Keith Ridler - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue July 30, 2019
State Officials Update Idaho's 50-Year-Old Mining Laws
BOISE, Idaho (AP) State officials approved a rewrite of Idaho's 50-year-old mining law, but they still have work to do. Republican Gov. Brad Little and other members of the Idaho Land Board voted to adopt rules intended to give mining companies the financial leeway to mine but also avoid leaving Idaho taxpayers paying for cleanup costs if a mining company goes bankrupt....
CEG - Tue July 02, 2019
Road Machinery Steps Up Support for Golden Queen Mine
Supporting the heavy equipment needs of the only gold and silver mine in California can be challenging, especially when the mine is located in a remote part of the Mojave Desert. (L-R): Golden Queen Mine's maintenance crew, Shawn Folkes; Eli Blades, maintenance superintendent; Steve Baker; John Horton; and Dusty Basham, take a well-deserved break....
Epiroc - Mon July 01, 2019
Epiroc USA Moves Headquarters to Suburban Denver Technology Hub
Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has relocated its U.S. headquarters from Commerce City to Broomfield within the Denver, Colo., metropolitan area. The company joins a dynamic business community in a tech corridor known as the "Rocky Mountain Silicon Valley."According to the company, the move to a technology hub is a natural one for Epiroc, a global company that provides drill rigs, rock excavation and construction equipment and tools, along with service products and solutions....
Globe Newswire - Mon July 01, 2019
Paramount Gold Receives Permit for Proposed Mine
Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. announces that the Malheur County Planning Commission has approved the conditional use permit for the proposed Grassy Mountain underground mine located in eastern Oregon. In a public meeting held on May 23, in Ontario, Ore., the Malheur County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the proposed CUP for Grassy Mountain and to recommend approval of a Sage Grouse Rule Permit to the Malheur County Court....
Nevada Copper - Wed June 19, 2019
Nevada Copper Announces $115M to Advance Pumpkin Hollow Project
Nevada Copper Corp. , the 100 percent owner of the Pumpkin Hollow copper project announced the financial close of the previously announced $115 million credit facility with KfW IPEX-Bank GMBH, dated May 6, 2019....
CONSOL Energy Inc. - Mon June 10, 2019
CONSOL Energy Announces Development of Itmann Mine
CONSOL Energy Inc. has commenced the development of a new low-vol metallurgical coal mining operation in Wyoming County, W.V., with an anticipated completion date of 2021. "We are very pleased to announce the commencement of the Itmann Mine project, our first major growth initiative," said Jimmy Brock, chief executive officer of CONSOL Energy Inc....
Montana DEQ - Wed June 05, 2019
DEQ OKs Mine Expansion
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has partially approved the proposed expansion of the Rosebud Mine, while also partially disapproving acreage where mining could potentially damage groundwater....
Komatsu - Thu May 02, 2019
Komatsu America Corp. Introduces PC1250SP-11, PC1250LC-11 Hydraulic Excavators
Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the PC1250SP-11 and PC1250LC-11 Tier IV final emissions certified hydraulic excavators. These new EPA Tier IV Final (T4F) certified models have SAA6D170E-7 engines with two Komatsu diesel particulate filters (KDPF) that do not require diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) or a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) system....
Metso - Fri April 26, 2019
Metso to Deliver Comminution, Material Handling Equipment for Copper Mine Expansion
Metso has been awarded with an order to supply crushing and material handling equipment for the first stage of Codelco's El Teniente copper mine expansion project located in Cachapoal Province in central Chile....
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....
