Rio Tinto is now 100% owner of the Diavik diamond operation in Canada’s Northwest Territories after acquiring the remaining 40% it did not already own from Dominion Diamond Mines.
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Progress positive at Pumpkin Hollow: Nevada Copper
“Consistent progress” is the name of the game at Nevada Copper’s Pumpkin Hollow mine, with the miner reporting several changes and ramp-up advancements at the flagship complex in a new operational report.
Read MoreGold Mountain received permit, turns to producer
Vancouver-based company Gold Mountain Mining has received its mining permit – the first in the Canadian province in almost 10 years – and is concentrating on recording commercial production this month now that it has gone from explorer to producer.
Read MoreAmerican Resources taps contractor for Carnegie mine
American Resources has selected a contract miner to run production at its Carnegie 2 metallurgical carbon mine in Pike County, Ky.
Read MoreBKT Expands OTR Footprint in Canada
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 MoreEIA releases annual coal report
The 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 MoreMSHA: No mining operation meets POV criteria
For 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.
Read MoreWestern Uranium restarts Sunday mine
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…
Read MoreVirtual reality hazard awareness training program developed
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.
Read MoreLiebherr goes data-driven digital
Liebherr Mining unveiled its new technology portfolio of digital services during MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas this past week.
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