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Rock Tech Lithium Appoints Markus Brügmann as Chief Executive Officer
January 12, 2022
Rock Tech Lithium has appointed Markus Brügmann as chief executive officer effective immediately. Markus Brügmann has extensive experience at large international corporations, such as Mitsubishi Power and ABB, where he built up and managed global business units. He brings experience
Interior Department Defends Trump-era Coal Mining Plans for The Powder River Basin
January 12, 2022
The Biden administration in a Friday court filing defended a Trump-era policy that advocates say disregarded a court order to consider coal alternatives in the Powder River Basin. In a 2018 decision, the U.S. Federal District Court in Montana ordered
Ranchero Gold Appoints Brian Szeto as President
January 12, 2022
Ranchero Gold Corp. has appointed Brian Szeto as president, effective immediately. Brian Szeto is an accomplished mining executive with more than 20 years of experience in mining and finance gained from a series of progressively senior management roles with a
Tesla Signs Deal for First U.S. Nickel Supply with Talon Metals
January 11, 2022
A junior mining company hoping to open an underground mine in Aitkin County has agreed to provide nickel to the largest electric car manufacturer. Talon Metals and Tesla on Monday said they had reached six-year agreement that Tesla would buy
Economic Impact Study Expected Today for Piedmont Lithium’s Carolina Lithium Project, North Carolina
January 11, 2022
Tuesday, a UNC Charlotte business professor will present an economic impact study of the proposed lithium mining operation in Gaston County. Piedmont Lithium is working to get approval to build four different mines across 1,500 acres of land. Lithium extracted
BHP Invests $50 Million in Development-ready Kabanga Nickel Mine, Tanzania
January 11, 2022
Australia-based BHP has announced an investment of $50 million in a development-ready nickel sulphide deposit in western Tanzania. The company will invest $40 million to speed up the development of the Kabanga Nickel project to produce battery-grade nickel, cobalt and
Rio Tinto Orders Wabtec FLXdrive Battery Locomotives to Reduce Emissions
January 11, 2022
Wabtec Corporation and Rio Tinto announced today an order for four FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives to support sustainable operations of the mining company’s rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The 100 percent, battery-powered locomotive will help Rio Tinto’s
BLM Reclaims Cottonwood Creek Bentonite Mine, Wyoming
January 11, 2022
A hazardous former bentonite mine in northwest Wyoming has been reclaimed to address safety concerns, the Bureau of Land Management announced recently. The Cottonwood Creek Bentonite Mine, which sits on public land three miles north of Cody, was abandoned in
Fatality at Sunrise Coal’s Mine in Oaktown, Indiana
January 10, 2022
A coal miner died in an underground accident in southern Indiana, authorities said Saturday. The incident occurred late Friday at the Sunrise mine in Oaktown in Knox County, near the border with Illinois, Sullivan County Sheriff Clark Cottom said. No
Fatality from Roof Collapse at Laurel Aggregates’ Lake Lynn Mine, Pennsylvania
January 10, 2022
Authorities say a worker has died after a roof collapse at a southwestern Pennsylvania mine. The state Department of Environmental Protection said a mine rescue safety team was dispatched after the collapse was reported Friday afternoon at Laurel Aggregates’ Lake
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