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Aggregate producers may see rulemaking on powered haulage safety in 2020, perhaps incorporating requirements for deploying new tech into current safety standards. Photo: P&Q Staff

What’s next for MSHA amid government dismantlement

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The current downsizing of the federal government bears watching, but mine operators should continue with their efforts to maintain safe workplaces. Keep Reading

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Mining Operations Around the World Employ Continuous Surface Mining Methods

Using surface miners equipped with powerful cutting wheels to break up hard, rocky material often requires fewer steps than drill and blast methods. Keep Reading

In the NIOSH study, illuminance on the platform of equipment was typically the best compared to levels measured on the ground below the first step and the first step, especially in the presence of task lighting. Photo: NIOSH

Lighting mobile equipment for safer surface mining operations

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Results from a recent study indicate that mobile equipment operators identified proper illumination as a superior feature of safe ingress/egress systems. Keep Reading

Vermeer Rock Lab

With thousands of core samples tested at the Vermeer Rock Lab and surface miners working around the world today, Vermeer has the expertise to help you be more productive. Learn more at Vermeer.com. SPONSORED CONTENT Keep Reading

Caterpillar to construct Arizona division headquarters

Caterpillar plans to open a headquarters for its surface mining and technologies division in Arizona. Keep Reading

Joy Global adds board member

Joy Global Inc., a provider of mining equipment and services for surface and underground mining, elected to its board of directors Ted L. Doheny II, the company’s executive vice president and CEO Mike Sutherlin’s successor when he retires. “His experience… Keep Reading

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