Pennsylvania is taking the next step toward a potential surface mine in Cambria and Somerset counties with the convening of virtual public information events. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced in January that it was planning a virtual public information event regarding the proposed Rosebud Mining Mine 78 Surface Mine No. 3. “Rosebud applied for the new surface coal…
Read MoreTwo Canadian miners are beginning 2022 with new leadership: Western Copper and Gold and Rugby Mining. Western officials announced January 13 that it appointed Ken Engquist as chief operating officer, effective Jan. 15; Engquist will oversee operations for Western Copper and Gold and its wholly owned Casino copper-gold deposit in Yukon, Canada. A 30-year leadership and de-risking veteran, Engquist has…
Read MoreCanadian-based global copper miner First Quantum appointed Tristan Pascall, the company’s current COO, to take over as CEO this year. He succeeds his father, chairman and CEO Phillip Pascall, who will retire from the role in May. The transition will become effective during the miner’s 2022 annual general meeting. The elder Pascall will remain chairman of the company’s board. Robert…
Read MoreIn its latest report, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said that the nation’s mines produced approximately $90.4 billion in nonfuel mineral commodities in 2021 – a $9.7 billion increase over the 2020 revised total of $80.7 billion.
Read MorePeter Merritts, chief operating officer of Pennsylvania-based Corsa Coal, has retired from the company effective February 1, the company has announced.
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In late November, Teck Resources committed the first mine in what it says will be a portfolio-wide effort to the Copper Mark responsible production initiative. The operator said in its dedication to the voluntary framework it has first signed up Highland Valley Copper outside of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It now plans to verify each of its copper operations. To…
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BacTech Environmental Corp. hired David Tingey as chief operating officer in January. He will oversee operations development and management across the company, setting and driving strategic recommendations that support immediate shareholder interests in its Ponce Enriquez, Ecuador bioleaching project and its evolving South American growth strategy. The strategic addition of Tingey comes on the heels of the company announcing robust…
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Americas Gold and Silver, which said in December 2021 that operations had recommenced at its Cosalá operations in Sinaloa, Mexico, achieved nameplate production levels at its mill in early January. The miner had held the mine on idle in large part due to a 19-month illegal blockade. It said in November all of its workers had been recalled. The now-fully…
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After executives alluded to the company’s intention earlier last year, Orica confirmed its divestment of its Minova business to European investment firm Aurelius Group. The transaction is valued at A$180 million. Orica’s MD and CEO Sanjeev Gandhi said the sale of the business was consistent with its “refreshed strategy” that includes classifying Minova, which has a specialty in ground support…
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Sandvik announced in late December it had inked a deal to take over Australian mine planning software maker Deswik, and that the newly acquired company would be a major component to the establishment of new division Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions’ Digital Mining Technologies. The OEM said Deswik fills a value chain gap in its offerings, giving it upstream coverage…
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