Author: NAM Staff

Doran 360OTR tire monitoring featured in MINExpo

NAM Staff

Doran Manufacturing, a provider of tire-monitoring systems for off-road equipment and over-the-road truck fleets, will feature its Doran 360OTR tire monitoring system in MINExpo Booth 4140. This proven system reduces tire-related production interruptions by proactively monitoring tire inflation pressures/temperatures, and alerting drivers of problems in real time, so they can be dealt with safely and effectively. Large bore, external, valve stem…

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Hitachi, Wenco, Bradken, H.E. Parts to show at MINExpo

NAM Staff

At MINExpo International 2024 Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas and its esteemed partner and subsidiaries can be found at Booth 8649 in Central Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas will exhibit at MINExpo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. In a 25,500-sq.-ft. booth, the company will showcase some of its largest mining equipment and feature interactive…

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MSHA completes 12-month POV screening

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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released results of a Pattern of Violations screening that identifies chronic violators and mine operators that show a disregard for miners’ health and safety. The results follow the agency’s reviews which, for the first time, included more than one POV screening by MSHA in a calendar year.  MSHA conducted a POV screening…

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U.S. Senate passes Mining Schools Act

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The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved S. 912, also known as the Mining Schools Act of 2023, in a move that will boost the nation’s mining schools’ ability to recruit and train the industry’s next generation of mining experts. The act will establish a grant program for mining schools at four-year public institutions of higher education; authorize $10 million for…

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Environment Canada charges Teck Coal for illegal dumping

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Environment and Climate Change Canada has laid five charges against Teck Coal for allegedly dumping harmful substances into bodies of water in southeastern British Columbia that are frequented by fish, reported The Canadian Press. The government department said the charges stem from an investigation that began last March in which it looked into an allegation that the miner deposited harmful…

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Masaba expands with new SD facility

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Material handling and processing equipment maker Masaba is working toward an early 2025 completion date for its new 145,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, being erected adjacent to its current space in Vermillion, S.D. Masaba recently held the groundbreaking for the new building, which will nearly match its current 211,000-sq.-ft. home. It adds 125,000 sq. ft. of fabrication space as well as 20,000…

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Industry groups hope to revive Bureau of Mines

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The National Mining Association is spearheading a lobbying campaign to revive and expand the long-dormant Bureau of Mines in an effort to streamline how the government regulates and supports domestic mining, reported Reuters. The American Exploration & Mining Association and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration are working alongside the NMA on the effort.

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