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Rimfire Pacific Mining’s Managing Director John Kaminsky to Retire, Craig Riley Appointed CEO
January 29, 2019
Rimfire Pacific Mining NL Managing Director John Kaminsky is to retire from his position at the end of January after 13 years with the company He will stay on as a non-executive director until March 31, 2019, and will continue
President of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology Lars Engström to Leave Sandvik
January 25, 2019
Lars Engström, president of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, will leave Sandvik during 2019 after the appointment of a successor. Lars Engström has since 2016 been a member of Sandvik Group’s executive management and headed up the Business Area Sandvik
First Bauxite Appoints William Rice as President and CEO
January 16, 2019
First Bauxite Corporation has appointed William J. Rice as president and chief executive officer. Bill Rice earned a Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering from SUNY at Alfred University in New York. He previously served more than thirty years (until
Trump Formally Nominates Andrew Wheeler to Head EPA
January 14, 2019
President Donald Trump has formally nominated Andrew Wheeler to be EPA administrator, cementing the no-nonsense former attorney as his pick to carry out his deregulatory agenda, the White House announced today. The nomination was expected after Trump announced his intention
Alliance Resource Partners Appoints Joseph Craft as Chairman of Board of Directors
January 11, 2019
Alliance Resource Partners’s president and chief executive officer, Joseph W. Craft III, has assumed the additional role of chairman of the general partner’s board of directors. Craft replaces John P. Neafsey, who retired effective January 1, 2019 after serving as
Tanzania Appoints Dotto Biteko as New Mining Minister
January 10, 2019
Tanzania appointed a new mining minister on Tuesday, an official from the president’s office announced on state TV, in the latest change in a sector roiled by government intervention. John Kijazi’s announcement of Dotto Biteko’s appointment follows a prolonged spat
Bluefield Coal Show Appoints Robert Ramsey as Its General Chairman
January 9, 2019
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce has selected Robert (Bob) W. Ramsey as its general chairman for the 23rd biennial Bluefield Coal Show. Bob Ramsey serves as the president of Peters Equipment Company and Ramsey Industrial, both family owned businesses.
MSHA Names Timothy Watkins Administrator for Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health
January 3, 2019
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently named Timothy R. Watkins, the Deputy Administrator for Coal Mine Safety and Health, to fill the newly created MSHA position of Administrator for Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health. The creation
Semirara Mining’s President and COO Victor Consunji Dies at 68
January 3, 2019
Tycoon Victor Consunji, who was at the helm of listed firm Semirara Mining and Power Corp., passed away at the age of 68. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our dear and beloved Mr. Victor
Western Atlas Resources Appoints David Laing as Corporate Development and Technical Advisor
December 21, 2018
Western Atlas Resources Inc. has appointed David Laing as corporate development and technical advisor. Most recently chief operating officer of Equinox Gold, David Laing is a mining engineer with an extensive experience in the mining and banking industries including mining
