A Rio Tinto executive said U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s new administration should focus on speeding up the permitting process for its stalled Resolution copper mine in Arizona, reported Reuters. The mine could supply more than one-quarter of the country’s domestic copper needs. The new Trump administration would be able to either approve or block the proposed underground operation. The news…
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Luca Mining completes Tahuehueto mine
Luca Mining Corp. has completed construction of its Tahuehueto underground operation in Durango State, Mexico. The gold mine has a 1,000-tonne-per-day nameplate processing capacity. “We are extremely pleased with our progress at the Tahuehueto gold mine. Processing rates are currently averaging 450 [t/d] and we expect to steadily increase over the coming weeks to reach commercial production in September 2024,”…
Read MoreMSHA identifies West Virginia mine as chronic violator
As a result of its second 2023 pattern of violations (POV) screening, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has identified Mine No. 39 in McDowell County, W.Va., as a chronic violator. The underground mine is operated by Twin State Mining. MSHA said that the mine met the initial POV criteria for the existence of a pattern of violations under section…
Read MoreRecognizing excellence
It’s award season for many as the year comes to a close – but hearing about award-winning technology is always especially interesting, as many serve as a barometer for trends we as an industry will later see. One of the newest groups of awardees come from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Program, which recently announced…
Read Morei-80 Gold sees ‘substantial opportunity’ in Granite Creek PEA
The Granite Creek project in Nevada – one of four projects being advanced by i-80 Gold – has made significant progress since being acquired in April 2021 and recently was given more positive news in the form of the project’s PEA report. The explorer said the new asset in Humboldt County has an after-tax net present value (NPV) of US$244.9…
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