Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon December 03, 2018
SC Rock Strikes Aggregate Gold in Coastal Limestone
Like all mine owners, Bill Griste Sr. has millions of years of geological forces to thank, in large part, for his success. His company, SC Rock, is in South Carolina's coastal region, home to a rich vein of marine limestone that formed around 10 million years ago....
Volvo - Mon November 19, 2018
Four Things You Should Know About the Quarry and Aggregates Industry
Quarries deliver vital building materials to construction sites all around the world – but there's a lot more to the industry than that. Here are four things you might not know about the quarry and aggregates business, from what the future has in store to the various uses inactive quarries can take on....
PolyMet - Wed November 14, 2018
PolyMet Wins Permit for Minnesota Copper-Nickel Mine
PolyMet Mining Inc. reported Nov. 1 it has received a permit to mine from the state of Minnesota, a crucial permit for construction and operation of the NorthMet Project in northeastern Minnesota. PolyMet's permit to mine is the first nonferrous mining permit to be issued in the state of Minnesota....
Metso - Tue November 13, 2018
Metso, Rockwell Automation Introduce Predictive Maintenance Solution for Mining Industry
Metso is expanding its digital Metso Metrics offering with the launch of a new predictive maintenance solution for mining equipment, aimed to help maximize the uptime and performance of comminution circuits....
Associated Press - Wed October 10, 2018
Mine Proposes Road to Possible Expansion Sites
JUNEAU, ALASKA (AP) A large lead and zinc mine in northwest Alaska is planning to build a 10-mi. (16-km) road to a pair of possible expansion sites. KTOO Public Media in Juneau reports Red Dog Mine operator Teck has applied for state and federal permits for the road project, aiming to be able to transport heavy equipment to the prospects to do more intensive drilling from underground....
CEG - Wed September 26, 2018
Las Vegas Welcomes Mining Industry to Inaugural MEI Expo
The inaugural Mining and Exploration International Conference and Expo (MEI) was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 6 to Sept. 8, 2018. Attendees browsed hundreds of exhibitors displaying the latest mining and processing technologies for coal, metal and nonmetal surface and underground mining....
Associated Press - Wed September 12, 2018
Historic Gold Mining Tunnel Will Be Opened to Public
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A 300-ft. mining tunnel in central Wyoming that was abandoned soon after its construction in 1868 is being opened to the public. The Casper Star-Tribune reported that the horizontal tunnel carved into rock on a hillside at South Pass City State Historic Site opened for tours Sept 1....
Aaron Witt – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 11, 2018
Cat Hosts Autonomous Haul Truck Demo in Tinaja Hills, Ariz.
The future is here. In the most remote places on earth, trucks hauling an upwards of 400 tons — about the weight of 200 cars — roam from pit to crusher with no humans in sight. These trucks are part of Caterpillar's Cat Command for Hauling system, commonly referred to as autonomous trucking....
Volvo - Thu August 30, 2018
Testing Begins at World's First 'Emission-Free' Quarry
Volvo Construction Equipment and its customer Skanska recently began testing the viability of its Electric Site concept. The system, which incorporates electric and autonomous Volvo machines, will run in a real production environment for 10 weeks – delivering an anticipated 95 percent reduction in carbon emissions and 25 percent reduction in total cost of operations....
Fluor - Wed August 08, 2018
Fluor to Design, Build Quellaveco Copper Project in Peru
Fluor Corporation announced it has received the full notice to proceed for the engineering, procurement and construction management of Anglo American's Quellaveco copper project in the Moquegua region in the south of Peru....
