The tire OEM introduced the newest season of its Global Trends OTR immersive digital roundtables to talk about key topics to the industries it serves with discussion of innovation, digitization and, yes, tires. The new season of the Global Trends OTR series from BKT Network, the company’s digital platform, ran from March to June 2023 and included episodes on sustainability…
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Mining tires represent a significant investment; they are also an opportunity to improve not only the efficiency of a mining operation, but also its sustainability. So how can a mine ensure it gets the most economic and environmental benefit from its tires? By Jonathan Rowland Even under the best of circumstances, tires wear out. But mining is about the most…
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GETTING AHEAD WITH MINE DATA PLATFORMS Susan Wick and Sean Hunter dispel common myths about in-house mining data platform development and examine alternatives for sustainable organizational performance. If data is the new oil, then mining companies need a system to manage that flow throughout their organizations and deliver value to where it’s needed, when it’s needed. The imperative is well…
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Solving the biggest coal screening challenges as material specifications for all industries, including coal, have tightened. By Serge Raymond Energy is a hot topic in any country or socioeconomic circle these days. Though politicians will forever argue and debate the virtues and evils of one system of energy over another, the majority of the population no matter what part of…
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Mining tech firm IMDEX sees a new career path for geoscientists as a global skills shortage prompts the faster adoption of technology in the mining sector. By Michelle Carey, Chief of Product Management and Marketing, IMDEX Universities battered by a COVID-linked collapse in income from international students have responded with severe cuts to courses and staff that are adding to…
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Globally recognized critical elements expert and executive chairman of the Critical Minerals Institute Jack Lifton says, at this time, yes. What will America’s next response be? The twilight of domestic American process engineering is the major impediment to a secure domestic supply of critical minerals, refined metals, alloys, fine chemicals and the manufactured items dependent on them. The Chinese economy…
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The West Virginia Coal Association annual symposium bounced the balance of market, fossil fuels’ public perception and the industry’s plans to charge toward prosperity, environmental optimism and safety in Charleston April 18-19. By Donna Schmidt With a change of venue this year to the conference hall of the capital city’s Embassy Suites, the West Virginia Coal Association (WVCA) brought together…
Read MoreThis issue’s Women in Mining spotlight is Ashley Chancellor, environmental affairs manager for Sibanye-Stillwater’s U.S. PGM operations as well as national president for Women in Mining USA (WIM USA). She is proving that it is certainly possible to be a mentor to multiple generations of mining’s women while also leaving a legacy for how mining can and should be performed…
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North American Mining magazine talks to the cobalt, copper and now lithium expert about his segue from law to mining leadership, the challenges and opportunities for lithium operators and the importance of domestically sourced lithium for North America’s future. Edited by Donna Schmidt Canadian miner American Lithium touts a portfolio that few others can parallel: two lithium projects in the…
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Annual event, one of the country’s oldest, to gather again in June. One of the nation’s oldest mining expositions, the Elko Mining Expo, is putting the finishing touches on the June 8-9 event. Convening again at the Elko Convention and Conference Centers, the show is following up on a successful 2022 when it welcomed 377 company representatives and organized a…
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