…comparatively was better in western Kentucky, part of the high-sulfur Illinois Basin that continues to gain market share at the expense of Central Appalachia. Western Kentucky mined 41 million tons of coal in 2013, the vast majority — 86% — from underground…
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EIA Launches Coal Data Browser
…Coal Data Browser users can: Map coal imports and exports by country and by the U.S. ports that handle the coal; Map where mines send their coal and where power plants obtain their coal; Break down coal receipts by sulfur content, ash…
Overcoming Mine Fire Fears
…observations at the scene indicated that smoke from the fire was traveling further into the mine via the 2 Section intake air course. Miners in affected areas were neither immediately notified nor withdrawn following the initial carbon monoxide alarm signal from the…
Probabilistic Approach to Coal Pillar Design
…analysis is used. This is inherent to the method, because the user is not forced to determine a single value for the input parameters. Fundamentally accounting for any uncertainty in the calculation allows the user to be more certain of inputs. Furthermore,…
Coal Experts Review Current Market Forces
…to lower grade coal, which doesn’t typically come from the U.S., he said. New technology is reducing the need for high-quality, U.S. coking coal, he added. Gas is also being used in blast furnaces as a substitute for coal. There is also…
Hitachi to Provide SCR System to Craig Power Station
The contract includes the design and supply of a system for the 428-megawatt net capacity coal-fired steam electric generating unit. The Craig Station fires Colorado low-sulfur bituminous coal as its primary fuel. SCR systems reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, a contributor to…
Alliance Continues its Streak
…thinner coal seams, higher operating costs and transportation constraints have combined to curtail production in the past couple of years. In the high-sulfur IB, for instance, Cantrell said, Alliance’s production should climb by about 500,000 tons in 2014. The average coal sales…
Usibelli Celebrates 1 Year Accident-free
…south of Fairbanks adjacent to the Parks Highway and Alaska Railroad. With 130 employees, the mine operates year-round. Production began at 10,000 tons in 1943; last year, Usibelli produced 1.6 million tons of ultra-low sulfur, subbituminous coal, according to company officials. Share…
Powder River Basin Coal-mining Lease Upheld by Court
…mines. The company sought permission from the U.S. Department of Interior to extract a further 430 million tons of coal from areas adjacent to the existing site, which houses the world’s top deposits of low-sulfur subbituminous coal for electric power generation. Share…
Hallador to Triple Production
…sold to utilities in Indiana and Florida, could benefit this year by having its high-sulfur thermal coal blended with low-sulfur coal from Hallador’s newest mine, the Ace-in-the-Hole surface mine in Clay County, Ind. Ace produced 119,886 tons in 2013, its first year…
LC Energy Bids on Lily Assets
…as the Redwine stalking horse bid, but provided that no deposit would be due either upon acceptance of the bid or at a hearing to approve the bid, and further that the closing would be extended for a significant period of time…
Development Continues on Rhino’s Pennyrile Mine
…1 mine in Vinton County in the latter half of this year, according to Brent Heavilin, the division’s permitting manager. The room-and-pillar operation is targeted to begin production in the summer of 2015, turning out up to 500,000 tons of high-sulfur coal…
Methods for Analyzing Selenium
…approved methods are graphite furnace atomic absorbance (GFAA), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP/AES), inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP/MS), and gaseous hydride atomic absorbance (GHAA). Bio-Chem’s ICP mass spectrometer. Bio-Chem Testing has always strived to provide customers with the…
Oregon Approves Coyote Island Permits
Clark Moseley, CEO of the project, noted the approval and rigorous process validated Morrow Pacific’s dedication to the environment. “We are committed to doing business the Oregon way,” he said; pending Q1 2015 operation, the project is petitioning further permits from the…
U.S. Attorney Closes UBB Agreement with Alpha
Alpha Resources officials were happy with the outcome of the agreement dating to Q4 2011. “We are pleased Alpha has met its obligations under the NPA,” said Executive Vice President Vaughn Groves. “Throughout we remained committed to resolving Massey’s liabilities, while implementing…
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