Associated Press - Wed April 24, 2019
Judge's Ruling: No Drilling North of Yellowstone Park
BOZEMAN, MONT. (AP) A Montana judge has blocked an exploratory gold mining project on private land in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that the ruling by Park County District Judge Brenda Gilbert invalidated the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's approval of Lucky Minerals Inc.'s plans to drill for gold in a narrow canyon....
Hudbay Minerals Inc. - Tue April 23, 2019
Hudbay Makes Plans for Early Works Program at Rosemont
Hudbay Minerals Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved an early works program at its Rosemont project, and provided its annual mineral reserve and resource update. "We are pleased to be moving forward at Rosemont and look forward to carrying out the early works in parallel with financing activities for the project," said Alan Hair, Hudbay's president and chief executive officer....
Epiroc - Tue April 23, 2019
Epiroc USA Appoints Jon Torpy New General Manager
Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has appointed Jon Torpy as general manager and president of Epiroc USA LLC, effective May 1, 2019. Torpy brings 15 years of broad leadership experience with Epiroc and predecessor Atlas Copco, and 20 years of overall industry experience....
Mammoet - Thu April 18, 2019
Mammoet Completes Unique Move of Rock Crusher in California
Mammoet has successfully transported a 760.5 ton (690 t) granite rock crusher and primary conveyor inside the A.R. Wilson Quarry mining site in Aromas, Calif. Both pieces of equipment needed to be relocated from the top of the quarry to the new location further down in the mine....
Hudbay Minerals Inc. - Tue March 26, 2019
Hudbay Receives Rosemont Permit
Hudbay Minerals Inc. announced March 8 that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Section 404 Water Permit for Hudbay's Rosemont Project. Rosemont has already received the Final Record of Decision from the U.S....
Excelsior Mining - Tue February 26, 2019
Excelsior Mining Begins Construction on Gunnison Copper Project Facilities
Excelsior Mining Corp. announces that construction has started at the Gunnison Copper Project, in southeast Arizona; first copper production is anticipated in Q4 of 2019. "Our ability to move quickly from the close of project financing to the initiation of construction at our Gunnison Copper Project is a demonstration of the operational capacity and experience of the Excelsior team," said Stephen Twyerould, president & CEO....
Mining Academy - Mon February 25, 2019
Registration Open for the Mining Academy Seminar
Registration is open for the second Mining Academy Seminar. After a succesful launch year in 2018, this event, which is styled after the established Quarry Academy program and also organized by Dyno Nobel and Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, Mining Academy is an educational seminar that looks at the full production stream of unit operations....
Metso - Wed February 20, 2019
Metso Performance Solutions: A New Way to Deliver Sustained Results for the Mining Industry
Mining companies globally are seeking solutions to help them improve productivity to deal with challenges like increasing processing costs and declining ore grades. To holistically address these challenges, Metso has set up a new Performance Solutions unit, dedicated to delivering and sustaining performance improvements and measurable business results for the mining industry....
McEwen Mining - Wed February 13, 2019
McEwen Provides Update on Gold Bar Mine Start-Up
McEwen Mining Inc. reports that construction of the Gold Bar Mine in Nevada's prolific Battle Mountain-Cortez Trend is nearing completion, just 14 months after breaking ground in November 2017. The mine is on schedule for inaugural gold production in late February 2019....
Wirtgen - Tue February 05, 2019
Wirtgen 220 SM 3.8/220 SMi 3.8 Surface Miners
Wirtgen's 220 SM 3.8/220 SMi 3.8 surface miner selectively mines raw materials up to a cutting depth of 13.7 in. (35 cm) and a uniaxial compressive strength of 35 MPa. Due to its 12.4 ft. (3.8 m) wide cutting drum designed specifically for soft-rock mining, the compact surface miner achieves maximum productivity at low operating costs and is perfect for use in small to large mining operations....
