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Meritor® Completes Acquisition of AxleTech
July 31, 2019
Meritor, Inc. has successfully completed its acquisition of AxleTech from global investment firm The Carlyle Group. The transaction enhances Meritor’s growth platform with the addition of a complementary product portfolio, including a full line of independent suspensions, axles, braking solutions,
Ambershaw Metallics On Development Track to Revive Bending Lake Project, Ontario
July 30, 2019
A once-dormant iron deposit in northwestern Ontario appears to be on the development track with new owners that want to build an open-pit mine and a pellet plant to feed the steel industry. Ambershaw Metallics filed documents with the Canadian
Iron Range Legislators Respond to Calls to Stop the PolyMet Permit
July 30, 2019
The claims by metro legislators and anti-mining groups about PolyMet Mining are downright fabrications. It is very disappointing that people don’t know or don’t care what our strong rules and regulations require, and that the media continues to perpetuate the
Mining, Oil, and Gas Helps Make W. Va. Leader in Quarterly GDP Growth
July 30, 2019
West Virginia is leading the nation in gross domestic product, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The BEA made the announcement Thursday that West Virginia’s GDP growth for the first quarter of 2019 was 5.2 percent. The period
Canadian Government Funds New Mine Training Facility
July 30, 2019
The Government of Canada is spending C$1.39 million to build a 12,000-square-foot facility at NORCAT’s Underground Center. Announced last week, the facility will “...be used by innovative mining technology companies to develop, test and demonstrate innovative and emerging technologies in
Trump Talks Coal, Gas, Steel at Fundraiser in Wheeling, W. Va.
July 30, 2019
President Donald Trump sounded familiar themes — among them economic growth, foreign policy, immigration and health care — during his speech to a friendly crowd in Wheeling on Wednesday. But his biggest applause lines were when he talked about coal,
Congressional Sub-committee Hears Plight of Miners Amid Dwindling Pension Fund
July 30, 2019
While most of the attention on Capitol Hill Wednesday was on the testimony of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in another committee room in another part of the U.S. Capitol, retired coal miners from West Virginia and other states gained a
Judge Approves Contura’s $20.6M Bid on Blackjewel Mines in Wyoming and W. Va.
July 29, 2019
Plans are moving forward for Contura Energy to acquire three mines from coal producer Blackjewel LLC , which is seeking bankruptcy protection, after a federal judge approved a motion Friday to allow Contura to be a “stalking horse” bidder for
SME Webinar August 7: Implementation of Mobile Proximity Detection Systems
July 29, 2019
According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), there were 42 fatalities and 179 non-fatal striking, crushing, or pinning accidents between 1984 and 2014. Equipping mobile machines with proximity detection systems (mobile PDSs) could prevent these human-machine collisions. However,
More U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants are Decommissioning as Retirements Continue
July 29, 2019
Between 2010 and the first quarter of 2019, U.S. power companies announced the retirement of more than 546 coal-fired power units, totaling about 102 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity. Plant owners intend to retire another 17 GW of coal-fired capacity
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