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editorial
Visiting reclamation sites stir up mixed feelings of pride and
frustration. It’s prideful to view reclaimed areas that bristle
with newness, yet blend in with the landscapes of Mother Nature.
It’s also frustrating when the coal industry is slammed hard for
mountaintop removal and every other kind of evil doings allegedly
associated with coal mining...>>more
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Strata Safety Products, Marietta, GA, has begun delivery of its
steel walk-in and portable, inflatable emergency refuge chambers
nationwide.
The chambers meet state and federal regulations to provide 96 hours
of breathable air. Strata said it expects all orders currently on
its scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2008...>>more
coal events
NORTH CAROLINA COAL INSTITUTE MEETING
DATE:
July 13-15
SITE:
Embassy Suites, Kingston Plantation
CITY/STATE: Myrtle Beach, SC
SPONSOR: NCCI
CONTACT: Karen L. Smith, NCCI
PH:
843/449-0006 and 800/EMBASSY
E-Mail:
klsmith@mikrotec.com
WEB:
www.thecoalinstitute.org...>>more
coal people in the news
Robert C. Hammond
promoted to chief operating officer of Australian Operations for
Peabody Energy. He previously served as group vice president of
southwest operations in the U.S. He has more than 27 years of
international experience in mining engineering and operations in
the Western U.S., Australia and Chile. Prior to joining
Peabody, Hammond served as Leader of Core Technologies for Rio
Tinto Procurement in Salt Lake City, UT...>>more
product news
Puritan
Magnetics, Inc., Oxford, MI, features the Head Pulley Magnet
that provides continuous self-cleaning on products conveyed by
belt. As product is conveyed along the belt it reaches the head
pulley and enters the magnetic field where metal contaminants
are attracted and held tightly to the best surface. As the belt
is conveyed around the magnetic pulley, metal contaminants are
held in place until they pass through the magnetic field where
they are safely discarded separate form the clean product. Call
Andrea Ezyk at 248/628-3808...>>more
worldwide news
BHP Billiton had sold its thermal coal Optimum Colliery in South
Africa to Optimum Coal Holdings (OCH),
including the 6.5 million tons a year Richards Bay Coal Terminal
entitlement. BHP will continue to manage and operate the
colliery until completion. BHP will acquire and market all
export coal from Optimum over the life of the mine. Optimum
Colliery is located east of Johannesburg in Mpumalanga
Province. The mine produced 11.6Mt of saleable steam coal in
the 12 months to June 2007, including 5.4 Mt of export coal, and
has a workforce of 1,070 people and 1,397 contractors...>>more
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