commercial production requirement of 30 consecutive days of…
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As this new year begins, we all innately want a better path forward than where we came from; that’s what makes resolutions so popular as well as polarizing, depending on your perspective. For the NAM team, we are ready to take on 2026 with a busy schedule of conferences and shows (including our own, the West Virginia Coal Show, beginning…
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