Author: NAM Staff

Komatsu, Applied Intuition announce innovation collaboration

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Komatsu announced a strategic technology collaboration with Applied Intuition, a Silicon Valley-based company at the forefront of vehicle intelligence. This collaboration aims to provide cutting-edge technologies and real-time adaptability to Komatsu’s next-generation mining equipment, helping customers boost productivity, reduce downtime and operate with greater precision and efficiency. With Applied Intuition’s proven capabilities across vehicle operating systems, autonomy stacks and tooling,…

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A view from space

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Data from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Landsat satellite program, managed in partnership with NASA, has helped shape the development of the Thacker Pass lithium project. For more than 50 years, Landsat, the satellite program managed by the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA, has provided continuous Earth observation data to support science-based decision-making, including mine planning in sensitive environments. A recent…

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Black Butte Revival

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Highwall mining at Black Butte, Pit 10. The new mine plan modification facilitates an extension of Pit 10 in its southeast corner of 50 acres and the development of a new pit (Pit 15) north of Pit 10 on 400 acres. Photo: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

A mine plan modification will restore full-scale mining and prolong operations at the historic site through 2039. by Josephine Patterson The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved a change in the mining plan for the Black Butte mine in Sweetwater County, Wyo., approximately 25 miles east of Rock Springs. The modification enables Black Butte Coal Co. to recover…

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BinMaster’s McLain steps down, Hudson steps up

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Garner Industries, parent company of BinMaster, HerdStar, and Senix, has announced that Scott McLain, president and chief executive officer, will step down after more than three decades of service.  McLain will remain involved as a chairman of the board, shareholder, and strategic advisor.  Under McLain’s leadership, Garner Industries evolved into a diversified global manufacturer best known for BinMaster industrial sensors…

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Ramaco Resources appoints SVP of Critical Minerals Processing

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Ramaco Resources named Martin van Wyk as senior vice president of Critical Minerals Processing. He brings more than 23 years of global experience in mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, and rare earth elements (REEs) flowsheet development to the role. “Martin’s depth of experience in rare earth and critical mineral processing is unmatched, and his innovative approach to flowsheet development and process optimization…

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Immersive Technologies unveils LX3+ & LX6+ simulators

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Immersive Technologies has released its latest innovation in simulation technology: the LX3+ and LX6+ Advanced Equipment Simulator for Surface Mining. These new platforms introduce motion base functionality to the LX platform range, enhancing realism and effectiveness in early-stage mining equipment operator training. For nearly a decade, Immersive Technologies’ LX Simulators have served as a powerful complement to Premium systems, such…

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Martin Engineering expands its ‘Go Pink!’ program

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Martin Engineering has expanded its popular annual “Go Pink!” program to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation in its efforts to fund breast cancer education, screening, treatment and research worldwide. This deadly disease has touched many Martin employees and their families. More funding is needed to offer ongoing support to patients and discover a cure. October is Breast Cancer Awareness…

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Eagle Summit Resources acquires Reflectance Energy

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Privately held Kentucky-based coal miner Eagle Summit Resources has purchased West Virginia mine owner Reflectance Energy for an undisclosed sum. The Reflectance coal mining complex will now operate under its new ownership as Eagle Mountain Energy.  Reflectance is a portfolio of active metallurgical coal-producing mines in Wyoming County, W.Va., including the Coal Mountain complex and adjacent mining operations. Within the…

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Fortitude Gold’s Nevada project fully permitted

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Fortitude Gold has received all approvals from the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to construct and operate the County Line gold project located in both Mineral and Nye counties.  “We would like to thank the federal and state agencies for completing the permit approvals for our County Line project. While the permitting delays associated…

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Administration approves controversial Alaskan mining road

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The Trump administration has approved a proposed 211-mile, industrial access road through Alaska’s Brooks Range to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The long-debated Ambler Road project was originally approved during President Trump’s first term but was later blocked by the Biden administration due to environmental concerns. The current administration has instructed the Bureau of Land Management,…

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