Education
Loading and hauling focus of NSSGA webinar
NSSGA’s monthly webinar series tackles loading and hauling in July. "Development and Application of a Remote Control 988 Loader" will feature Luck Stone's remote-controlled wheel loader in the AGG1 webinar scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST July 15. Those in the… Keep Reading
Loader technology, MSHA enforcement focus of upcoming webinars
Two educational opportunities in NSSGA's AGG1 Online webinar series are available later this summer. Luck Stone Corp.'s 988 remote-control wheel loader will be the focus of a July 15 webinar. Presenters will discuss how the technology can help to improve… Keep Reading
CalCIMA accepting papers for education conference
The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) is currently accepting papers for its 2014 Education Conference Nov. 2-5 at the Paradise Point Island Resort in San Diego. According to a press release, the conference addresses business operations, products, the… Keep Reading
ATF facility hosts surface blasting course
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recently hosted R. A. McClure Inc.’s surface blasting course at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. Robert McClure, a mining and aggregate industry… Keep Reading
Blasting the subject of upcoming webinar
NSSGA's AGG1 Online webinar series continues March 27 with an hour-long discussion on blasting, its effects on neighbors and solutions aggregate producers can implement into their operations. Specifically, the webinar will offer an integrated, scientific approach to identify, understand and… Keep Reading
Cemco offers comprehensive VSI crusher course
A two-day course that teaches aggregate, rock and mineral mine operators and plant managers the physics of processing materials with vertical shaft impact (VSI) crushers will be offered at Cemco Inc. May 15 and 16. “The goal for anyone in… Keep Reading
NSSGA offers mine planning webinar
NSSGA continues its AGG1 Online webinar series with a one-hour event entitled “Mine Planning—Managing Your Geological Resource” that is scheduled to take place Feb. 20. Geologists with decades of experience in the mining and aggregates industries will discuss how the… Keep Reading
MSHA guide published to educate miner reps
MSHA released a guide for miner representatives that will be available as a handbook and an online resource. According to MSHA, the "Miners' Representative Guide" is a comprehensive tool that expands on the "Guide to Miners' Rights and Responsibilities," which… Keep Reading
Mine safety the topic of Canadian symposium
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) and the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) are jointly hosting a symposium Oct. 20-22 on safety and reliability. The symposium, "Safety In Mining: A Reliable Operation Is A Safe… Keep Reading
