March 10, 2010

IZ-KARTEKS ships shovel to Mongolian mine

IZ-KARTEKS, part of the OMZ Group, has manufactured and shipped an EKG-10 shovel equipped with a 13m3 bucket to Baganuur, the largest coal strip mine in Mongolia

March 5, 2010

EPA Makes Announcement on Two Proposed Mountaintop Mines

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced what it called “a path forward” on permits for two mountaintop coal mining operations in […]

March 5, 2010

Getting methane monitoring right

As reported by International Longwall News – A NEW methane monitoring system has opened up many opportunities for underground coal mines to […]

March 5, 2010

New tool opens gate to collision avoidance

As reported by International Longwall News – AN online mine safety tool that could help reduce the number of collision incidents in […]

March 4, 2010

The fortunes of iron ore and its many good bedmates

The broad, heavy, heave continues towards integrated steelmakers, and upstream to iron ore, coking coal, manganese, nickel, and even molybdenum and cobalt.

March 1, 2010

Australian coal projects threaten agricultural land

Farmers say planned mines could damage water aquifiers that sustain the Gunnedah Basin

February 26, 2010

Automated gas detector management with iNet

As reported by International Longwall News – AS evidenced just this week at Patriot Coal’s Federal operation in West Virginia, gas issues […]

February 25, 2010

Bucyrus boosts earnings

BUCYRUS has increased net earnings 24% year-on-year in 2009 to $US313 million despite the global financial crisis, while the major OEM is […]

February 24, 2010

Officials working to contain Kentucky slurry spill

DETAILS are still coming in after a coal slurry spill at a Massey Energy complex in Kentucky on Tuesday…..more at International Longwall […]

February 24, 2010

Shifts policy under Qld govt review

UNION efforts closed down all nine BHP Mitsubishi Alliance coal mines on Tuesday for half a day, drawing attention to the company’s […]