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Mining news: coalRio Tinto says India will match China’s demand for key commodities soonAustralian News.Net Tuesday 16th March, 2010 Global miner Rio Tinto has predicted that while China’s demand for iron ore, copper, coal and aluminium will grow during the next 15 years, India will soon take the lead for further demand. SME 2010 a hit for manyInternational Longwall News reports that with the SME 2010 Conference and Exhibition in Phoenix, Arizona, over for another year, several coal suppliers have hailed the event a success with a great turnout. International Longwall News talked to some of the vendors….more at International Longwall News Next step for Duralie Extension projectInternational Longwall News reports that GLOUCESTER Coal aims to receive federal government approval of its Duralie Extension project, to lift the open cut mine’s production to 3 million tonnes of run-of-mine coal per annum and continue mining for nine more years….more at International Longwall News MSHA, U.S. Attorney Pursue Scofflaw Mine OperatorsCoal Age reports that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced, on behalf of the secretary of labor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kentucky has filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to collect more than $639,000 in delinquent civil penalties for violations [...] Converting low rank coal/lignite into valuable commoditiesA pilot plant to prove that the underground coal to liquids (UCTLTM) process can convert low rank brown coal/lignite into valuable commodities is set to be commissioned this month. Owner of the plant, Regal Resources’ first focus of the testing program will be on placing samples within the test vessel and exposing them to the [...] IZ-KARTEKS ships shovel to Mongolian mineIZ-KARTEKS, part of the OMZ Group, has manufactured and shipped an EKG-10 shovel equipped with a 13m3 bucket to Baganuur, the largest coal strip mine in Mongolia EPA Makes Announcement on Two Proposed Mountaintop MinesThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced what it called “a path forward” on permits for two mountaintop coal mining operations in West Virginia during early January….more at Coal Age Getting methane monitoring rightAs reported by International Longwall News - A NEW methane monitoring system has opened up many opportunities for underground coal mines to effectively and profitably use methane typically released harmfully into the atmosphere…International Longwall News New tool opens gate to collision avoidanceAs reported by International Longwall News - AN online mine safety tool that could help reduce the number of collision incidents in underground coal mines is being developed……International Longwall News The fortunes of iron ore and its many good bedmatesThe broad, heavy, heave continues towards integrated steelmakers, and upstream to iron ore, coking coal, manganese, nickel, and even molybdenum and cobalt. Australian coal projects threaten agricultural landFarmers say planned mines could damage water aquifiers that sustain the Gunnedah Basin Automated gas detector management with iNetAs reported by International Longwall News - AS evidenced just this week at Patriot Coal’s Federal operation in West Virginia, gas issues remain a primary concern for the coal industry. Industrial Scientific discussed gas-monitoring solutions with International Longwall News….more |
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