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By Miguel A Heredia

During the twelfth week of the year (March 22^th to March 28^th, 2021), at least 26 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico and 4 news published by the media, with seven disclosing deals and corporate issues, s

Dust monitoring devices measure different sizes and volumes of airborne dust particles. Measurements occur in different conditions through applying various measurement principles. The principles are light scatter forward, light scatter reversed, tran

By Miguel A Heredia

During the tenth week of the year (March 8^th to March 148^th, 2021), at least 26 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico and 1 news published by the media, with ten informing on exploration results, six disclo

Dust monitoring is an ongoing strategy that uses sampling to estimate workers’ exposure to dust levels. In coal mines, it assesses overexposure to coal dust. Overexposure to coal dust can result in ‘black lung disease’. Coal mine workers’ pneumoconio

During the 9^th week of the year (March 1^st to March 7^th, 2021), there were at least 34 press releases by companies working in Mexico. To note, ten companies posted exploration advances on their properties, three presented quarterly results, five post

By Miguel A Heredia

During the fourth week of the year (February 22^th to February 28^th, 2021), at least 39 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico and 7 news published by the media, with eleven announcing financial rounds, nine

Dust control at mining sites is firmly back on the national agenda as recent cases of silicosis increase union pressure to ramp up health and safety measures to protect all workers exposed to deadly silica dust.

For leading Australian mining and civi

By Jorge Cirett

During the 7^th week of the year (February 15^th to February 21^st, 2021), there were at least 42 press releases by companies working in Mexico. To note, nine companies posted exploration advances on their properties (with GoGold’s Casado

Dust control in surface coal mines is critical as coal dust is one of the main health hazards for coal miners. Dust from coal as well as overburden and road surfaces is also a visibility hazard on haul roads, intersections, and the ROM. Coal mining g

By Miguel A Heredia

During the second week of the year (February 08^th to February 14^th, 2021), at least 28 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico and 11 news published by the media, with nine disclosing deals and corporate issu

Everyone has a duty of care to ensure their workplaces are safe. As an employer, or person conducting business or undertaking the onus is on you with regards to the health and safety in the workplace and including visitors as this is considered your

During the 5^th week of the year (February 1^st to February 7^th, 2021), there were at least 47 press releases by companies working in Mexico. To note, seven companies posted exploration advances on their properties, five more informed on various mining

By Miguel A Heredia

During the fourth week of the year (January 25^th to January 31^st, 2021), at least 43 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico and 9 news published by the media, with twelve informing on exploration results, te

Training in the mining industry is paramount for safety, and having access to high quality mine rescue courses, especially to remote mines, has always been an issue. Risk and Emergency have spent the last 4 years developing an eLearning platform cove

The hierarchy of controls should underpin the dust control strategy adopted for metalliferous mining, so that occupational exposure to metalliferous dust can be controlled. Several metalliferous dust control measures may be required, and these contro

Inhalable and respirable dust in metalliferous mining is generated from mining activities such as drilling, extraction, crushing, hauling, stockpiling and processing of minerals. The workers in mines and processing plants bear the brunt of exposure t

Globally, Australia’s metalliferous industry is a force to be reckoned with, from a production and trade perspective and is considered amongst the most lucrative in the world. Dating back to the mid-1800s when the first gold rush came to fore, Austra