The Mine Safety and Health Administration selected Dr. Michael Faughnan as the new superintendent of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy. He will be responsible for managing all of MSHA’s activities at the Mine Academy, which is essential to improving health…
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Komatsu to Acquire Joy Global for $3.7B
…“We believe this is the right partnership to meet the evolving needs of our customers while furthering our ability to lead the mining industry with game-changing technologies and best-in-class products,” said Ted Doheny, president and CEO of Joy Global. “Joy Global’s board…
Donkin Mine to Produce 2M Tons Per Year
…a prep plant to wash the mine’s coal. Cline/Kameron are confident that Donkin’s coal will be in top demand, in both steam and metallurgical markets. The reserves are of high quality, averaging at least 13,500 Btu/lb and 1.5% to 2% sulfur, with…
Effective Group Training With Computer-based Virtual Environments
…simultaneously to multiple trainees in a class led by a trainer. This “classroom-with-trainer” use of simulation software is likely to be adopted where possible, as it is efficient for trainers and fits with typical training schedules. Furthermore, this use holds the promise…
Installation of Sub325 Centrifuge for Dewatering of Ultra-fine Coal
…original fine-coal circuits are quantified and found to be much larger than shown on a typical plant flow sheet. Furthermore, supplemental benefits generated from the recovery of additional fine high-quality coal are realized and quantified. Screen bowls lose a significant amount of…
Superior Industries Doubles Size of Nebraska Plant
“Although we incorporated the existing facility into our expansion, it’s like working in a brand new plant,” said Michael Monaghan, general manager of Superior’s operations in Nebraska. “We integrated the best principals of lean manufacturing and were able to achieve a straight…
MEC to Close New Era
…Coal Co., intends to cease production in November at the Powhatan No. 6 mine because its high-sulfur coal reserves finally have played out after nearly 50 years. New Era produced 939,591 tons of coal in the first quarter of 2016 while Powhatan…
Hallador CEO Expects Gas Prices to Rise
…County and its small Ace in the Hole surface mine in neighboring Clay County. Ace’s lower-sulfur coal is blended with Oaktown’s higher-sulfur product to meet the requirements of certain electric utility customers, particularly in Florida. Late last year, Sunrise significantly curtailed production…
Armstrong Energy Looks to Strengthen its Balance Sheet
During the January-March period, the company’s Armstrong Coal subsidiary sold 1,424,000 tons of high-sulfur coal at an average sale price of $42.44/ton, down from 1,967,000 tons at an average sale price of $48.98/ton in the year-ago quarter. Cost of sales also declined,…
Mine Planning Software
Geologists worldwide can customize their reporting by importing any user-selected/designed .dxf image as a coal lithology symbol, enabling standardization and consistency across the organization. Furthermore, geologists in Australia can now import all “213 CoalLog — the Australian Logging Standard” lithology symbols in…
Schools Form Fossil Fuel Research Group
…energy systems; and computational science and engineering integration of experimental data and engineering analyses. UW College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) Dean Michael Pishko said the group, and its regulatory support, will certainly benefit his state’s oil, gas and coal industries….
MSHA Issues Proximity System Safety Alert
…are installed and maintained in proper operating condition by a trained person. Regulators also have stressed pre-operational checks to the specifications set by the systems’ manufacturers, as well as the periodic updating of PDS software. All warning and shutdown zones should be…
DTE Retiring 8 Coal Units
…for Michigan as power plant closures continue. “This is important, given that 10% of Michigan’s power is supplied by marketers who depend upon excess supply from plants like those being retired.” Renewables now make up 10% of the utility’s total sales. Share…
EU Clears Plan for Spain to Close 26 Mines
According to the Associated Press, the money covers production losses from what the country called uncompetitive mines as they begin to idle operations. It will also go to the severance and support of the nation’s soon-to-be-furloughed workers, many of which have been…
Dry Quenching: Clean Technology in Coke Production
…be tapped from the furnace in a molten form, thus allowing large scale production and continuous operation. Such a furnace is called a blast furnace because of the blast of air introduced. Figure 1 shows typical views of a modern blast furnace…
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