US mining news

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), its divisions and affiliates are once again offering scholarships to SME student members seeking a career in the mining and minerals industries.

Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc. (IWT) has been selected for negotiation of an award by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to lead a Mine of the Future: Proving Ground Initiative project.

Caterpillar’s first electric drive large dozer provides higher fuel efficiency, more production, and lower total cost of ownership than the next generation Cat® D11.

Hexagon has announced the global launch of its next-generation Vehicle Intervention System (VIS), an advanced safety solution designed to help surface mining operations prevent collisions before they occur.

Fully electric haulage system Railveyor has been incorporated into multiple key elements of NioCorp’s updated feasibility study for its Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project in Nebraska.

Discover how Honeywell Technologies CCC helped a major steel producer modernise blast furnace air-supply control, increase blast pressure, reduce energy losses, and improve compressor reliability.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has provided an update on the company’s 15 000 m drill programme at its Madison Copper-Gold Project near Silver Star, Montana.

South32’s Hermosa project is setting a new benchmark for mine design, with Glencore Technology’s Jameson Concentrator selected to support a safer, more efficient, and increasingly automated processing operation.

US-based mining technology company Hivekit has announced OPS.AI, a new technology that proactively coordinates and optimises mine operations, identifies bottlenecks, answers operational questions, and executes authorised directives.

Cummins is marking 100 years of serving the mining industry by looking ahead to the next generation of performance, efficiency, and lifecycle value. Its latest portfolio developments reflect a continued focus on practical innovation for today’s toughest applications.