Mining

The DISPATCH idle monitor module from Modular Mining helped to reduce idle time as a US coal mine, saving money on fuel and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Chinese coal miner, Shenhua, and Russian technology giant, Rostec, have signed an MoU to develop the Ogodzhinsky coal deposit.

ExxonMobil’s Equipment Builder Group is celebrating its 100 years of helping mining OEMs.

A Cat automated longwall plough system has set a new production record for a low-seam longwall at a mine in West Virginia.

Dräger’s compressed breathing air refilling systems provide an alternative to self-contained self-rescuer systems for coal mine emergencies.

Aggregates from La Tabaquera coal mine, Colombia, will help finance development of New Colombia Resources’ coal production.

Atlas Copco has been ranked as a top ten global company for corporate sustainability in this year’s Newsweek Green Rankings.

Thunder Basin Coal Co. earns top honours for mine reclamation

Mine lighting manufacturer, Phoenix Products Co. Inc., has received the Joy Global 2013 Premier Supplier Award.

Arch Coal has deployed Workday Human Capital Management, which includes talent management and succession planning, and Workday Payroll.

Alex Energy, an affiliate of Alpha Natural Resources, has been recognised for reforestation activities at the Whitman Surface Mine.

Equus Mining has secured the rights to acquire 100% of Andean Coal, a company that holds exploration licenses in Chile’s largest coal field.

The Liebherr R 9800 excavator works at some of the largest coal mines in the world.

RungePincockMinarco’s XERAS for Enterprise is being implemented at three clients in South Africa, Australia and Indonesia.

Joy Global has elected Mark Gliebe, the chairman and CEO of Regal Beloit Corp., to its board of directors.