by admin | Apr 13, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Energy News, Mining News
Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private sector coal miner, announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Amidst an industry which is reeling from low production and demand, and facing an upsurge in both gas and renewable energy electricity...
by admin | Apr 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Mining News
Working with two customers on the same project site and on the same massive piece of machinery enabled both companies to achieve significant savings in both time and cost. This is according to Johnson Crane Hire who was contracted to undertake heavy lifts for both...
by admin | Apr 11, 2016 | Mining News
A Swedish company that makes implements for the mining industry plans on consolidating its U.S. operations in Franklin County. Atlas Copco today announced that it will move jobs from Texas and Utah to its existing Fort Loudon location, where it will make unspecified...
by admin | Apr 11, 2016 | Mining News
Disruptive improvements in driverless technology have enabled heavy-duty equipment manufacturers to produce autonomous drills, railways and trucks for the mining industry. Although there have been some speed bumps along the way, the autonomous mining devices are...
by admin | Apr 11, 2016 | Mining News
As slumping metals prices force miners to scale back production, the scramble by some to sell idled equipment at a discount is producing bargains for healthier players. Mantos Copper, a unit of investment firm Audley Capital, which bought two Chilean copper mines last...
by admin | Apr 10, 2016 | Mining News, Workforce News
A defiant Blankenship told the court, “It’s important to me that everyone knows that I am not guilty of a crime.” Wednesday, Donald Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy Company, was sentenced to one year in prison for conspiring to violate federal mine safety...
