The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on March 15, a miner at Vulcan Materials’ Fort Pierce Mine in St Lucie County, Fla., drowned when the ground sloughed, causing the excavator he was operating to topple into a water-filled pit. The excavator became submerged in approximately 25 feet of water. This is the 12th fatality reported in 2023,…
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Hochschild exits Snip gold project
Hochschild Mining has terminated its option to earn-in a 60% interest in Skeena Resources’ Snip gold project in British Columbia, Canada.
Read MoreFranklin Electric Announces Recipients for Outstanding Achievement
Franklin Electric Co. Inc. recently held its annual Commercial Summit, a gathering of team members from business units throughout the Americas. The event is an important start to the year, providing time for strategic planning and educational training. It also gives the company a chance to celebrate the previous year’s sales and service achievements across its water operations. The winners…
Read MoreWeir cuts ribbon at new Vancouver facility
Weir Motion Metrics recently opened the doors to its newest location, a manufacturing and distribution center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which it will use for manufacturing, research and development, and demonstrations.
Read MoreDOE to invest in first-ever critical minerals facility
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said it has earmarked $16 million for two projects in West Virginia and North Dakota for the development of a first-of-its-kind rare earth element and critical minerals extraction and separation refinery.
Read MoreNIOSH to offer black lung screenings
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) said it will offer free, confidential black lung screenings to coal miners this month through a mobile testing unit at convenient community and mine locations.
Read MoreJervois halts construction at ICO
Australian operator Jervois Global is citing ongoing low cobalt prices and inflationary impacts on construction costs in the U.S. for its decision to suspend final construction efforts at its Idaho Cobalt Operations mine in Idaho’s Salmon Challis National Forest.
Read MoreSandvik wins Mexican BEV equipment order
Sandvik has secured its third-largest battery-electric vehicle order to date, a SEK 650 million (US$62.6 million) equipment purchase from Torex Gold to outfit its fleet at the Media Luna project set to go into commercial production in 2025.
Read MoreFire ongoing at Peabody’s Shoal Creek
Peabody teams are working with federal regulators on a re-entry plan after a fire was discovered at Peabody Energy’s Shoal Creek longwall coal mine outside of Birmingham, Ala., late last week.
Read MoreKey permits received for Clayton Valley DLE plant
Pure Energy Minerals and partner SLB have received all of the needed key permit approvals for the construction and operation of a direct lithium extraction (DLE) pilot plant at the Clayton Valley lithium brine project in Esmeralda County, Nev. SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger, and Pure Energy confirmed the final required permit for the pilot plant at CV was effective…
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