Conveyor producer ASGCO, previously headquartered in Allentown, Pa., has made the move to its new facility location in Nazareth, Pa., about a year after first announcing its plans. The company recently celebrated the grand opening of the new 194,500-square-foot location that it built on Bangor Road. Construction first began in July 2020. Within the space, about 30,000 sq. ft. will…
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Liebherr USA Co. has launched a new partnership with Virginia Beach, Va.-based Advanced Technology Institute (ATI). The manufacturer will host up to six students each year who are attending ATI in the Heavy Vehicle Technology program. ATI’s Heavy Vehicle Technology program offers diesel repair training in a hands-on shop environment where students have the opportunity to work on manual and…
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Raja Ramani, professor emeritus of mining and geo-environmental engineering at Pennsylvania State University, has been selected as an inductee into the National Mining Hall of Fame for the Class of 2021. The longtime industry veteran and mine ventilation expert will be inducted into the NMHF on Oct. 23 in Denver, Colo. “I was humbled, but more than that, my first…
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Canadian gold explorer and Cariboo project owner Osisko Development has appointed Marina Katusa to its board of directors. Katusa has more than 15 years of business experience in mineral exploration, research analysis, strategic planning and corporate development. She earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in geology and earth and ocean science…
Read MoreHexagon’s Mining Division announced earlier this summer that it partnered with Fatigue Science and, combined with its real-time operator alertness and collision avoidance solutions, Hexagon can help customers further protect and optimize people and equipment with Fatigue Science’s Readi platform for predictive fatigue management. The partnership underscored the pair’s completion of a 360-degree safety management platform that can provide complete,…
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After wrapping up the refurbishment of the New Britannia mill in Snow Lake, Manitoba, in June, Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals has confirmed the commencement of gold production at the site along with first gold.
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According to a Reuters report from June 11, Canadian Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson has said that the country will not approve any new thermal coal mining projects or plans for expansions to existing operations, citing environmental damage. Wilkinson reportedly said that thermal coal was the single largest climate change contributor. “The government considers that these…
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U.S. mines produced approximately $82.3 billion in minerals in 2020 – about $1.5 billion lower than the 2019 revised total of $83.7 billion, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This information comes from the 26th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report from the USGS National Minerals Information Center, which was released in late June. The report is a comprehensive source of…
Read MoreThe Mining Association of Canada (MAC) in April released updates to its Toward Sustainable Mining (TSM) standards to align with global outlines for tailings management.
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On April 30, Gold Mountain confirmed receipt of its Notice of Departure (NoD) allowing it to begin construction of the Elk Gold project near Merritt, British Columbia, Canada, its wholly owned asset.
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