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Xylem launches microsite to address industry challenges
Xylem launched a microsite designed to help mining professionals address water accessibility, transport and quality challenges. The resource, which showcases the company’s range of system solutions and application expertise, aims to provide information on solutions to support open pit mines,… Keep Reading
EPA, DOT propose fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are jointly proposing standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that would improve fuel efficiency and cut carbon pollution. According to DOT, the… Keep Reading
FMI Q2 Construction Outlook forecasts 5 percent growth
According to FMI Corp.’s Q2 Construction Outlook, construction activities are expected to grow at 5 percent in 2015, a decrease from the Q1 2015 outlook’s 8 percent forecast. Despite this, the Q2 outlook reports the highest total for construction put… Keep Reading
World demand for construction machinery to advance through 2019
According to World Construction Machinery, a study conducted by The Freedonia Group, world demand for construction machinery is forecast to advance 3.9 percent per year through 2019 to $218 billion. The Asia/Pacific region, Central and South America, and the Africa/Mideast… Keep Reading
Metric provides another reason for long-term funding solution
A Federal Highway Administration report (FHWA) provides new leverage for the passage of a long-term highway bill. In its latest monthly “Traffic Volume Trends” report, which was released near the end of June, FHWA says Americans have driven a record… Keep Reading
Federal funding pitfall prompts states to increase gas taxes
Six states will increase their gas taxes July 1 as a means to replace lacking federal funds for highway projects, according to the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). The Hill reports that… Keep Reading
MSHA to award mine safety-training grants
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) made $1 million in grants available for training or training materials to support mine rescue or mine emergency preparedness in underground mines. According to a press release, MSHA will evaluate applications and then… Keep Reading
Number of mine engineering graduates continues to increase
According to the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration's (SME) 2015 Guide to Minerals and Materials Science Schools, 356 mine engineering degrees (BS, MS, Ph.D.) were awarded to students graduating from U.S. mining schools in 2014. The number of graduates… Keep Reading
MSHA announces results of May impact inspections
The Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 176 citations during special impact inspections in May at 10 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines. MSHA conducted impact inspections at mines in Alabama, California, Kentucky,… Keep Reading
