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Did you know our SlurrySucker Dredging System was specifically designed to address the unique challenges of cleaning process water ponds, return water dams and other vital water storage areas? Find out more in this article: https://lnkd.in/epZDFFjm #DidYouKnow #SlurrySucker #SustainableMining #WaterManagement #water #dredging #mining

Significant 107% Increase of Mineral Resource Ounces at Laverton Project. Magnetic Resources NL ASX:MAU, MD George Sakalidis “The Lady Julie North 4 Resource has been the prime drilling focus as reported in periodic releases to the ASX. It has multiple stacked lodes with a number of thick intersections that have not been closed off at depth. The initial deeper drilling started on the 25 January 2023 and has expanded in subsequent months to a 95-hole RC program for 16,356m. Drilling is continuing, with holes in excess of 400m depth, which is expected to increase the current resource at LJN4 of 13.1Mt at 2.02g/t for 852,000oz at a 0.5g/t cut off (Table 2). This LJN4 deposit sits within a regional structure called the Chatterbox Shear Zone that extends over a 12km length within the Magnetic tenements. This shear extends southwards of LJN4 and has had initial AC and RC drilling completed and some anomalous intersections that will be followed up with some shallow RC drilling for the purpose of finding further gold deposits. Drilling in the last 6 months included diamond drill holes for geotechnical evaluation of proposed pits, and for hydrology analysis. Project environmental, heritage and technical background studies are close to completion – optimisation and pit design has commenced on LJC and the expanded LJN4 – the aim is to prepare and submit a Mining Proposal in early 2024. Other strategic opportunities are also being investigated”. Congratulations to the team at Magnetic Resources: George Sakalidis, Eric Lim, Chan Hian Siang, Ben Donovan - AGIA ACIS, Eliza Gee #gold #goldmining #juniormining #goldexploration #goldprices https://lnkd.in/gTQwfTYh

The global requirement for skilled and experienced engineers to carry out independent validation of mining companies' compliance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings management (GISTM) and other equivalent standards such as MAC TSM is growing, and the skills gap will only worsen when the new Global Tailings Management Institute (GTMI) comes into operation later this year, placing greater pressure on all mining companies to comply with the standards. However, technology can help here. The use of trusted, automated monitoring data management solutions can reduce the burden of calculation and compilation that is placed on engineers, freeing them up to carry out their more important role of engineering interpretation and guidance. #GISTM #GTMI #EngineerOfRecord #tailingsmanagement #digitaltransformation

The article examines the mining and tunnelling industry that involves extracting minerals and constructing underground passages while prioritizing safety and environmental concerns. GAO Tek’s anemometers, known as wind speed meters, find varied applications in this industry. https://lnkd.in/gkjh_Nc4

A major subsistence river WILL be impacted by this uranium exploration/mine above Elim, Alaska. ALL wildlife WILL be impacted, comment link on bottom. APMA F20249828 A Hardrock Exploration Mining Permit Application within the Council Mining District-Boulder Creek -Fireweed Uranium NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION APMA (casefile F20249828) The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has received a Multi-Agency Application for Permits to Mine in Alaska (APMA) for Hardrock Exploration & Reclamation in the Council Mining District, near the community of Elim. APMA forms include applications for Miscellaneous Land Use Permits (MLUPs), Approved Plan of Operations, and Reclamation Plan Approvals for mining operation. This notice is pertaining to the Department’s review and adjudication of a Miscellaneous Land Use Permit and Approved Reclamation Plan application pursuant to AS 38.05.850 & 11 AAC 96.010 for Hardrock Exploration as well as reclamation approval on state lands. Winter cross country travel on state lands not within state mining locations may also be authorized. Other state land use outside of the mining locations, if any, will be adjudicated by DNR separately. APPLICANT(s): Panther Minerals AK Inc. PROJECT NAME: Boulder Creek-Fireweed Uranium GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Tubutulik River, Boulder Creek, Granite Creek LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Sections 5, 11, 14, 23, 24, Township 5 South, Range 18 West, Kateel River Meridian Section 35, Township 4 South, Range 18 West, Kateel River Meridian  Sections 13, 14,15, 22-24, Township 3 South, Range 19 West, Kateel River Meridian REQUESTED ACTIVITY: This applicant has requested authorization to conduct hardrock exploration activities located on state mining claims only. Material Safety Data Sheets are available by request. Please see the full application packet in the attachments at the bottom of this notice. Comments regarding activities on the adjacent federal claims are outside the scope of this notice.  PROPOSED DATES OF USE: Start: Date of Authorization Issuance End: December 31, 2028 DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: July 25, 2024 @ 5:00 PM AST This is a notice provided to the public and you are invited to comment on this activity. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a decision is made on this activity. To ensure consideration, written comments must be received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at the Fairbanks Mine Permitting Office, 3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 on or before 5:00 PM on the date noted above. Written comments, questions concerning this activity or requests to view the full application packet should be directed to Charlene Bringhurst, Telephone (907) 458-6887; Fax: (907) 451-2703 or e-mail: dnr.fbx.mining@alaska.gov.

