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....
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....
