Full-scale Testing Demonstrates That a New Mixture Performs as Well as Rock Dust
Even though U.S. coal operators could benefit from the use of a new rock dusting product,...
Monster Wall: Considerations for the Next Major Leap in Longwall Mining
What started as a what-if conversation at CONSOL Energy about 2,000-ft longwall faces may someday...
Perfecting Products for a Dynamic Market
The best-selling collision avoidance systems are maturing, evolving and finding their place in an...
Capture Savings Through Better Lubrication Management
Recent studies suggest that mine fleet operators aren’t taking maximum advantage of lubrication...
The Short-term Outlook for Global Metallurgical Coal
Supply concerns push the market higher Stability characterized metallurgical coal markets during...
Seal Construction at the Cardinal Mine
Moving from the No. 11 to the No. 9 seam, Warrior Coal reclaims assets and seals old works by...
Noble Sues Australian Coal Producers
NOBLE Group Ltd. has filed a claim in Australia against two coal producers for alleged breaches of contractual obligations under a marketing services agreement, according to Bloomberg. The Singapore-listed commodity trading...
Bowie Appoints New Leadership
Bowie Resource Partners (BRP) appointed James Grech as CEO and Marc Maglione as CFO, alongside the promotion of Corey Heaps to vice president of operations and Garrett Atwood to vice president of marketing, logistics and...
Matrix IntelliZone Proximity Detection Receives Australian IECEx Approval
Matrix Design Group LLC announced that its IntelliZone proximity detection system has received IECEx approval in Australia from the Department of Industry’s Mine Safety Technology Centre in Thornton, New South Wales, Australia....
Emerging Coal-to-Liquid Industry to Boost Growth
The global coal logistics market is expected to post a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of close to 4% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. A key factor driving the growth...
DOL Seeks Input on Study of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a Request for Information (RFI) on a Retrospective Study of the final rule entitled “Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust,...
Duke’s East Bend Coal Plant in Kentucky in it for ‘Long Haul’
A 600-megawatt (MW) coal-burning power plant owned and operated by Duke Energy Kentucky (DEK) along the Ohio River in Boone County, Kentucky, is expected to remain open for the next two decades, at least, under a recent...
Poland JSW Sees Coal Output of 15.4M MT
European Union’s biggest coking coal producer JSW SA expects its coal output will rise to 15.4 million mt (mt) this year, according to Economic Times. Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ozon said, “The planned 2018 output amounts to...
Indonesian Coal Output Rising in 2018
This year’s coal production in Indonesia is likely to top last year’s figure of 461 million metric tons (mt), according to Indonesian Investments. Coal production in 2018 may also exceed the production quota that was set by the...
Mole-Master Introduces New Abrasive Blasting Brochure
Mole-Master Services Corp., a leader in providing silo cleanout services and products to a broad spectrum of industries, has a new four-page brochure describing the company’s media blasting capabilities and services. The...
Martin Engineering Opens Facility in Australia
Martin Engineering opened a factory owned manufacturing facility in Queensland, Australia. The new facility will provide direct sales, service, training and manufacturing to the rapidly growing Australian mining segment. The...
Belt Tech to Distribute More Superior Equipment
Superior Industries Inc. named Belt Tech Industrial as full line dealer of the former’s bulk processing and handling equipment. Belt Tech will sell and service Superior’s crushing, screening, washing and conveying equipment...
High-speed Backstops
U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission recently launched a new line of external, high-speed overrunning backstops. The BRUS backstops are designed to replace the Falk BIF model external high-speed backstops. Tsubaki utilizes a unique...
Electronic Initiation System
Dyno Nobel recently launched the DigiShot Plus 4G electronic initiation system, the newest and most sophisticated addition to the Dyno Nobel electronic line. Developed by Dyno Nobel’s joint venture partner DetNet, it is designed...
Mine Dewatering Pump Skids
The Netzsch dewatering pump skid unit includes a tank, progressing cavity pump with right angle gearmotor, inspection ladder, valves, and piping — all mounted on a common galvanized steel skid. Also available are optional units...
FROM THE EDITOR – JULY- AUGUST 2018 – THE Wet Rock Dust Dilemma
The cover story this month is about the difficulties of introducing a new foaming rock-dust product to the underground coal market. Many moons ago, I used to spread rock dust on the graveyard shift. It is a thankless job, but...
FROM THE EDITOR – June 2018 – Playing Energy Favorites
The News section this month kicks off with a couple of positive stories. One discusses the generation mix at one of the largest electricity generators and another demonstrates the positive impact exports are having on...
Studying Longwall Ventilation With Physical Modeling
by vasu gangrade, samuel harteis and james addis Ventilation is the primary method for controlling gas and dust during longwall mining. It is not only important for controlling dust particulates, but also for maintaining...
Short-Circuiting the High Cost of Transformer Upgrades
Ameren’s Rush Island generating station’s use of retrofitted transformers offers insights for any plant that seeks to increase capacity on a budget Increase capacity. When the call comes from upper management to produce more...
The Impact of Tax Reform on the Mining Industry
by john myrick The tax reform act signed at the end of 2017 made substantial changes to the tax code, and those changes will have an important — and generally positive — impact on the mining industry. The act is commonly...
AWARDS – June 2018 – Joseph Holmes Safety Association are Announced
Joseph Holmes Safety Association are Announced The 2018 Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association (JAHSA) and Holmes Mine Rescue Association awards ceremony was held on June 7. JAHSA began in 1916 to promote health and safety in the...
AWARDS – APRIL 2018 – West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame Inducts Industry Leaders
The Joint Spring Meeting of the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute (WVCMI), West Virginia Coal Association, and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Central Appalachian Section was held in late April, which...
The Next Chapter in Coal’s Convalescence
by luke popovich When you think of our industry today, imagine a spry, healthy senior — suddenly hit in a crosswalk by a drunk driver who runs a red light. The victim is now out of intensive care, regaining with the help of...
Life After Death
In my downtown Washington neighborhood, a sign above my friend’s parking space waxes philosophical about a chronic urban problem: Is there life after death? Park here and find out. At times over the last few years, many in the...
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
Commissioner Nick Wagner of the Iowa Utilities Board was appointed to the executive committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). Wagner was appointed to the IUB by Gov. Terry Branstad on...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
After more than 30 years of service in mine safety and health research, Mike Brnich, lead engineer of the Technology Integration Team at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Pittsburgh Mining Research...
Legal Environment, Business Opportunities for Unmanned Aircraft in Coal Mining
by erik dullea & christian rice Financial forecasts predict the global Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS or drone) market will be worth more than $120 billion in 2020, up from $2 billion in 2016. The mining industry is taking...
Are Obama Coal Dust Rules Warranted?
by henry chajet Major regulatory changes adopted by the President Barack Obama administration targeting the coal industry included dust rules enforced by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Among them were the...
