The Government of Canada said it is investing more than $15 million to accelerate the commercialization of made-in-Canada mining solutions that will better equip the country’s sector. Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Honourable François-Philippe Champagne recently named 24 recipients of support selected through the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA) Network’s second call for proposals: Baie Minerals Destiny Copper DMT…
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Goldrush deploys Micromine Pitram
Micromine’s innovative fleet management system and mine control solution – Micromine Pitram – has been successfully deployed at Nevada Gold Mines’ Goldrush underground mine in the Elko region of Nevada. Phase 1 of the implementation consolidates and monitors production data, including shift and daily production schedules of loaders, trucks and drill fleets, in addition to improving accuracy on yield forecasting.…
Read MoreKennecott Bingham Canyon picks Cat MineStar
Caterpillar and Utah dealer wheeler Machinery have completed the installation of a Cat MineStar fleet management system at Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Bingham Canyon copper mine outside Salt Lake City. The operation opted to deploy MineStar fleet over an upgrade of its previous fleet management system, and with the new implementation the site’s equipment tracking, production recording, material management and truck…
Read MoreMSHA’s silica proposal released
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal by its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to amend current federal standards to “better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards related to exposure to respirable crystalline silica, or silica dust.” The proposed rule change will ensure miners have at least the same level of protections as workers in other industries. “Unhealthy levels…
Read MoreMSHA reports 22nd fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on June 8, a miner died at Thomas Walsh’s N. Attleboro Plant, Bristol County, Mass., after climbing over the handrail onto a conveyor belt to gain access to a magnet belt that needed adjustment. When the miner stepped onto the magnet belt, the belt started, throwing the miner 16 feet to the ground below. This is the…
Read MoreDrilling supplier FRD-USA opens Reno facility
Ohio-based FRD-USA has put out the welcome mat for its newest U.S. branch location in Reno, Nevada. Core to the new 9,000-square-foot location, the company said, is to expand its rock drill division by stocking both down-the-hole and top-hammer crawler drills and rock drill parts, and performing shop and field service. Additionally, the facility will inventory select hydraulic breaker parts,…
Read MoreRio Tinto to invest more than $900 million in Kennecott complex
In an effort to strengthen its supply of copper in the United States, Rio Tinto said it is making several investments — totaling $918 million – at its Kennecott complex outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The miner said $498 million of funding was approved to deliver underground development and infrastructure for an area of the mine known as the…
Read MoreNevada Copper continues toward Pumpkin Hollow restart
Nevada Copper has provided an update on the progress of its operating restart activities at the Pumpkin Hollow underground copper mine in Nevada. The company said Small Mine Development commenced underground activities on June 1. Six working faces were made available to the contractor to accelerate primary and secondary lateral development. Nevada Copper said mine development in the EN Zone,…
Read MoreAlpha Metallurgical faces shipment delays
Alpha Metallurgical Resources said two separate operational challenges are expected to delay certain shipments that would have otherwise occurred within the second quarter.
Read MoreNorth Antelope Rochelle partially operational after tornado
A total of six workers were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries and asset damage is still being assessed at America’s largest producing coal mine, the North Antelope Rochelle (NARM) complex in Wyoming, after a tornado struck the property on June 23. A spokesperson for the mine’s owner, Peabody Energy, told Miners News and North American Mining magazine on Monday morning, June…
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