…1-5 Vdc or 4-20 mA and is powered by the integrated battery pack. The relay output is a latching double pole single-throw type, capable of loads up to 2A at 30 Vdc, 0.3A at 110 Vac or 0.5A at 125 Vac. Furthermore,…
…1-5 Vdc or 4-20 mA and is powered by the integrated battery pack. The relay output is a latching double pole single-throw type, capable of loads up to 2A at 30 Vdc, 0.3A at 110 Vac or 0.5A at 125 Vac. Furthermore,…
…interests of Coal Valley,” COO Joe Micheletti said. “For more than four decades, safety has been the cornerstone priority at the operation and these actions highlight the extent to which the day-to-day activities at this unique mine have been compromised by COVID….
After laying off nearly 30% of its workforce earlier this month, all 98 furloughed Decker Coal Co. employees have returned to work. On May 8, the company announced it was furloughing the miners from its Decker Coal mine in southern Montana until…
…to lower that cost further to less than $30/mt of CO2 captured by 2035. NETL and the NCCC are crucial partners in reaching these objectives. As the world’s energy industries strive to lower CO2 emissions without raising cost, the NCCC serves as…
Michelin and Komatsu America Corp. recently announce a joint program to provide Michelin’s MEMS 4 Earthmover Management System as a factory-installed option on select electric-drive trucks manufactured at the Komatsu facility in Peoria, Illinois. The system is integrated with the truck’s electronic…
…America’s Power Michelle Bloodworth discussed ways her organization is advocating for America’s coal fleet. The mission is to get coal on a level playing field, Bloodworth said. There is a continued need for a coal fleet to provide fuel security, affordable electricity…
…state regulatory authority when a possible violation exists, OSM will consider any information readily available. Furthermore, the proposed rule would clarify the meaning of the statutory terms “appropriate action” and “good cause,” to describe the state regulatory authority’s action or inaction after…
Out of an abundance of caution related to COVID-19, Ramaco Resources said it is implementing a two-week operational furlough of the majority of employees at the Elk Creek mining complex in West Virginia. The Elk Creek prep plant will remain fully operational…
…he said, it can be used to further optimize zones. Optimized zones is what distinguishes IntelliZone. “IntelliZone’s SharpZone technology enables precise worker location around a piece of equipment,” Jones said. “The system allows zones to expand and contract based on a vehicle’s…
Figure 1—The SAFE program for Proximity Detection Systems. The agency answers COVID-19 compliance questions from mine operators by steve fiscor, editor The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently held a quarterly stakeholders call. In addition to updating the industry on…
…prep plants, the Pershotravenskyi machinery repair facility as well as the DTEK Research and Design Centre. As a result, around 18,700 employees across these operations will be furloughed from April 20. The loss of thermal generation over the past six months equates…
…Curragh mine will continue to operate to accommodate metallurgical coal export requirements of its key customers in India and the Asia Pacific. Curragh also supplies coal under a long-term contract to the Stanwell Power Station, a Queensland government-owned entity. Coronado will furlough…
…of Energy-funded advanced materials program, which has focused on developing, testing and validating novel metals needed to make advanced ultra-supercritical coal-fired plants a commercial reality. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries received the award for CCUS Innovator. MHI played an integral role in completing the…
…enabling safer and more efficient resource extraction. Based on fundamentals in mechanics for mining machinery followed by structural health and process monitoring, in recent years, our focus has further evolved toward sensor technologies and autonomous systems as a prerequisite for advancing the…
…half an hour. The battery pack is located at the rear of the vehicle. However, the capacity “under the hood” can be extended with a further 50 kWh. This gives mines the opportunity to increase the MinCa 5.1 E to 100-kWh capacity,…