On May 12, Liebherr USA hosted visitors from across the globe, including North American Mining editor Donna Schmidt, at its first Customer Day. The company highlighted and demonstrated a diverse range of products across 10 segments including mining, earthmoving, and material handling technology.
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Rio Tinto Kennecott begins producing tellurium
Rio Tinto has begun producing the critical mineral tellurium at its Rio Tinto Kennecott operation outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Read MoreArizona Sonoran boosts management team
Copper-focused Arizona Sonoran (ASCU) announced it has appointed Dan Johnson as its newest project manager, John Peterson as its senior environmental professional and Kevin Canario as director of Finance.
Read MoreTesla getting nickel supply from Vale’s Canadian mines
Brazilian producer Vale has reportedly signed a new long-term agreement with Tesla that will send nickel from its mines in Canada to the vehicle maker for EV production.
Read MoreOrganizers prepping for Bluefield Coal and Mining Show 2022
The Chamber of Commerce of the Two Virginias is preparing to bring back the biennial Bluefield Coal and Mining Show for the 24th time from September 14-16.
Read MoreRio Tinto produces first scandium in North America
Rio Tinto has become the first producer in North America of the critical mineral scandium oxide, which it has produced in high purity from its commercial-scale demonstration plant in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada.
Read MoreFinal report released for 2021 Wyoming machinery death
MSHA recently released its final report for a fatal machinery incident that occurred July 21 of last year at the Thunder Basin Coal Black Thunder surface coal mine in Wyoming.
Read MoreStrata Worldwide and Emergency Refuge Chambers
Strata Worldwide has been a global name in emergency refuge chambers for mining and tunneling since 2007. Along with its standard steel-sided walk-in units with carbon dioxide scrubbing, air conditioning and battery back-ups, the company pioneered a completely air-powered carbon dioxide scrubber and a fully inflatable, soft-sided refuge chamber for underground coal mines. At the same time, the company introduced…
Read MoreWarrior Met Coal bringing longwall back
Coal producer Warrior Met Coal has confirmed plans to relaunch development of its Blue Creek reserves in Alabama into a new longwall mine adjacent to its existing operations in Brookwood, south of Birmingham. Work at the site had been suspended for about two years due to market conditions, along with labor issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. An improvement in the…
Read MoreFrontieras selects West Virginia for coal processing facility
Frontieras North America, part of Frontier Applied Sciences, said it has selected a site in Mason County, West Virginia, for its inaugural FASForm coal processing plant, set for commissioning in the last quarter of next year. The 2.7-million-ton-per-year facility, which will employ about 500, will reform coal, waste plastics and hydrogen production by extracting volatiles, moisture and contaminants under a…
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