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MSHA Awards $10.5 Million in Grants to Provide Training, Promote Mine Safety and Health
October 10, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 43 states, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands to provide safety and health training designed to reduce and prevent mining workers’ injuries and illnesses. The department’s
MSHA Awards $985K to Fund Mine Safety Awareness, Education, Training in Key Mining Industry States
October 7, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $985,284 in grants to support the development and delivery of education and training by ten organizations that will help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in, and around the nation’s mines. Supported
Komatsu’s WX03 LHD Engineered for Demanding Underground Hard Rock Environments
October 7, 2022
Load-haul-dump (LHD) machines are a mainstay of any underground hard rock operation. Engineered for the most demanding mining environments, the Komatsu WX03 LHD is a 3-tonne diesel-powered heavy-duty machine designed for especially small, narrow vein applications with limited maneuvering space.
Appalachian Power Files New Lawsuit Against Coal Supplier American Consolidated Natural Resources
October 7, 2022
Appalachian Power has filed a second lawsuit against one of its largest coal suppliers, this time in New York City. Last Friday, the company filed a complaint in the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan against American Consolidated Natural
New MSHA Campaign to Focus on Miners Health
October 7, 2022
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has launched an initiative aligned with agency administrator Chris Williamson’s goal to “ensure that miners’ health is considered as important as miners’ safety.” One objective of the Miner Health Matters campaign, introduced Sept. 29
Missouri S&T Hosts Its 40th Annual Mine Rescue Competition
October 7, 2022
The Missouri Mine Rescue Association, in conjunction with Missouri S&T, hosted its 40th Annual Mine Rescue Competition at Missouri S&T Sept. 27-29, 2022, judged by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and Missouri Department of
Minnesota Senate Candidates Debate Moratorium on Mining Near Boundary Waters
October 6, 2022
Sen. Jen McEwen, DFL-Duluth, squared off against her District 8 challenger Alex Moe, also of Duluth, at a forum Tuesday alongside Senate District 3 candidates Grant Hauschild, DFL-Hermantown, and Andrea Zupancich, the Republican nominee from Babbitt. The forum was hosted
SilverCrest on Track to Commission Las Chispas Mine, Nearing First Metal Sale, Mexico
October 6, 2022
SilverCrest Metals released an update on commissioning activities at the company’s Las Chispas Mine located in Sonora, Mexico. “Starting up a new mining operation is a dynamic period, and our team and contractors continue to navigate and address mostly typical
Morien Resources Receives Regulatory Approval to Reopen Donkin Coal Mine in Nova Scotia, Canada
October 6, 2022
Morien Resources Corp. said that Kameron Collieries, owner and operator of the Donkin Coal Mine in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, has received regulatory approval to reopen the mine from the Nova Scotia provincial government. Production has resumed. The mine had
Rio Tinto to Invest $55 Million in Its Kennecott Copper Mine, Utah
October 5, 2022
The Kennecott Copper Mine has been a fixture of the Salt Lake Valley for over 100 years and on Tuesday, the mine announced that it will be moving mining operations underground in its next step to extract copper. The mine
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