Full-scale construction has officially commenced at one of Canada’s biggest new gold operations, with the breaking of ground by Equinox Gold at its Greenstone operation northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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Komatsu, Proterra collaborate on electrification
Vehicle electrification technology group Proterra and equipment producer Komatsu have teamed up to bring electrification technology to underground mining machines.
Read MoreAllegiance to take over Drummond’s Short Creek
Australian miner Allegiance Coal, which is growing its operational presence in the United States, has confirmed it will acquire Drummond Coal’s Short Creek underground mine outside of Birmingham, Ala.
Read MoreBeaufor mine, Beacon mill nearing restart: Monarch
Monarch Mining, owner of the Beaufor gold operation in Quebec, Canada, has provided an update to its work on the mine and the Beacon mill as it prepares to restart the complex in 2022.
Read MoreWomen in Mining national conference readies welcome mat
The annual national conference of Women in Mining USA is set to begin this week in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a lengthy wait thanks to the pandemic.
Read MoreFirst Cobalt receives permit for refinery project
Canadian-based First Cobalt, owner of a hydrometallurgical refinery in Ontario, Canada, has received the second of three key permits that will recommission the facility in time for positive market trends.
Read MoreAmerican Resources taps contractor for Carnegie mine
American Resources has selected a contract miner to run production at its Carnegie 2 metallurgical carbon mine in Pike County, Ky.
Read MoreNIOSH study finds inconsistent hearing protection use
A new study from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates that more than half of noise-exposed workers didn’t use hearing protection “always” or “usually” when exposed to hazardous occupational noise. Hearing protection device (HPD) non-use was only measured in workers who reported exposure to noise on the job.
Read MoreSME-PCMIA 2021 conference ready to convene
The annual joint gathering of the Pittsburgh section of the Society for Metallurgy, Mining and Exploration (SME) and the Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America (PCMIA) is ready to roll out the red carpet to hundreds next week near Pittsburgh, Pa.
Read MoreClayton Valley pilot plant ready
Lithium exploration company Cypress Development has completed the assembly of its pilot plant for the Clayton Valley lithium project in Nevada.
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