Health & Safety
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Fired US government coal-safety workers brought back – for now
About 40 federal government employees who worked on coal-mining and firefighter safety before their jobs were eliminated were asked to…
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Republican Senator asks RFK Jr. to save health unit that protects coal miners
West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito asked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Monday to…
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Restructuring plan impacts NIOSH Mining Program
On March 27, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a dramatic restructuring in accordance with President…
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Precipitation forecasting for tailings storage facility water management
Understanding precipitation accumulation patterns is critically important to ensure proper infrastructure design, water management planning and risk management, and reliably…
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Chile files environmental charges against Anglo American copper mine
Chile’s environmental regulator has filed four charges against the major Los Bronces copper mine, controlled by Anglo American, for noncompliance…
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Value.Space Announces Historic UN Collaboration to Elevate Global Mining Safety Standards
Value.Space, a global insurtech company specializing in satellite-based monitoring and risk assessment, announced today a landmark collaboration to deploy satellite-based…
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Leaders in mine safety and technology honored by NMA, federal agencies
In a ceremony in Las Vegas, NV the National Mining Association (NMA), the U.S. National Institute of Occupational Safety and…
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Ethics reporting systems to create safer mining sites
Mining is a unique industry with many hazardous risks and compounding challenges, as well as strict compliance requirements enforced by…
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Senegal suspends mining to protect Faleme river
Senegal has suspended all mining activity for nearly three years on its side of the southeastern Faleme river in a…
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US Supreme Court gives miners, farmers new shot at overturning regulations
Challengers to federal rules covering a range of industries including mining and farming got a fresh shot on Tuesday at…
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