FALKIRK, N.D. -- The big white tube between Washburn and Underwood that once carried coal over U.S. Highway 83 will come down on Monday after spending decades as a landmark along the road. It's part ...

All conveyor systems are at risk of fire caused by the ignition of transported materials or equipment failure. But the propensity of Powder River Basin (PRB) coal to self-ignite introduces an ...

Coal Combustion Residues (CCR), such as fly ash, are generated during the burning of coal. Many projects are contemplating the design of CCR handling systems to comply with EPA regulations and to ...

At Basin Electric’s Leland Olds Station, bearings on coal conveyors were scoring the shafts on which they were mounted because their set screws would not hold securely under the operating conditions.

ELKHART – Tons of newly mined coal will start rolling this spring along a 5.5-mile-long conveyor belt between Williamsville and Elkhart. Arch Coal Co. of St. Louis is completing a $20 million project, ...

A Midwestern power plant faced a logistical challenge when it came time to replace its coal ash conveyor. The new conveyor was 110 feet long and weighed a hefty 138 tons—and it needed to be lifted 10 ...

A turnkey contract for a 21 km overland-conveyor system at the Optimum Colliery has been awarded to Bateman by Ingwe. It includes all design, supply and erection, inclusive of civil works. The system ...

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WEST FINLEY, Pa. (AP) -- Consol Energy Inc. says an above-ground conveyor system has failed in southwestern Pennsylvania, idling longwall coal mining at two mines. Consol has already begun repairing ...

Nippon Coke & Engineering Company, Limited ( ($JP:3315) ) has issued an announcement. Nippon Coke & Engineering has reported a fire at its ...

Two mishaps at Norfolk Southern Corp.’s Lamberts Point Coal Terminal in Norfolk brought coal shipments to a halt over the weekend. On Saturday, an overheated bearing ignited a fire on a couple of ...