The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on February 28, a contract miner died when he was crushed between the rib and a single boom face drill. The victim was alongside the drill using the onboard tram lever controls when the accident occurred because the remote control was inoperable.
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New labor agreement for Rio Tinto Kennecott workers
After seven weeks of talks, Rio Tinto has confirmed that a new five-year labor agreement for the 1,300 workers at its Kennecott copper complex near Salt Lake City, Utah has been ratified.
Read MoreCamino Rojo declares commercial production
Canadian producer Orla Mining has announced commercial production has started at its Camino Rojo oxide gold operation in the Zacatecas state, Mexico. The declaration comes after the operation completed a successful commissioning period, including the ramp-up of mining and processing to sustained throughput levels in excess of 75% of its designed nameplate capacity of 18,000 tonnes per day. “All major…
Read MoreFrontier Lithium completes lithium pilot plant
Frontier Lithium has successfully wrapped its pilot-scale mineral processing plant programme in Ontario, Canada, to produce 500 kilograms of spodumene concentrate for use in the piloting of a hydrometallurgical conversion process. The Sudbury, Canada-headquartered company said it used a blended material from the Spark and PAC deposits, 89% and 11% respectively, at a combined sample weight of 7,800 kilograms. Spark’s…
Read MoreReinson tapped as First Mining Gold COO
Canadian producer First Mining Gold has selected industry veteran Jeff Reinson as its incoming chief operating officer effective March 28. Reinson, with more than 25 years of experience in project development and engineering leadership, was most recently interim general manager of Greece operations for Eldorado Gold. Prior to that, he served as vice president of project development for Bluestone Resources…
Read MoreNew Gold appoints Godin COO
Toronto-based New Gold has selected former Pretium executive Patrick Godin to serve as its chief operating officer. Godin, a 30-year mining industry veteran, will assume his seat on May 2. He was vice president and COO for Pretium from 2020 until the company’s sale to Newcrest earlier this year. During his career, he was also in charge of operations at…
Read MoreSME praises Mining Schools Act of 2022
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has lauded the introduction of the Mining Schools Act of 2022, also known as the Technology Grants to Strengthen Domestic Mining Education Act of 2022.
Read MoreGSilver selects Davila as new president
Mexico-focused precious metals miner Guanajuato Silver (GSilver) has appointed Ramon Davila as its new president.
Read MoreCapstone, Mantos close deal; introducing Capstone Copper
Canada’s Capstone Mining and Chilean miner Mantos Copper, which confirmed last December its plans to merge and create a new Americas-focused company, have completed the transaction and have officially unveiled Capstone Copper to the market.
Read MoreTeck’s Highland Copper earns Canada’s first Copper Mark
Teck Resources has confirmed that its Highland Valley Copper operations (HVC) in British Columbia has been awarded Copper Mark distinction – the first mine in all of Canada to do so. It is also Teck’s first copper operation to achieve the certification, though Teck said it has plans for its Carmen de Andacollo and QB2 projects, which is expected to…
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