In a move many have been watching for, a billion-dollar deep-sea mining deal has been made: American Ocean Minerals and Odyssey Marine Exploration have agreed to merge and create a U.S.-based deep‑sea minerals company. The combined firm will keep the American Ocean Minerals name. The transaction is still pending shareholder and regulatory approvals. The companies say the combined platform will…
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AmerCable to expand manufacturing operations
Cable manufacturer AmerCable has announced an expansion to its existing operations in El Dorado, Arkansas, earmarking more than $10 million for the project and adding 13 new jobs. Work on the new expansion is expected to begin in the third quarter and will add an additional 26,000 square feet to the existing facility’s footprint. It currently employs 250 workers for…
Read MoreAntimony Ridge produces antimony trioxide
Resolution Miners confirmed it has produced antimony trioxide product from large samples of stibnite at its Antimony Ridge historical open pits, part of the Horse Heaven antimony-tungsten-gold-silver project in Valley County, Idaho. The milestone was met using the conventional pyrometallurgical process of volatilisation, producing an intermediate product, with 99.38 wt% antimony trioxide (Sb2O3wt%) content. Further refining pyrometallurgical test work is…
Read MoreEpley replaces Bonfield as Caterpillar CFO
Caterpillar confirmed that its chief financial officer (CFO) Andrew Bonfield has elected to retire effective October 1, and has appointed company veteran Kyle Epley as his replacement. Bonfield, who is stepping back after eight years, will assume an advisory role for the transition, through October 1. Bonfield was named 2025 CFO of the Year by the CFO Leadership Council and…
Read MoreSandvik introduces end-to-end resin bolting solutions
Sandvik has added fully integrated, end-to-end resin bolting solutions to its line-up for safety, quality and productivity across global mining operations. By unifying Sandvik underground drill rigs, pumpable resin systems, resin capsule injection technologies, chemical products and a comprehensive bolt portfolio into one engineered package, the offering ensures that every component works seamlessly together, even in the most challenging geological…
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