Teck, UBC invest in tailings research acceleration pact

Miner Teck and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have together announced a C$4 million investment in a professorship that will advance research and education in mine tailings management safety and sustainability. UBC is matching Teck’s $2 million endowment to fund lab-based research at undergraduate and graduate levels as well as a new professor to oversee the work. The latter…

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Missouri S&T research gone to the dogs

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) researchers have revealed they are conducting research using a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog to help in the often-perilous conditions found during mine emergencies. University senior Dustin Peterson recently supported a research project entitled “Research, Technological Innovations and Human Factors for Effective Miner Self-Escape from Underground Mine Emergencies,” part of a $4…

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Lynn Lake hits key permit milestones

Alamos Gold said the federal Environmental Impact Assessment for its Lynn Lake gold project in northern Manitoba, Canada, has been completed and a positive Decision Statement has been issued by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada.  Additionally, in accordance with the Environment Act, the Province of Manitoba has issued Environment Act Licenses for the project’s MacLellan and Gordon…

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American Resources commissions McCoy Elkhorn plant

Met coal producer American Resources has commissioned its McCoy Elkhorn processing facility in Pike County, Kentucky, for both internal and third-party processing as well as carbon-loading businesses, hedging its bets on enhanced production margins. The plant property, which has two facilities at 500-tons-per-hour and 800 t/h for a 1,300 t/h combined capacity, offers access to full logistics and two extensive…

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Vital Battery Metals taps CMG for future activities at Sting 

Vital Battery Metals has entered into an agreement to engage Coast Mountain Geological (CMG) for management and ongoing geological services of future exploration activities at its Sting copper project in western Newfoundland, Canada.  CMG offers a full range of services, including highly diversified international expertise to all aspects of the mineral exploration and geotechnical process. For over 30 years, the…

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Western announces Utah plant

Western Uranium & Vanadium recently announced the acquisition of property in Utah to build a state-of-the-art mineral processing plant. Site and facility design and permitting have begun. The facility will be designed and constructed to recover uranium, vanadium and cobalt from ore mined both from mines owned by Western and ore produced by other miners. It will utilize the latest…

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