Happy Birthday to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA)! SMCRA grew out of the environmental concerns around strip mining. Surface coal mining had been around since the 1930s, and some states began regulating them in the 1940s. Despite this, with high demand for coal power, environmental concerns were often set aside or ignored. With regulations varying from state to state, it was hard to hold mining companies to a consistent standard. In the early 1970s, as surface mining became more prevalent, Congress sent mining regulation bills to President Ford, only to be vetoed. Congress persevered, however, and in 1977 President Carter signed SMCRA into law. SMCRA both regulates active coal mines and created a reclamation program for abandoned mine lands. The active mine program sets standards for environmental impacts, require companies to obtain permits and post reclamation bonds prior to mining, gives inspectors authority to review mining operations and enforce violations; and restricts mining altogether on certain lands such as National Parks and Wilderness Areas. For inactive coal mines, SMCRA created an Abandoned Mine Land (AML) fund, financed by a tax on coal, to pay for reclamation and safeguarding of mines that were abandoned prior to 1977 (it was later amended to allow funds to be spent on post-1977 abandoned mines as well). Part of the fund also supports responding to emergencies such as coal fires, subsidence, and landslides. Colorado's Inactive Mine Reclamation Program receives, on average, $3 million each year in "fee based" funding for safeguarding and program operations, in addition to approximately $10 million for coal related reclamation from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. There is no other program to address past mining hazards, and minimal funding is available for environmental projects.

As the global mining industry works towards meeting stringent new tailings dam standards, SRK Consulting is highlighting some of the less predictable factors in planning these engineered landforms for the long term – emphasising the important role of consulting engineers in the design and monitoring of these facilities. https://lnkd.in/dGu-BEFK

A Modern Mining Adventure by Maurice Mostert, P.Eng., VP of Technical Services The Technical Services team oversees the architecture of the mine. Integrating math and science, we are focused on the “triple bottom line”: people, profit and the planet. A successful modern mine must have all three. In collaboration with the geologists, engineers and operational staff, we work on drill plans, ventilation systems, mine-to-mill integrations, optimization, sustainability and cost estimates – everything a profitable mine needs to safely tick over. I am now a proud Canadian. I grew up in the interior of South Africa, cut my teeth in the ultra-deep gold mines. Starting my shift at 4:30am, I went three vertical kilometers down the mine shaft to drill and charge holes. South Africa initiated some of the world’s best mining practices. It was a valuable training ground that has informed my approach to the West Red Lake Gold project. The gold veins in the Red Lake District create an interesting challenge, in that they are almost vertical. They undulate wildly along strike, like snaking rivers. If you try to follow them without a detailed map, the veins seem to “disappear”. When the previous operators realised the vein was missing, they’d continue for another two or three cuts with no gold, which ultimately made the operation sub-economic. With a renewed understanding of the ore-body, we now know the vein does not disappear and we can more easily pick up the elusive trail. Those undulations might not have to be mined selectively, which would result in a reduction in mining cost per-ounce-of-gold. Early indications are that Rowan is amenable to “ore-sorting”, which removes waste-rock before it gets to the mill. Ore-sorting has the potential to reduce the tonnage of rock being transported from the Rowan deposit to the Madsen mill, thereby increasing the grade and giving us more “bang for our buck”. We can boost the capacity of the existing mill up to 1,500t/day, almost a 50% increase. We are lucky to have a state-of-the-art water treatment facility with excess capacity. We’re introducing a number of technical innovations. Typically, in Canada, miners blast the rock face, extending the tunnel by up to four metres, then bringing in a scissor deck. The miners stand on top of the deck, drill more holes to install support into the back wall, directly above the miner. It's a time-consuming manual process. West Red Lake Gold is investigating modernising this process with a technique called “jumbo bolting”. You drill and bolt using mechanical arms from the safety of an air-conditioned cab. It’s faster, more robust and with this process no human being comes within three meters of the unsupported ground. We’re also running trials on an innovative explosive that allows us to charge the holes quicker while reducing the ammonia footprint of the mine. TSXV: WRLG 🇨🇦 OTCQB: WRLGF 🇺🇸

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