Caren Hoffman was appointed to lead the global mining solutions business for BASF, effective January 1. The move is intended to focus the group on the development and marketing of innovative chemistries and digital applications that offer sustainable solutions for the mineral processing industry. “My goal is to increase awareness about what our innovative chemistry, coupled with our scientific artificial…
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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…
Read MoreExcelsior gets OK for Johnson Camp leach pad
Excelsior Mining has received notification of approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for a new leach pad at the Johnson Camp mine (JCM) facility. The aquifer protection permit (APP) for Johnson Camp was amended to include the construction and operation of a heap leach pad to produce copper from the legacy open pits at Johnson Camp in…
Read MoreHighest-grade rare earth deposit uncovered in Montana
Salt Lake City-based private rare earth developer U.S. Critical Materials has revealed it has discovered a billion-dollar “game-changer” for the industry in Montana: the highest-grade REE deposit in the United States. The company said Sheep Creek, as it has been named, has had its levels confirmed by analyses from independent Canadian-based Activation Labs. “U.S. Critical Materials has nearly 9% TREO…
Read MoreDOL offers safety app for Spanish-speaking miners
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Miner Safety and Health app for iOS and Android devices is now available in Spanish. In August 2022, the Mine Safety and Health Administration launched the app’s original version. With today’s launch, Spanish-speaking miners will have access to the app’s benefits. Users will need to switch their phone settings to Spanish to…
Read MoreArizona Sonoran plans for the new year
Arizona Sonoran Copper Company has announced its 2023 work plan for the Cactus Property, inclusive of the Cactus and Parks/Salyer projects near Casa Grande, Ariz. All work streams this year will feed into the planned Prefeasibility Study (PFS) due in the fourth quarter 2023/first quarter 2024, and includes drilling, metallurgy, detailed engineering, permitting and technical studies, along with continued efforts…
Read MoreLiberty Star Minerals renews, expands Arizona permits
Mineral explorer Liberty Star Minerals said the Arizona State Land Department has issued renewal notifications for 21 mineral exploration permits covering the company’s wholly owned Hay Mountain project including the Red Rock Canyon gold project. Additionally, Liberty Star has received a new permit comprising 80 acres as part of the company’s ongoing 240 acres claim area over the Robbers Roost…
Read MorePan American to spin out Utah project
Canadian-based Pan American Energy has confirmed plans to spin out its Green Energy lithium project in the Paradox Basin, Grand County, Utah, so it can focus on its other projects including the Horizon lithium project in Nevada. The company, which will place Green Energy into a wholly owned subsidiary, will also be turning its attention to its Big Mack lithium…
Read MoreBechtel awarded EPCM for Thacker Pass
Lithium Americas, developer of the Thacker Pass project in Nevada’s Lithium Valley, has selected Bechtel for the complex’s engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract while all await the project’s final regulatory Record of Decision. Lithium Americas President and CEO Jonathan Evans said the selection of Bechtel is a “significant milestone” in advancing the Orovada, Nev., mine toward production. The…
Read MoreNevada Gold Mines going solar
Barrick Gold-owned and operated Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) has taken the first shovel of dirt from the ground near Dunphy, Nev., for a 200-megawatt, alternating current (MWAC) photovoltaic solar facility that will help to fast-track the company’s decarbonization program. The TS Solar Facility, which will be adjacent to NGM’s TS Power Plant, will be constructed in one phase with commercial…
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