Feature Stories
Wyoming Governor Gordon Optimistic About Coal’s Future
May 14, 2019
Wyoming has a bright future ahead of it with the strides it has made in technology and education, but nothing may be brighter than its coal industry, which can not only grow stronger but be part of cleaning up the
BHP Digging for Software to Shift Bottlenecks at Its Coal Mines in Australia
May 13, 2019
BHP is trying to unclog worker congestion during shift changes at its Australian east coast coal mines that delay clocked-on employees starting their jobs and create downstream productivity costs. The big Australian miner says it’s currently taking too long to
Wyonics Poised to Change the Face of Wyoming Coal Industry
May 13, 2019
Wyonics is an emerging company based at the University of Wyoming and has developed a method of processing coal products that can be accomplished with no burning, no corrosive chemicals, low to no waste, and has the potential to develop
Mining Equipment Manufacturers in a Race to Adopt 5G Wireless Technology
May 9, 2019
As mobile network operators begin the rollout of the fifth generation (5G) of wireless technology worldwide during 2019–20, construction and mining equipment manufacturers are in their own race to adopt the technology to realize the full potential of digitalization on
Metso Sets Sights on Becoming Global Leader in Crushing and Screening
May 8, 2019
Finnish quarrying and aggregates company Metso says increased global urbanization will continue to drive demand for its products. At the recent bauma expo in Munich, it also set out its ambitions to become the leader in all the main geographic
We Import Key Minerals Needed for U.S. Defense, That’s a Security Problem
May 6, 2019
America needs a new political discourse on hard-rock mining. Several recent assessments have concluded that meeting America’s growing need for minerals will be impossible without rapid growth in mining. But a high percentage of minerals critical to U.S. manufacturing and
Thar Coal Can Help Produce Fertilizer, Steel, and Gas
April 30, 2019
A power plant has been inaugurated recently in Thar and many other projects of the total capacity of 5,000 megawatts are in the pipeline. However, electricity production is not the only possible use of Thar coal. Gas, fertilizer, and steel
Actions Speak Loudest in Energy Policy
April 29, 2019
Democrat Party politics are increasingly being driven by the extreme Left, with party leaders taking the fringe demands of radical environmentalists and progressive socialists more seriously than the concrete concerns average Americans have for decent jobs and affordable goods and
Inside Australia’s Deepest Gold Mine, How Deep Can History Go at Gwalia?
April 25, 2019
A truck driver working at the bottom of Australia’s deepest gold mine gets loaded up with about 55 tonnes of precious cargo — hard rock blasted from the Earth and containing small specks of the yellow metal. For every tonne
NETL Sees Developments in Tech Research and Partnerships in W. Va.
April 23, 2019
When factoring in new leadership, new research, improvements to promising projects and partnerships to get new AAA technology into the hands of industry, the past year has been busy one for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.
