sustainability
SME co-sponsors mining sustainability conference
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) co-sponsored the 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry (SDIMI) July 12-15, 2015, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference goal was to get insight from the mineral extraction… Keep Reading
Reclaimed pit took center stage as US Open host
The 2015 U.S. Open Championship, one of four men's major golf championships this year, was played on a reclaimed sand-and-gravel site. The site, now the Chambers Bay Golf Course in Puget Sound, Wash., has changed hands a number of times… Keep Reading
NSSGA recognized by Green Seal for sustainability
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) was recognized by the Green Seal Green Office Partnership Program as a leader in sustainability. Last year, a specialist from Green Seal visited NSSGA’s Virginia office and offered recommendations for how the… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco raises $31,000 for charity organization
Atlas Copco USA raised nearly $31,000 for its employee-led Water for All charity organization during a three-day annual conference. The charity, which aims to provide people with clean drinking water, was launched in 1984 by Torgny Rogert and Peter Hakansson,… Keep Reading
Luck Cos. receives environmental excellence award
Luck Cos. employees accepted a Gold Medal in the 2014 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards from state government officials in Virginia. The company was recognized for its commitment to sustainability across all of its business units, resulting in improvements in water… Keep Reading
Lafarge makes donation to Canadian zoo
Lafarge Canada Inc. has partnered with the Calgary Zoo and the zoo's Centre for Conservation Research, donating cash and a gift in kind of aggregates, concrete and cement, as well as employee volunteer hours. Lafarge aims to help sustain the… Keep Reading
Safety, dust management among NSA meeting topics
The National Slag Association (NSA) held its regional meeting March 19-20 at the new Caterpillar Visitor Center in Peoria, Ill. Attendees represented a cross-section of steel producers, slag processors, equipment manufacturers and service providers who gathered to discuss safety innovations,… Keep Reading
Settling pond elimination a benefit of ultra-fines recovery system
Deister Machine Co. introduced an ultra-fines recovery (UFR) system at last week's MINExpo. The system is designed to recover ultra-fine sands and silts in quarry applications, as well as to recover tailings in various mining applications. Deister says the system… Keep Reading
NMA president a speaker at sustainability event
Hal Quinn, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, is among those slated to speak at a sustainability event titled, "2012 Sustainability Summit: Sustainability & Shareholder Value, Essential Commitments for Tomorrow." The summit, which is expected to bring together… Keep Reading
