Peabody Energy President and CEO Jim Grech has been appointed chair of the National Coal Council (NCC). Grech, who joined Peabody in 2021 in his same seat, has over 35 years of experience in the coal and natural resources industry. He is a board member of America’s Power, the National Mining Association and Blue Danube Incorporated, and is a member…
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Flexco introduces new liner
Flexco recently added a new product, the Polyurethane Canoe Liner, to its line of conveyor protection solutions. Designed for placement in a conveyor skirtboard system, the Polyurethane Canoe Liner immediately provides superior impact protection, absorbing material loads and preventing structural damage while creating a more efficient and cost-effective conveyor operation. It can be installed fast and is field-ready for the…
Read MoreVermeer unveils SM55 surface miner
Iowa-headquartered Vermeer has introduced its SM55 surface miner, spotlighting performance in a compact, transportable package for mining, quarrying and civil construction. The machine, weighing 120,000 lb. (54,431 kg), features drive-on, drive-off capability that enables single-load transportation with minimal permitting requirements. The SM55 has a 415-hp (310-kW) Caterpillar C13 ACERT Tier 4 Final engine. It delivers a 75-degree highwall capability, a…
Read MoreMining equipment starting up at Borealis
Canadian junior Borealis Mining has confirmed the mobilization of mining equipment at its Borealis gold operation in Nevada, pushing forward to the company’s ultimate goal of restarting operations. The company, which has retained contractor CMI (Ledcor) to perform the work at the mine, said that the heavy mining equipment, production drill rigs and support equipment are now arriving at the…
Read MoreIoneer, Cat dealer Empire announce Rhyolite Ridge pact
Ioneer and Empire Southwest, the Caterpillar dealer for Arizona, Nevada and parts of eastern California, have signed a master service agreement for sales, services, goods, technology, and equipment rental that will help to advance the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada. Rhyolite Ridge, located in Esmeralda County, Nev., is the largest undeveloped lithium-boron ore reserve in the world outside of…
Read MoreAclara, Argonne National Lab partnering on AI digital twin
Canadian miner Aclara Resources’ U.S.-based subsidiary, Aclara Technologies, has entered a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory to develop an artificial intelligence-enabled digital twin for Aclara’s heavy rare earth separation process. Under the terms of the agreement, the two will leverage Argonne’s SolventX modeling platform alongside Argonne’s advanced computing, process modeling,…
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