Press Releases
Salado Isolation Mining Contractors Proudly Awards $20,000 in Local Scholarships to High School Seniors
CARLSBAD, N.M., May 4, 2026 – Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (SIMCO) proudly announces its 2026 SIMCO …
WIPP Successfully Completes Annual Maintenance Outage
CARLSBAD, NM, March 17, 2026, ─ The Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management’s (EM) Waste Isolation …
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Salado Isolation Mining Contractors Marks One Year Without a Recordable Injury and Surpasses Three Million Safe Work Hours
CARLSBAD, N.M., February 19, 2026 – Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (SIMCO) leadership at the U.S. Department …
$1000 Scholarships Available for Eddy and Lea County Graduating Seniors
$1000 Scholarships Available for Eddy and Lea County Graduating Seniors SIMCO Education Scholarships Program Accepting Applications …
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Winners of 2026 Southeastern New Mexico Regional Science Bowl Announced
The winning team will compete at the National Science Bowl in Washington, DC in April CARLSBAD, …
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DOE Awards SIMCO Three More Years to Lead WIPP Operations
CARLSBAD, N.M., December 10, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a contract modification …
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SIMCO awards $20 thousand in teacher STEM mini-grants
Company selects fifteen teachers from Eddy and Lea counties Carlsbad, N.M. — Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, …
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Salt Pocket Improvement at WIPP Completed
CARLSBAD, N.M. September 23, 2025 — A critical piece of underground infrastructure at the U.S. Department …
SIMCO Employee Investment Advisory Committee awards $75,000 to eleven local non-profits
Third year of employee-driven charitable giving program brings total committee investment to $200,000 CARLSBAD, N.M. ̶ …
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