US coal news
Paringa Resources secures loan for Polar Grove coal mine
Paringa Resources has secured a fully underwritten five-year US$20 million project loan facility from Macquarie Bank Ltd to develop the Poplar Grove mine.
Western Australia’s mineral sector still strong
“The statistics released by the Department of Mines and Petroleum today highlight that Western Australia’s mineral sector remains the engine room of the Australian economy,” said Simon Bennison, CEO, AMEC.
RCT to exhibit at the Austmine Mining Conference
RCT’s booth will feature the ControlMaster Guidance simulator, allowing attendees to see the Smart Technology in action.
Shareholders to pay the price for poor risk management
EnviroSuite has concluded that after the community, shareholders ultimately pay the price when mining organisations do not employ adequate risk management strategies.
NETL supports Kentucky
The National Energy Technology Laboratory has been supporting researchers at the University of Kentucky with work that could advance the state of the art for transportation fuels production.
NMA applauds CPP executive order
The National Mining Association (NMA) has applauded President Trump’s executive order on the costly Clean Power Plan.
Working in tight spaces
Handling Week: Waldemar Wójcicki, FAMUR S.A., Poland, examines the use of compact conveyor drives in underground mines.
Not wearing out
Handling Week: R. Todd Swinderman, RToddS Engineering LLC, USA, discusses conveyor belt wear from loading and cleaning.
Centred: the art of conveyor belt tracking (Part 2)
Handling Week 2017: Paul Harrison, Martin Engineering, USA, expands on remedies for conveyor belt mistracking by focusing on different belt training methods in part two of a two part series.
On the upgrade
Handling Week: Mike Gawinski, Rulmeca Corp., USA, details a motorised pulley upgrade on an exposed conveyor drive at a Westmoreland Coal mine, which improved conveyor performance and increased uptime.