The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections at 15 mines in 12 states in July 2023, issuing 288 violations and four safeguard notices. MSHA began impact inspections after an explosion killed 29 miners at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch Mine in 2010. So far in 2023, MSHA’s impact inspections have…
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USW, Cliffs’ Northshore come to deal
Cleveland-Cliffs has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) for its Northshore iron ore mine in Minnesota. The new three-year labor agreement will cover approximately 430 workers. The deal, confirmed 29 August, is still pending ratification. No details were disclosed. According to local media outlets, the contract will be the first for the group, as they were previously…
Read MoreMinoo Mehta appointed managing director, BKT USA and BKT Tires
Effective immediately, Minoo Mehta will assume the position of managing director, BKT USA Inc. and BKT Tires Inc., the company reported. This announcement follows the resignation of Doug Kershaw on August 24. Mehta played a crucial role in establishing BKT’s leading position in the U.S. market. Since joining BKT in 2014, he has aimed at creating a customer-oriented team. This…
Read MoreCopper and The Road to Net Zero
When it comes to decarbonization, there are few elements more critical to the transition than copper. But copper miners are also working hard to decarbonize their own operations. North American Mining spoke to Nicole Witoslawski of the International Copper Association about the sector’s journey to net zero. By Jonathan Rowland There is an implied narrative in many discussions about mining…
Read MoreL&H COMES OUT ON TOP WITH UNDERCARRIAGE PROJECT
Mines will never turn down a chance to achieve greater efficiency, and when it comes to equipment, the ways to go about that goal can be daunting – thus the impact and importance of a good supplier relationship. L&H Industrial recently proved that with a U.S. customer and its electric rope shovel undercarriages, leaving the operation with an efficiency boost…
Read MoreNORTH AMERICA HOME (AGAIN) TO THE BIGGEST BUCKET
Weir ESCO meets milestone with new ProFill design At one point in industry history, the now long-retired Bucyrus-Erie 4250-W was the world’s largest ever dragline excavator and bucket, at 220 cubic yards and 240 tons, respectively. Weir ESCO has come very close to topping that with a North American customer, delivering the largest active dragline bucket in the world. Shawn…
Read MoreColorado Mines announces USGS research facility
The Colorado School of Mines is targeting 2026 for a new $240 million Energy and Minerals Reseach Facility on its campus that will jointly house researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and the university. Site preparation has already begun, and construction will commence in October for the addition, which will be along 18th Street just east of the USGS Geologic…
Read MoreJSW Steel eyes stake in Teck’s coal unit
India’s biggest steel producer JSW Steel intends to bid for a 20-40% stake in Elk Valley Resources Ltd., the metallurgical coal unit of Canadian-based Teck Resources, reported Bloomberg News. Chairman Sajjan Jindal said JSW, along with some Japanese and South Korean mills, could offer a combined $8 billion for a stake in the asset. He told Bloomberg that Teck produced…
Read MoreEPA announces revised WOTUS rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in response to a May Supreme Court ruling that curtailed which waters are subject to federal Clean Water Act protections. The revised WOTUS rule breaks from longstanding federal waters protections to require that protected wetlands have a clearer link to waterways like oceans and rivers. …
Read MoreRPMGlobal releases next-gen mine scheduling solution
RPMGlobal has released its much-anticipated next generation mine scheduling solution, RPM MinePlanner. RPM MinePlanner is built on the foundation of XPAC, the world’s most utilised mine scheduling engine. This scheduling engine has been continually refined for over forty years and is used globally across virtually every commodity and mining method. MinePlanner combines all of those mining methods and commodity types…
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