{"id":8626,"date":"2024-09-30T21:30:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T21:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=8626"},"modified":"2024-09-30T21:30:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T21:30:16","slug":"nma-niosh-osmre-honor-safety-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/30\/nma-niosh-osmre-honor-safety-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"NMA, NIOSH, OSMRE honor safety, tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a ceremony in Las Vegas, Nev., the National Mining Association<\/a> (NMA), the U.S. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) honored outstanding achievements in mine safety, technology and reclamation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety<\/strong>
The NMA\u2019s Sentinels of Safety Award recognizes coal and mineral mining operations in 10 categories for recording the most hours in a calendar year without a single lost-time injury. A minimum of 4,000 hours is required for award consideration. The award categories reflect the safety accomplishments of both small and large mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twenty American mining operations \u2013 six coal mines and 14 mineral\/metal mines \u2013 were honored for their extraordinary safety performance in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo matter the size of the company, or the material mined, these awards show that safety is of the utmost importance across this diverse and vibrant industry,\u201d said Rich Nolan, NMA president and CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the demand for mined materials continues to grow, so does our industry\u2019s unshakeable focus on safety, and the innovative ways that modern mining utilizes advanced technologies to reduce risks across the mine environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initiated in 1923 by then Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover, a former mining engineer, the Sentinels of Safety Award program remains the nation\u2019s most prestigious recognition of mine safety and has helped foster a strong safety commitment on the part of U.S. mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: all recipients marked with an asterisk* are members of the NMA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipients for 2023 include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Large Group Category<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Large Coal Processing, Shoal Creek Mine, Peabody,* Oakman, Ala.
\u2022 Large Metal\/Nonmetal Mill, Red Dog Operations, Teck Alaska Inc.,* Kotzebue, Alaska
\u2022 Large Underground Metal, Leeville, Nevada Gold Mines operated by Barrick,* Carlin, Nev.
\u2022 Large Bank or Pit, Lamesa Plant, US Silica Co., La Mesa, Texas
\u2022 Large Dredge, Briggs Plant, Vulcan Construction Materials LLC, Victoria, Texas
\u2022 Large Open Pit, Bald Mountain Mine, KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc.,* Ely, Nev.
\u2022 Large Quarry, Pennsuco Quarry, Titan Florida LLC, Medley, Fla.
\u2022 Large Surface Coal, El Segundo, Peabody Energy Company,* Grants, N.M.
\u2022 Large Underground Coal, Skyline Mine #3, Canyon Fuel Company, Helper, Utah
\u2022 Large Underground Nonmetal, Ames Mine, Martin Marietta Materials Inc,. Ames, Iowa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Small Group Category<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Small Underground Metal, Twin Underground, Nevada Gold Mines operated by Barrick,* Golconda, Nev.
\u2022 Small Bank or Pit, Mission Materials, Mission Materials, Wantage, N.J.
\u2022 Small Coal Processing, #1 Plant, N F C Mining Inc., Prestonsburg, Ky.
\u2022 Small Dredge, Kimaterials Incorporated, Kimaterials Inc, Old Monroe, Mo.
\u2022 Small Metal\/Nonmetal Mill, Aggrock Quarry, Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg Inc., Charlestown, Ind.
\u2022 Small Open Pit, Stripping Crew, River Products Company Inc, Iowa City, Iowa
\u2022 Small Quarry, Cleveland Quarry, Vulcan Construction Materials LLC, Cleveland, Tenn.
\u2022 Small Surface Coal, Boone North No. 1 Surface Mine, Raven Crest Contracting LLC, Ashford, W.Va.
\u2022 Small Underground Coal, Trace Fork #2, Coking Coal LLC, Eolia, Ky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Small Underground Nonmetal, Wingdale Mine, Wingdale Materials LLC, Wingdale, N.Y.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Technology<\/strong>
In addition, NIOSH also recognized winners with its annual Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovation Awards. Honorees are selected due to the significant advancements they have made to enhance mine safety by applying technology or improved processes in innovative ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following companies will be recognized for 2024:<\/p>\n\n\n\n