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App opens door for digital stockpile measurements
Measuring stockpiles can be a complicated process, from accurately measuring the piles to recording and storing data. “Tracking inventory is a hard problem and an inexact science,” said David Boardman, CEO of URC Ventures, at a session during the 2014… Keep Reading
MSHA issues third-quarter fatality data
Four miners died in metal/nonmetal mining accidents in the third quarter this year, according to an MSHA report. Five coal miners also died in the third quarter. Two of the four metal/nonmetal miners died in powered haulage accidents. One died… Keep Reading
MSHA releases mid-year fatality report
Eighteen miners died in work-related accidents at U.S. mines during the first half of 2013, according to MSHA. Of the 18, nine were killed in the metal and nonmetal mining sector. One of the metal/nonmetal miners died in a fall… Keep Reading
