US coal news
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.
President Trump repeals Clean Power Plan
US to pull out of an international deal to fight global warming.
Thinking outside the box
Handling Week 2017: Harold A. Walker and Donna F. Walker, PICOR, USA, illustrate how modern coal ports can advance shiploading and eliminate port pollution.
Peabody Energy moving towards emergence from Chapter 11
US Judge intends to confirm Peabody Energy’s plan of reorganisation, making way for the company to begin its plan of emergence.
NV Energy takes Reid Gardner coal plant’s final unit offline
The final 257 MW unit of NV Energy’s coal-fired Reid Gardner Generating Station is turned off nine months ahead of schedule.
Columbia University divests from thermal coal
Columbia University’s Trustees have voted in support of divesting from thermal coal producers.
Teck announces new Vice President
Teck Resources Ltd has reported the appointment of Jeff Hanman as Vice President, Corporate Affairs.