Caterpillar acquires Tangent Energy Solutions

Caterpillar has acquired Tangent Energy Solutions, an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) company that provides customers with turnkey solutions for reducing energy costs, increasing energy efficiency, reducing emissions, monetizing electric grid support, and providing resiliency for customer operations. The acquisition of Tangent Energy, the company said in May, also positions Caterpillar to work directly with utilities and energy providers to supply distributed energy…

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Frontieras selects West Virginia for coal processing facility

Frontieras North America, part of Frontier Applied Sciences, said it has selected a site in Mason County, West Virginia, for its inaugural FASForm coal processing plant, set for commissioning in the last quarter of next year. The 2.7-million-ton-per-year facility, which will employ about 500, will reform coal, waste plastics and hydrogen production by extracting volatiles, moisture and contaminants under a…

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WV Coal Hall inducts four

The West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame has inducted four industry veterans for its 24th class, the class of 2022. Honorees for this year, announced last month, included R. Donald Cussins, former president of Buffalo Coal; Pramod Thakur, president of Expert Solutions for Mine Safety and longtime senior executive for CONSOL Energy; Doug Hardman, former vice chairman for J.H. Fletcher;…

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Cat suspends Russian operations, donates to Ukraine

On March 11, in the days following the initial invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Caterpillar issued the following statement:  “We are deeply saddened by the tragic events continuing to occur in Ukraine and hope for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Through the Caterpillar Foundation, we are donating more than $1 million to support both urgent and long-term needs…

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Magna Gold reports fatal mine collapse

Canadian miner Magna Gold Corp. reported a fatal accident that involved three employees at its San Francisco mine in the northern Mexican state of Sonoraon. The miner said the accident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. local time on February 15. Three mine employees were in the fine ore storage area when a cave-in occurred.  Magna Gold activated its safety protocols…

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thyssenkrupp, Magotteaux extend composite tech partnership

thyssenkrupp Mining Technologies and Magotteaux have announced an extension of their long-time partnership on the development of wear parts using Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) technology. MCC, which promises cost-efficient wear parts for both mining and aggregates, will also optimize wear part life spans. The two will focus on research as well as achieving even faster development times.  thyssenkrupp said Magotteaux…

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