The National Mining Hall of Fame in Leadville, Colo., has announced its inductee selections for the 2022 National Mining Hall of Fame. The inductees, selected by the group’s board of governors, are being honored for a number of significant contributions, from trailblazing a commitment to sustainability concepts and leading the mineral royalty business to building academic mining programs and innovations…
Read More
This issue’s Woman in Mining profile is an example in strength mentorship and constant learning. NAM learns more about her mission to educate, elevate and empower. Resa Furey has said she has a mission to make a positive difference for women in the industry. As an active member of groups like Women in Mining, SME, CIM and PDAC, along with…
Read MoreArtificial intelligence has long appeared in science fiction. But it’s now coming to a mine near you (if it’s not already there). By Jonathan Rowland In the early years of the 20th century, American author L. Frank Baum created the Land of Oz – and with it, two contrasting examples of living, intelligent machines. The first and most famous of…
Read MoreEvaluating An Embedded Monitoring Solution Based On The Industrial Internet Of Things (IIoT) And LoRaWAN Technologies To Keep Track Of Rollers’ Service Life. By Ralf Luis de Moura, Alex Calegari Fracaroli, Danilo Bibancos, Eduardo Martinelli and Luiz Paulo Barreto Abstract Industry 4.0 is influencing the mining industry segment; from this influence, digital transformation projects arise by implementing new technologies to…
Read More
Maintenance Represents A Significant Cost To Mining Companies. It’s Time To Do It Smarter.
Read MoreAt the start of every year, everyone – in addition to making resolutions they usually do not keep – wants to know what’s to come for the year. Like the Seer of Seers Punxsutawney Phil, the famous weather-prognosticating groundhog of my western Pennsylvania hometown, the key to happiness and success always seems to come from someone (or something) telling us…
Read More
Appalachian coal miner Alpha Metallurgical Resources has promoted Dan Horn to serve as its executive vice president and chief commercial officer, effective January 25. Horn, a 40-year mining industry veteran, had most recently served as president of Alpha Metallurgical Coal Sales as well as executive vice president of sales for Alpha Metallurgical Resources. He previously held the seats for senior…
Read MoreThe Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has offered congratulations to its five newest inductees for 2022.
Read MoreThe Alabama Mining Association (AMA) announced the winners of the inaugural AMA Safety and Sustainability Awards. Winners were announced on Nov. 16 at the association’s first annual Safety and Sustainability Awards Dinner at The Club in Birmingham, Ala. The winners were announced by members of the same panel of high-profile, independent judges that graded the award applications: Samuel Pierce, Mine Safety and…
Read More
AspenTech Vice President And General Manager Of Metals And Mining Jeannette McGill Talks About The Digital Mine Transformation And How The Industry Is Faring On The Journey. As quickly as digitization in mining emerged, it is changing and evolving. Are operations really ready for what’s next? With the worlds of artificial intelligence, machine learning, data integration and other key technologies…
Read More