For several years, Sunrise’s principal operation has been the Carlisle mine in Sullivan County, Indiana. The mine consistently has produced about 3 million tons of high-sulfur coal annually for sale to several scrubbed baseload power plants. The Vectren transaction that closed in…
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…volatile natural gas, reducing our ability to operate our plants in the most economic fashion.” — CEO Michael Smith Edison Electric Institute: “…would have a significant impact on electricity customers and the nation in terms of the cost and overall reliability of…
Introducing a New Surface Miner, Wirtgen Promises More Coal for the Customer
…speed enabled the grain size distribution to be additionally optimized on site and the fines content to be reduced by a further 10%. Two side plates, which can be raised and lowered hydraulically, reliably seal the cutting drum. With the drum effectively…
MSHA Approves Canary TTE Communication System
…company and a milestone for mine safety,” said Michael Homer, CEO, Vital Alert. “It’s one thing to say you can communicate through the earth, it’s another thing to make it practical and usable for miners. We have achieved that. The MSHA approval…
Freedom Industries Officials Indicted in Spill Case
…manager Michael Burdette, have also been given information charges by U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Freedom is charged with the negligent discharge of a pollutant in violation of the Clean Water Act, negligent discharge of refuse matter in violation of the Refuse Act,…
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The floodlights use EcoVent Technology that extends the life of the fixture by allowing heat, water and debris to flow between the modules. Furthermore, the fixture offers the benefits that only LED technology can bring, including significant maintenance reduction, energy savings and…
ArcelorMittal Furloughs 58 in West Virginia
Company spokesman Bill Steer told the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that the move was made due to reduced coal demand. The cuts were made at the XMV, Concept and Extra Energy mines, all in McDowell County. The mines are controlled by ArcelorMittal USA…
Sandvik Launches Fluorine-free Mobile Fire Suppression System
…which will impact on fluorine-based foams. According to Michael Sargaison, Sandvik Fire Suppression’s sales manager, the new system complies with AS5062 2006 fire protection for mobile and transportable equipment, while offering world’s best practice in environmentally sustainable foam-suppression technology. “In addition to…
PacifiCorp Closing Deer Creek Mine
Company officials said that Deer Creek, the state’s last union-represented coal complex, has become too costly to operate. While about five years of reserves remain, most of the remaining coal is of a higher ash and sulfur content, and thus more expensive…
Incorporating Decision-making Into Quarterly Escape Training
…miners made choices and executed decisions only to find that they made the wrong choice. They would then be required to re-evaluate the situation, perhaps through further diagnosis, and then look at other choices and make new decisions on courses of action…
A Safer Tomorrow
…turn units on and off, adjust data acquisition rates, monitor and adjust sensor thresholds, and activate or deactivate emergency alerts/alarms. Furthermore, with two digital inputs and two digital outputs included, remote control of other underground devices such as pull-cord switches, remote pumps…
A Review of Underground Coal Mine Emergency Communications and Tracking System Installations
…links between nodes. Although not common before the MINER Act, node-based systems currently account for 56% of the systems installed in U.S mines. Furthermore, a little more than 60% of these node-based communications systems are wireless. These systems usually do not rely…
Rail Service: A Business in Transition
…further when prolonged extreme cold hit much of the U.S. last winter, increasing demand for electricity. Moreover, higher natural gas prices contributed to greater demand for coal-fired electricity generation. Through August 30, UP’s coal car loadings were up 2% compared to 2013….
Patriot Cuts 130 at Corridor G
…at that location will be impacted pursuant to…[that] notice,” adding that all layoffs were effective November 21. The initial notice, required by federal law at least 60 days prior to a mass furlough, was released to 360 workers on September 9. Bennett…
Alpha Furloughs 60 at 3 More Mines
…being shut down, and Alpha will slice 25 of 250 jobs at that complex. Some workers were being offered new positions at other Alpha mines, Hawkins noted, and no further closures to mines in its portfolio are planned at this time. Share…
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