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…
Read MoreTalon Metals, through its wholly owned subsidiary Talon Nickel (USA), has secured a site currently owned by Westmoreland Mining as the future location of its Beulah Minerals Processing Facility in North Dakota. Talon and Westmoreland have signed an option agreement for Talon to secure a 256-acre portion of a former coal mine site near Beulah, and the associated 7-mile rail…
Read MoreNational Mining Association EVP and COO Katie Sweeney recently spoke before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on methods to enhance domestic mineral supply chains. Sweeney, in her testimony, outlined how China has established and continues to maintain such an advantage in the global minerals market. “China’s strong supply chain position…
Read MoreIn a push to strengthen U.S. energy and manufacturing security, the U.S. Energy Department confirmed the designation of metallurgical coal as a critical material under the Energy Act of 2020. On May 23 U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said the addition is in line with President Trump’s Executive Order “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry” and will underscore the…
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