OEM Sandvik selected a new executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), Cecilia Felton, effective February 1. Felton had most recently served as the company’s interim CFO, a seat held since November 2021. She has been with the Sandvik Group since 2018. Felton also held the positions of Director of Group M&A and Investments and Director of Group Business…
Read MoreCopper Mountain Mining, along with partners SMS Equipment, Komatsu, ABB, Clean BC and B.C. Hydro, has commissioned a trolley assist project at its namesake mine in southern British Columbia that will help it achieve its carbon intensity reduction goals.
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The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has lauded the introduction of the Mining Schools Act of 2022, also known as the Technology Grants to Strengthen Domestic Mining Education Act of 2022.
Read MoreAppalachian coal miner Corsa Coal has accepted the resignation of Robert (Bob) Schneid as its president and chief executive officer.
Read MoreCameco revealed in its recent fourth-quarter earnings report that it will restart its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill in Saskatchewan, Canada, after nearly three years of being in care and maintenance.
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The U.S. Department of Energy said in a Federal Register announcement last week that the National Coal Council is being re-established as the National Advisory Committee on Coal.
Read MoreSolvay confirmed expansion plans for its Mount Pleasant, Tenn., facility in December that will increase copper solvent extraction (SX) product capacity by about 20%. The company said the copper market is projected to surge over the next 10 years from a number of end-use industries, which has led to growing demand from mining operations for its ACORGA and ACORGA OPT…
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Metso Outotec landed a €17 million order for key grinding equipment for ArcelorMittal’s Las Truchas iron ore processing facility in Mexico, which is currently undergoing a refurbishment. The 2.3-million-ton-per-year plant will be getting two new Premier grinding mills under the transaction, each with installed power of 19 megawatts, as well as an in-house designed Mill Reline Machine to permit the…
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Barrick has appointed Christine Keener to serve as its chief operating officer for the company’s North American region. Her duties are effective in February. Keener, a veteran of finance, strategy, operational and commercial roles, previously served as vice president of Europe and North America for Alcoa. Prior to that, she was a certified public accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. “She has a…
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Fresnillo and MAG Silver said in a January 2022 operational update for the Juanicipio project in the Fresnillo silver trends in Mexico that the project’s commissioning progress remains on schedule despite obstacles with power as well as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The silver-lead-zinc-gold project, which is 56% owned by Fresnillo and 44% by MAG Silver, also has been at the…
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