There are a number of common issues – or pain points – that plant operators run into during their journey to greater efficiency. How can these facilities get the most from their designs, and what role does maintenance have in that? By Donna Schmidt Processing success can sometimes feel like the fair game whack-a-mole: fixing one issue, then taking a…
Read MoreIn an interview with NAM, FLSmidth group CEO Mikko Keto discusses the landmark 2022 takeover of TK Mining and its impact on the company now and into the future. Edited by Donna Schmidt Last August, global processing company FLSmidth closed its takeover of thyssenkrupp’s mining business TK Mining after a months-long process. While no financial details were released, it was…
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Back on its home turf in Denver, the Society for Metallurgy, Mining and Exploration (SME) is ready to welcome thousands of guests and more than 750 exhibits once more to the Colorado Convention Center for the 2023 SME Annual Conference and Expo. By Donna Schmidt Welcome back to Denver for the 2023 SME Annual Conference and Expo. The gathering, set…
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Most everyone begins a new year with a resolution. Personal resolutions widely differ, but for many, doing something that involves a positive impact on others – the act of “paying it forward” – is an important mission many remember and put to action throughout the year. On a corporate and organizational level, there seems to be a consistent flow of…
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NAM’s managing editor Josephine Patterson, an 11-year veteran of the mining and aggregates industries, is heading up the brand-new professional organization Women in Aggregates. What are its goals, and how can the mining community support its efforts? Edited by Donna Schmidt Can you talk a bit more about where the ideas forming the group’s foundation came from? It was where most…
Read MoreAnd just like that, it’s here. The final weeks of 2022. As cliché as it sounds, it really does not seem possible. Here at North American Mining magazine, we’re wrapping up the year with this, our final issue until January/February, but we do it with our eyes and targets fully fixed on the coming year. What a great new year…
Read MoreA great publication is a reference piece – something you can pick up time and time again for needed information. It is easy to navigate through and offers details all in one place. That’s what we hope every edition of North American Mining magazine is for our readers, but especially so for this inaugural Buyers’ Guide. Inside can be found…
Read MoreTMC the metals company achieves inaugural batch of polymetallic modules from sea floor – a first test in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in more than 40 years. By Donna Schmidt Mining may be a storied industry with a long history, but there are still trailblazers. When considering the topics, technology and ideas that will make up the industry’s future,…
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Canadian all-woman mine rescue group Diamonds in the Rough are the personification of grit, determination and pure female empowerment. We recently interviewed this inspirational – and, let’s be honest, just plain cool – group for the NAM Women in Mining spotlight. By Donna Schmidt It was 2016 when Saskatchewan mine rescuer Kari Lentowicz went to the International Mines Rescue Competition…
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Teams from across the globe returned to the MSHA Health and Safety Academy in September. Who came out on top? By Donna Schmidt COVID-19 certainly had its impact on things. From team meetings to cross-country industry conferences, the entire mining community was shaken up as many such events were forced to be held virtually. One thing that, by definition, couldn’t be…
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