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Austin Engineering has made another move in its international expansion with the acquisition of the Chile-based steel dump truck body business of Conymet. Austin says “the business is the leading manufacturer and supplier of steel truck bodies in Chile. Based in Antofagasta in Northern Chile, the business is strategically located next to the major copper mines in [...]

Arch Coal Inc. says it will build a plant at a western Colorado mine to remove impurities that have contributed to a production slowdown and layoffs.

Caterpillar’s chairman and chief executive, Jim Owens, offered a cautiously upbeat assessment of the company’s outlook on Tuesday, saying it would remain profitable even if the current downturn stretched into what he called a "great recession."

Bucyrus has won a contract to deliver a complete, automated plow longwall to Polish mine operator Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA for its Bogdanka coal mine in Puchaczów.

One of the articles in IM’s forthcoming September issue looks at fuel cells vehicles for underground mines, and mentions the Fuelcell Propulsion Institute (www.fuelcellpropulsion.org). A government-industry consortium - the Mine Safety and Health Administration, United Mine Workers of America, a fuelcell-vehicle developer, safety consultancy, and a coal company - are developing and will demonstrate a zero-emission, fuelcell-powered [...]

A new study backed by major labour unions concluded that clean coal technologies can help usher in a US economic boon, boost the nation’s energy security and successfully manage carbon dioxide emissions. The study, Employment and Other Economic Benefits from Advanced Coal Electric Generation with Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies, found that building up to [...]