The U.S. Department of Labor announced a new program designed to encourage COVID-19 vaccination among miners in Kentucky and Arizona. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that vaccination rates are below 60% in the two states where a substantial number of mining operations exist. The department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will pilot the Mine Vaccine Outreach…
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Montana’s only underground coal mine, Signal Peak, has kicked off 2022 with new leadership. The Associated Press reported Jan. 11 that the operation seated Parker Phipps as president and CEO effective Feb. 1. He replaces outgoing president Joseph Farinelli. Phipps was most recently vice president of underground operations at the mine in Roundup, Musselshell County. Source: Associated Press
Read MoreAurcana Silver reported several areas of advancement at its Revenue-Virginius (RV) polymetallic mine in Ouray, Colo., including an imminent resumption of operations at its mill. Last week, the company said its wholly owned operation is continuing to focus on the completion of the No. 1 Alimak raise hoist/elevator system between the 2000 level and the four levels being developed above…
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Lundin Mining and its Eagle underground nickel mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula recently worked alongside luxury carmaker Porsche to set a new Guinness World Record: the greatest altitude change ever achieved by an electric car. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo went from the lowest accessible point, at a depth of 1,774.4 feet below sea level at Eagle, to the summit…
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Just 90 days after receiving its initial permit to build, Canadian miner Bayhorse Silver has completed the new upgraded milling facility in Payette, Idaho, and has restarted milling operations at the site which supports its nearby Bayhorse mine in Oregon. During the building period, the company said it processed a substantial amount of silver material through its Steinert ore sorter;…
Read MoreWest Virginia-based hydraulics supplier Swanson Industries is putting out the welcome mat on its newest location, its second in as many years, in Elko, Nev. The new office, which is set to open this month, will include a 6,500-square-foot warehouse to help support its growth in surface mining, hard rock and industrial industries, and additionally provide capacity for increased customer…
Read MoreOn January 14, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule in the Federal Register that will increase Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) civil monetary penalties by 1.06222%.
Read MoreTwo Canadian miners are beginning the new year with new leadership: Western Copper and Gold and Rugby Mining.
Read MoreIt has been a while since the U.S. has heard the phrase “new coal mine” anywhere, but Pennsylvania is taking the next step toward a potential surface mine in Cambria and Somerset counties with the convening of virtual public information events. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced this week that it will be holding a virtual public information event…
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This past year has been an exciting one for the staff of SEMCO Publishing and North American Mining magazine, and even more so for Miners News, which at the time of this writing is just over four months old. Despite its relative youth, Miners News had a tremendous growth in readership and interest. Here are the Top 5 North American…
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