MSHA reported that on May 19, a miner at Silver Lake mine in San Bernardino County, Calif., died when the haul truck he was operating traveled through a berm and over an approximately 40-ft. highwall to the bench below.
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Voith Turbo recently celebrated its 50th anniversary of the company operating in the United States at its York, Pa., location.
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US Critical Materials and Idaho National Laboratory have entered into a Phase II Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to establish a pilot-scale processing plant capable of producing rare earths domestically.
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Metso held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new service center in Prince George, British Columbia, on June 4. Situated in the heart of a key Canadian mining region, the center is expected to be fully operational by early 2026.
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Canadian miners Hudbay Minerals and SSR Mining have temporarily suspended operations in Western Canada as an outbreak of fires spread across the region’s north.
Read MoreIoneer has announced a 308% upgrade to the ore reserve estimate for its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in southern Nevada. It has more than quadrupled from 60 million tonnes (Mt) in 2020 to 247 Mt, delivering a mine life of 95 years. “Today’s updated reserve and mine plan reinforces the importance of Rhyolite Ridge’s remarkable mineralogy. Our ore reserve estimate…
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has launched the new MSHA Information Hub to help miners, operators, contractors and other stakeholders quickly find answers to their most frequently asked questions. The MSHA Information Hub makes it easier than ever to access important safety and health information and serves as a centralized resource for compliance assistance…
Read MoreThe Trump administration has decided to scrap plans to terminate the leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), reported the Associated Press. Earlier this year, the Department of Government Efficiency had projected closing the offices would save $18 million. A statement released by a Department of Labor spokesperson said it has been working closely with…
Read MoreArtemis Gold officially opened its Blackwater mine, Canada’s newest gold-silver mine, in central British Columbia on May 30 with members of the federal, local and Indigenous governments, industry associations, and other stakeholders in attendance. “Today marks the official opening of Blackwater mine after an industry leading 22 months of construction and three months of commissioning, a phenomenal achievement in our…
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a Native American group’s case to block a land swap for the Resolution Copper project in Arizona, reported Reuters. The government is now free to start a process that would give Rio Tinto and BHP access to the land. The justices turned away the appeal by nonprofit Apache Stronghold, which argued that…
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