…not develop and implement a method to mine safely and control potential pillar burst conditions. “Furthermore, mine management took insufficient action to investigate the rib burst accident that occurred three days earlier, and it failed to address hazardous conditions that caused the…
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Development of a New Hydrophobic Rock Dust
A coal miner applies rock dust pneumatically. (Photo courtesy of NIOSH) A new type of rock dust offers coal operators a better chance to comply using existing dispersion requirements By David Berg Extensive research was conducted to further understand and minimize…
Coal Handling & Storage 2014
…Events by Michael Hajaistron of BST will kick off the Safety First I track (2D). The Fugitive Dust track (1E) will include Dust Suppression Best Practices by Bruce Dantoin of Wisconsin Public Service, Mike McBride of NIPSCO and Jon Krasnowski of Benetech,…
People – September 2014
…its current Executive Vice President and CFO Michael Barrett is planning to relocate his family back to Australia and is expected to resign from the company by the end of the first quarter of 2015. He has served in that positon since…
Marubeni Eyeing Possible Sale of Grande Cache
…“Marubeni has had a long standing business relationship with the corporation and has a 40-year history with the corporation’s mine. Furthermore, Winsway is one of our main customers for the Chinese market,” GCC officials said at the time. Financially, the sale should…
Peabody Sees Improving Global Coal Fundamentals
Effective January 1, China’s National Development and Reform Commission will no longer allow the sales or import of coal with an ash content of 40% or more and a sulfur content of 3%. The ban specifically targets lignite. Peabody and other Australian…
Patriot Warns of Cuts at Corridor G
…the specific number of furloughs or detail its plans for production cutbacks, but were clear on the impetus for the decision. “The combination of increasing EPA regulations, mild summer weather and low natural gas prices has resulted in thermal coal pricing at…
Cloud Peak Sells Remaining Interest in Decker to Ambre Energy
…positions both our companies to meet anticipated future growth in Asian thermal coal demand,” said Colin Marshall, Cloud Peak Energy’s president and CEO. “We look forward to completing the transaction in the near future and, longer term, to shipping our low sulfur…
Pennsylvania Governor Visits McLanahan
As part of his visit, Gov. Corbett toured the facility with George Sidney, president and COO, and Michael McLanahan, chairman. Following his tour, he spoke with the facility’s employees about the importance of continuing to provide opportunities for Pennsylvania manufacturers and support…
South African Researcher Uses Algae to Clean Coal Waste
…efficient with larger particles, rather than the sub-250 microns size coal fines typically found in the mining region. This is an ideal size for Coalgae, said Zeelie. When pressed into briquettes, the resulting burn is virtually smokeless and produces very little sulfur.…
Indiana Mines Shedding 120 as Vectren Readies Sale Close
…members of the current workforce at the mines, approximately 120 miners have not been offered employment,” officials said in a statement. The 120 furloughed have already been released, the company added, and will continue to be paid through the end of August….
Surface Sponcom Results in Fire at Oxbow
Oxbow Mining President Michael Ludlow said the blaze started on a conveyor that feeds the batch train loading facility. “The apparent cause of the fire was hot coal from spontaneous combustion in the coal storage silo,” he told Coal Age. “The hot…
Coal River to Close Mines, Furlough 280
A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice issued this week by the company cited “current adverse market conditions” for the decision. The layoffs will begin October 11 “or within the 14-day period beginning on that date,” the notice said. The…
KCA Sues TVA
…largest unit rated at 1,150 MW, will continue to burn coal indefinitely, according to Brooks. Unit 3 burns about 2 million tons of high-sulfur thermal coal annually. Including all three units, Paradise burns 4-6 million tons of coal a year. Share…
MSHA Unveils Plan to Change Civil Penalty Outlines
…increase to provide a greater deterrent for mine operators, it said. “This proposed rule would simplify the process and increase consistency, objectivity and efficiency in the citations and orders that inspectors issue. Furthermore, it would facilitate improved compliance and early resolution of…
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