Feature Stories
It’s a Long Way Down at Mines in South Africa
April 7, 2014
For those who grumble about their daily commute, imagine this ride to work: clamber into an elevator cage and plummet 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) into the earth, so fast that ears pop from the changing air pressure. Then board a
Inside ‘Big Coal Country’ as Coal-fired Energy Demand Returns
April 3, 2014
Montana often is known as “big sky country.” But ask any local, and they’ll tell you the phrase “big coal country” is just as fitting. Along with Wyoming, Montana is home to the Powder River Basin — a region that
A Review of the Record of Obama’s War on Coal
April 3, 2014
President Obama promised to send electricity prices skyrocketing, and his minions at the EPA are delivering on that promise. Americans for Tax Reform’s Chris Prandoni takes a detailed look at how Obama is using the power of the regulatory state
Patrick Morrisey, W. Va. Attorney General: Coal Must Be a Part of the Nation’s Future
April 1, 2014
There is a battle going on in our nation right now over the future of energy, and West Virginia is at the center of this debate. We are the nation’s third largest energy producer and second largest producer of coal.
The Quiet Australian: Trafigura’s New Chief Cut from a Different Cloth
March 27, 2014
For decades, Trafigura‘s co-founder and chief executive officer Claude Dauphin has been the epitome of the successful commodity trader, a demanding workaholic who traveled to harsh frontiers in search of raw materials to sell at a profit. In naming his
Commentary, Hal Quinn: Time Length to Obtain Mining Permits is Holding American Companies Back
March 26, 2014
Ted Doheny, CEO of Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc., recently alerted the nation that the minerals of tomorrow will be tougher to obtain than they have been in the past. If anyone would know, it would be the chief executive of
Alice Sila Receives Rising Star Award for Her Work at Peabody’s Helensburgh Mine in Australia
March 26, 2014
Mining engineer Alice Sila is doing it for the girls. She received an award from the NSW Women in Mining group for her efforts in the traditionally male-dominated industry. She spoke to Emma Spillett from Peabody Energy’s Helensburgh mine. For
Australia’s CITIC Pacific Takes Innovative Approach to Managing Underground Infrastructure
January 24, 2014
With mines in a constant state of development, operations have to take an intelligent approach to their buried assets such as electrical and communication lines. To overcome this problem CITIC Pacific Mining has taken an innovative approach to managing its
Mining Repair Specialists Uses Technology Upgrade to Compete in Mining Industry
December 16, 2013
An older, wiser Ronnie Barnette might have thought twice about sinking his savings into a tiny metal fabricating shop at the brink of closing. But at 24, Barnette didn’t figure he had anything to lose. So he bought the company,
Phillips Machine Service: ‘Until the Power Goes Out, We’re Not Going to Pay Attention’
November 6, 2013
Jack Phillips, owner of Phillips Machine Service, said he fears for the future of the coal mining industry. Phillips attended the “Rally for American Energy Jobs” Oct. 29 in Washington, D.C., to support the coal industry and the jobs it
