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Ramaco Carbon Appoints Director of Research for Wyoming and W. Va. Operations
January 27, 2020
Ramaco Carbon has hired Christopher Yurchick to serve as director of research and manage research operations for the company in Sheridan, Wyoming and Charleston, West Virginia. Coming to Ramaco with over a decade of experience working in joint academic/industrial ventures,
Kiewit Appoints Rick Lanoha as President and CEO
January 22, 2020
Kiewit Corporation’s president and chief operating officer Rick Lanoha will assume the role of president and chief executive officer. He will succeed Bruce Grewcock, who will remain as chairman of the board of directors, a role he has held since
Scott Vogel Joins Contura Board
January 22, 2020
Contura Energy has appointed Scott D. Vogel to the company’s board of directors. “We are glad to welcome Scott Vogel to our board of directors. In addition to his extensive financial and business background, Scott brings significant industry knowledge coupled
Pioneer Resources Appoints Timothy Spencer as CEO
January 21, 2020
Pioneer Resources has appointed a new CEO and independent non-executive director effective January 24, 2020. Experienced mining executive Timothy Spencer, who has been with the company since October 2017, will be appointed as CEO. Timothy has previously held the roles
Veteran Mining Executive Richard Lock Joins PolyMet Team as Project Director
January 17, 2020
Poly Met Mining said that Richard Lock, a veteran mining executive who has led construction and development of large copper and other mines around the globe, has joined PolyMet as senior vice president and project director for the NorthMet Project.
Newmont’s Boddington General Manager Jim Cooper to Lead Peñasquito Mine in Mexico
January 17, 2020
Newmont Corporation is transferring experienced mining leader Jim Cooper, general manager of Boddington in Australia, to lead the Peñasquito mine in Mexico to optimize this world-class asset. Jim will assume leadership of Peñasquito in the first quarter of 2020. “Under
Caterpillar VP of Surface Mining & Technology Jean Savage Named Trinity Industries CEO
January 16, 2020
A Caterpillar executive is leaving the mines behind. Caterpillar Inc. announced Wednesday that E. Jean Savage, currently vice president of the Surface Mining & Technology Division, has elected to retire. Effective Feb. 17, Savage will begin a new role as
Veteran Mining Executive Richard Lock Joins PolyMet Team Senior VP and NorthMet Project Director
January 15, 2020
PolyMet Mining has appointed Richard Lock as senior vice president and project director for the NorthMet Project. “To secure the caliber of person with Mr. Lock’s experience, leadership and technical talents – where he has led some of the largest
Ciner Resources Appoints Former Wyoming Governor Matthew Mead to Board of Directors
December 30, 2019
Ciner Resource Partners, the general partner of Ciner Resources, has appointed former Wyoming Governor Matthew Mead as a member of the board of directors. “Having someone as accomplished as Governor Mead on the General Partner’s board of directors will be
NMA Names Komatsu Mining’s Jeffrey Dawes Chairperson for MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2020
December 18, 2019
The National Mining Association (NMA) said that Jeffrey Dawes of Komatsu will chair MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2020. A longtime leader within Komatsu and the industry, Dawes is VP of Komatsu’s Global Mining Business Division, and president and CEO of Milwaukee, WI-based
