Polydeck Screen Corp. announced the grand opening of a highly anticipated manufacturing expansion on October 31 at its Spartanburg, S.C., headquarters. The company has purchased an additional building with more than 36,000 square feet next to its current campus that will help increase capacity and keep up with current and expected future demand. Along with the additional square footage, the…
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First Mode brings proving grounds to Pacific Northwest
Carbon reduction company First Mode has established a first-of-its-kind proving grounds in Washington state to test and optimize ultra-class mining haul trucks as well as associated hydrogen refueling infrastructure. The First Mode Proving Grounds, which includes an outdoor work yard and office space, is located at the TransAlta Centralia Mine, a former coal mine now in the process of reclamation.…
Read MoreJansen hits deep shaft milestone
BHP’s Jansen potash project in Canada has celebrated the successful completion of the excavation and lining of two 1,000-meter deep shafts – the largest of their kind in Saskatchewan. The miner said it was a big step toward bringing online Jansen, which is planned to be the largest potash producing mine in the world. The anticipated initial capacity of the…
Read MoreStandard Lithium one step closer to DLE patents
Standard Lithium said the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued Notices of Allowance for two of three pending U.S. patent applications for elements of its innovative Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) processes. The Canadian-based technology and lithium development company anticipates the issue of the formal registration of the “Process for Recovering Lithium from Brines” patents (serial no.16/410,523 and…
Read MoreTeck Resources sells Fort Hills interest
Canadian miner Teck Resources has agreed to sell its 21.3% interest in the Fort Hills Energy LP and certain associated downstream assets to Suncor Energy for C$1 billion in cash. The Fort Hills Energy LP owns the Fort Hills oil sands mine in northern Alberta. The deal boosts Suncor’s stake in the project to 75.4%. Total E&P Canada holds the…
Read MoreSingle fatality at Pennsylvania mine
Corsa Coal confirmed the death of one miner this week at its Acosta Deep Mine site in Somerset County, Pa. The unidentified worker was found unresponsive during routine maintenance activities during the late morning hours local time on October 22, the company said Oct. 24. There were no active operations at the Jenner Township mine on that day, and operations…
Read MoreFirst coal leaves New Consol mine
Consol Energy’s newest mine, the Itmann coal complex in Wyoming County, West Virginia, has commissioned its preparation plant and has loaded and shipped its first train. The plant started operating in late September. The first loaded train left Oct. 12. When fully operational, Itmann No. 5 is expected to produce about 900,000 tons annually of premium low-vol metallurgical coking coal…
Read More‘Critical incident’ halts ops at Brucejack
Newcrest Mining has confirmed a “critical incident” at its Brucejack gold and silver mine in British Columbia, Canada that has prompted it to suspend operations.
Read MoreMSHA reports 22nd fatality of 2022
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Sept. 28, a miner at Teichert Inc.’s Spanish Springs plant, Washoe County, Nev., died when he was engulfed in a collapsed stockpile. The miner was working close to the toe of the stockpile to remove material off the top of a surge tunnel’s feeder to clear a blockage. This is the 22nd fatality reported…
Read MoreUSW, Cleveland-Cliffs ratify contract
Cleveland-Cliffs has confirmed a new four-year labor agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) labor union that includes about 12,000 of its workers.
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