Rock band to commemorate UK’s worst ever mining disaster
100 years ago an explosion at the Senghenydd, Wales coal mine killed 439 miners.
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Earthmoving and surface mining equipment selling at unreserved public auction
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will be selling a large selection of earthmoving & surface mining equipment from Nally & Hamilton at an unreserved public auction in Nashville, TN on Tuesday, September 24, including rock trucks, wheel loaders, dozers and much more located at mine sites in Kentucky.
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CHARTS: Australia, Canada met coal outlook OK. US not so much
50% of US met coal exporters lose money at today's prices.
China gets tough on coal, pollution
Bans new coal-fired power plants in some areas as part of anti-pollution measures.
Voith CPC 1600 fluid coupling doubles productivity in a Chinese coal mine
An additional 350,000 metric tons of coal production per month has been made possible at the Chinese Sandaogou coal mine in Shaanxi province thanks to the powerful CPC 1600 AFC (armored face conveyor) coupling.
