Field Notes

Empower appoints former ExxonMobil veteran as Chief Public and Government Affairs Officer

Andrew Sinclair. Image: Empower US lithium producer Empower has expanded its senior leadership team with Andrew Sinclair joining as chief public and government affairs officer. Sinclair will be based at Empower’s new Washington, D.C. office. The Dallas-based company will also have a presence in Austin under Sinclair’s leadership. Sinclair brings more than two decades of experience in public affair

October 8 Read more

AME report forecasts 34,000 full time jobs from new Canadian mines

Highland Valley Copper Operations in British Columbia. ( Image courtesy of Teck Resources. ) The Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) released Wednesday an economic impact assessment on the federal government’s commitment to expand eligible activities under the Canadian Exploration Expense (CEE) and broaden the critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC).  Changes to CEE eligibility w

October 7 Read more

South32 Hermosa wins top US mine safety award

The Hermosa project in Arizona. Image courtesy of South32. South32 Hermosa has earned a 2025 Sentinels of Safety Award , the United States'  most prestigious and longest-running recognition for mine safety, in the Underground Metal  Group category. The award recognizes Hermosa’s outstanding safety performance and  consistent commitment to fatality and serious injury prevention. Th e

October 6 Read more

World Gold Council appoints new Board Chair

The World Gold Council has appointed Paul Brink, President and Chief Executive Officer of Franco-Nevada Corporation, as its new Chair. Brink succeeds Neal Froneman, who has completed his term as Chair of the Board. Paul Brink has led Franco-Nevada since 2020 and ran its business development since IPO in 2007. “I would like to thank Neal for his leadership as Chair. His insight, experience and comm

October 2 Read more

Mining Association of Canada names new president and CEO

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has named Ben Chalmers as its new president and CEO. He succeeds Pierre Gratton who is retiring after more than 15 years leading the association. Chalmers joined MAC in 2011 and has managed its Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative ever since. In his current position as senior vice-president, he oversees MAC's public affairs, communications and governme

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Excellence in environmental stewardship recognized at BC Mine Reclamation Symposium

Image: BC TRCR The 49 th British Columbia mine reclamation award ceremony took place Wednesday in Fort St. John as part of the annual BC Mine Reclamation Symposium.  The multi-day event includes mine tours and technical presentations and concludes with an awards ceremony to recognize excellence in environmental stewardship and mine reclamation across British Columbia.  Since 1969, mining

September 24 Read more

American Tungsten names former Idaho Governor to advisory committee

Image: American Tungsten American Tungsten has appointment of former Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter as special advisor to the company’s advisory committee. Governor Otter brings decades of leadership experience spanning public service, business development, natural resource policy and economic growth in the State of Idaho. He served as the 32nd Governor of Idaho from 2007 to 2019 and has been a

September 21 Read more

Komatsu kicks off career development campaign

Komatsu (OTC: KMTUY) has launched a new campaign to highlight job opportunities within the heavy equipment industry. Titled, “the future you build starts here,” the initiative brings together job openings and opportunities from its dealer network, as well as Komatsu-owned sites and facilities throughout the U.S. “Our approach to workforce development focuses on the holistic need to support our peo

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Northern Star appoints Cutifani to board

Australia’s largest gold miner, Northern Star Resources Ltd., has appointed mining industry veteran Mark Cutifani to its board, as well as a second non-executive director proposed by activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management LP. Cutifani, a former chief executive officer of Anglo American Plc, and veteran mining engineer Peter Rozenauers will join Northern Star’s board from Oct. 1, the co

September 14 Read more

ME Elecmetal to host career day at metal casting plant in Minnesota

ME Elecmetal is marking 2026 Manufacturing Day with with a community open house at its US foundry in Duluth, Minnesota.  The event will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, giving employees, customers, students, educators, families, and community members the opportunity to experience firsthand the innovation, craftsmanship, and career potential that define modern

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Military Metals names former Glencore executive as chairman

Thomas Hüser. Image: Linkedin Military Metals announced that former Glencore executive Thomas Hüser will assume the role of executive chairman of the company to support chief executive Scott Eldridge.  In connection with his transition to this executive position, Hüser will relinquish his previous role as independent non-executive chairman.   The transition establishes a European-do

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McEwen reshuffles senior leadership team

McEwen has announced the planned retirement of chief operating officer William Shaver, who has dedicated more than 55 years of his career to the mining industry, including the past 4 years at McEwen.  In 1980, he co-founded Dynatec Corporation, which became one of the leading contracting and mine operating groups in North America. Shaver’s relentless commitment has left its mark on both the i

August 25 Read more

Newmont appoints Peter Beaven to board of directors

Newmont announced Thursday the appointment of Peter Beaven to its board of directors, effective Sept. 1, 2026. Beaven is expected to serve on the audit committee of the board, bringing further finance and global mining experience to Newmont's board. Beaven served as Group chief financial officer of BHP from 2015 to 2021, where he ove

August 20 Read more

YMP Scholarship Fund grows to $215,000

Maxwell Brown, University of Calgary, 2028, BSc Mechanical Engineering, winner of the American Eagle Gold YMP Scholarship, with Andrea Ferris, University of Alberta, 2027, BSc Geology (Honours), winner of the Sprott Sustainability in Mining Scholarship. Credit: YMP The Young Mining Professional’s Scholarship Fund has increased by a third to C$300,000 ($215,000) from last year as the industry’s lea

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Codelco shuffles mine leadership

Jorge Gomez, Codelco’s new CEO. Credit: Codelco Chilean state copper miner Codelco has named a top executive to oversee its beleaguered El Teniente mine, company sources told Reuters on Friday, while also replacing the heads of two other mines. The changes come as Chief Executive Jorge Gomez, who took over in July, reviews the company’s operations following scrutiny over irregularities detected in

August 14 Read more

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