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Mining news: safetyCore saw sideline turns into flourishing enterpriseBY NORM TOLLINSKY Active Control installs first commercial ActiveMine system at West Virginia coal mineTORONTO, May 1, 2008 - Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX-V:ACT) announced today that it has sold and installed its first commercial deployment of ActiveMineTM, the company’s two-way wireless Wi-Fi communications and tracking system, at an underground coal mine in West Virginia. Key Approval Granted for First-of-Kind Coal Mine Methane Mitigation Project in North AmericaMONTREAL, April 28 /CNW Telbec/ - Biothermica announces today it has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to proceed with the implementation of an innovative greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction project at Jim Walter Resources’ coal mine no. 7 in Brookwood, Alabama. Biothermica [...] Anglo American ties safety to managers promotionsAnglo American has ramped up its programme to achieve zero deaths in accidents at its mines with an initiative to tie manager’s promotion to the accomplishment of health and safety targets. Key Approval Granted for First-of-Kind Coal Mine Methane Mitigation Project in North AmericaMONTREAL, April 28 /CNW Telbec/ - Biothermica announces today it has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to proceed with the implementation of an innovative greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction project at Jim Walter Resources’ coal mine no. 7 in Brookwood, Alabama…more at CNW Group Sensidyne assets of Sensidyne, IncMULHEIM-RUHR, GERMANY / CLEARWATER, FL, April 28, 2008 – Sensidyne, LP a Florida limited partnership and member of the Schauenburg Group has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Sensidyne, Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial health and safety instrumentation. The agreement transfers ownership of the assets of Sensidyne, Inc. from Siegel-Robert, Inc. to [...] Mine Safety Award Honorees AnnouncedWASHINGTON, DC - The Industrial Minerals Association – North America (IMA-NA) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced the companies and mining operations that will receive their joint safety recognition awards. IMA-NA President Mark Ellis and MSHA Acting Assistant Secretary Richard Stickler presented the awards at the IMA-NA’s [...] Professional Development Short Courses for 2008The Mining Studies Institute at the University of British Columbia and EduMine bring you a program of 27 short courses on mining topics presented in Vancouver. Courses qualify for the UBC Certificate in Mining Studies. All courses are presented in downtown Vancouver. MSHA certification for ActiveMineActive Control Technology has applied to have key components of ActiveMineTM, a 100% wireless two-way voice communications and tracking system for underground miners, certified by the US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The company has filed for certification of its wireless mesh node modules and battery back-up, which are to be placed in operating [...] ROC T15 for those small holes PGM supply shock from South Africa in 2007; electric shock in 2008GFMS has launched its Platinum & Palladium Survey 2008. This is the fifth major report on these markets by GFMS, the independent precious metals consultancy, well known for its annual Gold Survey and World Silver Survey. The dominant factor for platinum in 2007 was a sharp decline in global mine production. Output from South Africa (75% [...] Robot maps Mexican silver mineUsing a unique laser scanning robot 3D Laser Mapping has successfully completed a project to create a 3D map of the San Jose silver mine in Mexico, International Mining reports. The survey, commissioned by Arian Silver Corp, which recently added the brownfield project to its portfolio, enabled further definition of the mine’s potential by providing [...] |
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