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Mining news: coalBucyrus boosts earningsBUCYRUS has increased net earnings 24% year-on-year in 2009 to $US313 million despite the global financial crisis, while the major OEM is expecting more weakness in the US coal industry, along with higher coking coal prices……more at International Longwall News Officials working to contain Kentucky slurry spillDETAILS are still coming in after a coal slurry spill at a Massey Energy complex in Kentucky on Tuesday…..more at International Longwall News Shifts policy under Qld govt reviewUNION efforts closed down all nine BHP Mitsubishi Alliance coal mines on Tuesday for half a day, drawing attention to the company’s recent moves to push the maximum shift length from 12 to 14 hours……more at International Longwall News Gas explosion kills 17 Turkish mineworkersTurkish television reported that an explosion in a coal mine in northwest Turkey, killed 17 but, 28 workers were pulled out of the rubble alive Komatsu earthmoving fleet hits coal goalsA $90 million fleet of Komatsu mining equipment, delivered to Macarthur Coal’s Moorvale mine in central Queensland in late 2008, has helped the mine achieve record production levels as it bounces back from the effects of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The fleet consists of two PC5500 excavators, ten 830E dump trucks and three D475A-5 [...] B.C. mining, drilling ban a done dealBacked by the words “Partnering to Protect Our Shared Environment,” Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell signed an agreement that bans mining and coal and gas development in the transboundary Flathead River drainage…more at Daily Inter Lake Mountaintop Removal Mining: Why There’s No Such Thing as ‘Clean Coal’Today, bloggers all over the internet are pulling together for a Social Media Day of Action. Here are the deets, according to the organizers at the Rainforest Action Network: Widows of Pasta de Conchos Mexico mining disaster sue in U.S. District CourtFour years ago today, 65 Mexican miners perished at the Pasta de Conchos coal mine in a powerful methane gas explosion. Three of their widows have sued Grupo Mexico claiming negligence. DTEK Commissions New Rock Handling Scheme at Stepnaya MineDTEK’s Pavlogradugol, the largest coal mining company in the Ukraine, has commissioned a new rock handling scheme at Block # 2 at its Stepnaya mine. DTEK has invested UAH47.8m (approximately USD 6 million) into its construction…….more at Coal International “Jack of All Trades” Wheeled LoaderIndependent ready mixed concrete and aggregates supplier Tor Multimix Ltd of Glastonbury has taken delivery of a Liebherr L 514 PK Stereo wheeled loading shovel, which is already proving to be a welcome addition to the company’s busy operations….more at Coal International Marsh launches EMEA Construction Consulting PracticeMarsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser, today launches a specialist Construction Consulting Practice to provide dispute resolution, risk advisory, and audit services to the construction and engineering industries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)…more at Coal International Self Leveling Wet Drum Separators Ideal for Fluctuating Feed Rates and VolumesFive self leveling wet drum separators have been commissioned at New Clydesdale Coal by Multotec Magnetics, and are achieving 99.1 % efficiency at this Exxaro mine which exports 95% of its coal product…..more at MEIOnline |
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