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....
Metso - Mon January 28, 2019
Metso to Launch Innovations for Aggregates, Mining Industries at Bauma 2019
Metso will introduce a number of new, state of the art solutions for the aggregate, construction, and mining industries in Bauma 2019, the industry's leading tradeshow in Munich, April 8 to 14. The launches include technologies and services that enable improving productivity and driving down costs....
MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press - Mon January 28, 2019
Firefighters Search Mud After Brazil Dam Collapse; 58 Dead
BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AP) — Firefighters on Jan. 28, carefully moved over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies, four days after a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighborhoods with iron ore waste....
Associated Press - Fri January 25, 2019
Vale Dam Collapses in Southeastern Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — A mining dam collapsed in southeastern Brazil on Jan. 25, flooding a nearby community and raising fears of widespread contamination. Brazilian mining company Vale SA said in a statement that it didn't yet have information on deaths or injuries at the dam in Minas Gerais state, but said that tailings have reached the community of Vila Ferteco and an administrative office....
Komatsu - Mon January 21, 2019
Komatsu First to Operate Autonomous Haulage System Over Dedicated Private LTE Network
Komatsu America Corp. , a global heavy equipment manufacturer, announced the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) has qualified to operate on private long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband technology....
NPK - Wed January 16, 2019
NPK to Open New Facility in Elko, Nevada
NPK has purchased a new property in Elko, Nev., in conjunction with the launch of NPK Mining Equipment LLC. Located at 1850 Idaho St., the facility will not only house NPK Mining Equipment, but also serve as a customer service center for western United States and Canada....
Associated Press - Fri December 28, 2018
Australian Company Wants to Expand South Carolina Gold Mine
KERSHAW, S.C. (AP) - An Australian mining company wants to expand its mine in South Carolina because they have found more gold. OceanaGold said the new discovery "has significant value" but doesn't give specifics in requests to expand the Lancaster County mine in state and federal documents....
Fluor Corporation - Wed December 05, 2018
ioneer Selects Fluor Corp. for Lithium, Boron Mine Project
Fluor Corporation announced that ioneer Ltd. has selected Fluor to deliver its lithium and boron mine outside of Tonopah, Nev. Fluor will initially provide a definitive feasibility study, and subsequently, engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services as the project progresses....
