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The future of mine safety
The industry continues to move toward the zero-fatality mark following decades of great progress in mine safety. Keep Reading
MSHA commemorates National Mining Day
Joe Main, assistant secretary of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), shared the following op-ed with Pit & Quarry in commemoration of National Mining Day: As the saying goes, "If it isn’t grown, it must be mined." And each day, more than 366,000 men and women in America go to work extracting ore from the ground at nearly 13,600 surface and underground mining operations. The materials are as diverse as they are numerous, and each one plays a critical role in the quality of our lives. Electricity is generated by coal, which heats our homes, businesses and communities. Gravel, crushed stone and cement build the highways and bridges that crisscross the country. Gold, silver and copper wiring, ceramic insulators, and silicon processing and memory chips are essential to the smartphones, computers, televisions and other electronics we use daily. Thousands of other common consumer goods, such as cosmetics, toothpaste, cookware and even kitty litter exist thanks to the hard work of miners. To honor the contributions and sacrifices of these… Keep Reading
