BKT Tires Canada Inc. announced an off-the-road (OTR) tire supply alliance with Fountain Tire. Effective immediately, Fountain Tire will have full access to BKT’s OTR product line-up for sale through its locations across Canada. “This alliance allows BKT to expand our OTR footprint in Canada,” said Rajiv Poddar, joint managing director of Balkrishna Industries Ltd. “By aligning with Fountain Tire, we are…
Read MoreThe U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Coal Report 2020, which provides a closer look at the country’s coal industry. Coal production last year dropped 24.2%, according to the report, to 535.4 million short tons.
Read MoreFor the seventh year in a row, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) found none of the nation’s 12,000 mining operations met the criteria for one of the agency’s toughest enforcement tools, its pattern of violations (POV) screening.
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Western Uranium and Vanadium said in July it had restarted the Sunday mine complex in San Miguel County, Colorado, for both mining and exploration development The complex includes the Sunday, West Sunday, Carnation and St. June mines. The base of operations for the interconnected assets, which used to be St. Jude, will now be the Sunday operation as significant underground…
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Underground and surface mines can be hazardous places, so when it comes to safety training in the mining profession, the old saying “practice makes perfect” holds true. To improve hazard safety instruction, a team at South Dakota Mines has spent the past year developing a virtual reality (VR) training module that mimics a mining environment.
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Liebherr Mining unveiled its new technology portfolio of digital services during MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas this past week.
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Fellow Manitoba, Canada companies K-Tec Earthmovers and Cypher Environmental have formed a strategic alliance to advance more efficient mining worldwide via new, improved mine site management methods.
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Gold miner West Vault Mining has lost its president and CEO R. Michael Jones, as the executive has resigned effective September 1.
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Beumer has expanded its North American presence with the opening of a new office in Denver, Colo.
Read MoreCanadian-based Aurcana Silver has initiated commissioning of the processing plant at its Revenue Virginius mine in Ouray, Colo., and recorded first ore through the mill.
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