MSHA 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…

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Recognizing 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…

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i-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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