Archives: Coal technology

McLanahan Corporation is a global provider of process solutions for a variety of industries, including mining and mineral processing. Among the company’s recent deliveries is a group of Feeder Breakers equipped with Hägglunds hydraulic drive systems from Bosch Rexroth which states that the project, which constitutes critical infrastructure for an Indonesian energy supplier and coal[…]

FLSmidth today announces that it is in negotiations with thyssenkrupp concerning an acquisition of thyssenkrupp’s mining business – this would be the biggest deal in mining technology since Metso merged with Outotec. The negotiations, however, are at a non-binding stage. The statement said: “Accordingly, there can be no assurances as to whether and when a[…]

On December 28, 2020, the launching ceremony was held for the final commissioning of numbers 10 and 11 of a fleet of 11 363 t (400 t) HT3363 electric-drive mining trucks by China Space Sanjiang Group (CSSG)-owned Aerospace Heavy Industry (AHI) with the customer, the 34 Mt/y capacity Heidaigou open pit coal mine in the[…]

Epiroc India based in Nashik, Maharashtra has recently delivered a fleet of nine IDM30 rotary blasthole drills (for 152 to 165 mm drill holes) to Coal India division Northern Coal Fields Ltd (NCL) in record time, overcoming COVID-19 limitations. This model is one of the workhorses in Indian mining and the fleet delivery follows previous[…]

To adjust its manufacturing operations to needed capacity and optimise its global footprint, Komatsu has announced it is closing its manufacturing plant in Bluefield, Virginia, and shifting that work to three other facilities in the company’s US network. “These are truly unprecedented times and as a company we have had to adapt as best we[…]

West Cumbria Mining says the UK Government has agreed with Cumbria County Council’s decision to approve the planning application for its Woodhouse Colliery project in the northeast of England and has lifted its “holding direction”. The decision means the company can make plans to commence site works later this year at the metallurgical coal project.[…]

Newburgh, Indiana-headquartered Matrix Design Group, LLC still has the top-selling proximity detection system (PDS) technology in coal mines in the US. But now IECEx approved, the company says IntelliZone is increasingly being sold around the world, particularly into markets such as South Africa and Australia. In 2020, Matrix also introduced four new accessories for IntelliZone:[…]

In its endeavour to continually improve technology and drive productivity, Tata Steel has installed a state-of-the-art Long Pipe Conveyor (LPC) at its opencast coal mines at West Bokaro Division in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The facility was virtually inaugurated on December 30 by T.V. Narendran, CEO & MD, Tata Steel. A[…]

CIMIC Group’s minerals processing company, Sedgman, has been awarded an extended operations and maintenance services contract at the MACH Energy-owned Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales, Australia. Sedgman will operate and maintain MACH Energy’s 1,500 t/h Mount Pleasant Coal Handling and Preparation facility for an additional three years, with the extension generating revenue[…]

Ventia, a 50:50 JV between CIMIC and Apollo Global Management, has been awarded a contract to deliver comprehensive facility and asset management services to Anglo American’s Metallurgical Coal business operations in the Bowen Basin, Central Queensland. The four-year contract is expected to generate total revenue of around A$216 million and includes an option to extend[…]