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 According to the Geological Survey of India, the glaciers are doing just fine Friday, November 20, 2009GeoMineVijay Kumar Raina of the Geological Survey of India has done some essential research on the "receding" Himalayan Glaciers due to climate changing. His conclusion: they're not melting... Science journal also agrees with Raina's findings. Climate change, and its gloom-and-doom pronunciations, is to liberals what "terrorism" is to conservatives: an imaginary bogeyman used to instill fear in the general population. read more » The trouble with coal Tuesday, November 17, 2009The CSIRO Staff Association represents more than 3000 scientists and staff in CSIRO and we support the freedom and independence of science, and the charter that governs our comment on political policy. We hope to debate issues and inform but not instruct the public on major issues in society. Coal policy and freedom of speech is a vexed problem for CSIR(O), and the politics of energy are often controversial, which the recent organisational angst on gagging shows. But this is nothing new. read more » The two faces of China's giant coal industryMonday, November 16, 2009The world's newest carbon citadel rises up between the blasted deserts of Inner Mongolia and the coal-black lands of Shaanxi province. Ordos is a city that few outside China know. But the future of global emissions, and global warming looks increasingly more likely to be set in industrial powerhouses like this than in the negotiating halls of Copenhagen. read more » Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined in U.S. Mountaintops Friday, November 13, 2009Mayflies may seal the fate of mountaintop mining in the Appalachian hills of the eastern U.S. Companies such as Massey Energy Co. that mine coal there by stripping mountain peaks and dumping debris in streams are being asked by the Environmental Protection Agency for the first time to safeguard the mayfly, one of the oldest winged insects and a bait favored by fly-fisherman. read more » Coal, Railroads and the STBThursday, November 05, 2009Much has changed over the past two years. Economy has declined and, despite some positive signs, it is not clear we have reached bottom. Rail has gone from capacity constrained to excess capacity. Long term future of coal is even less clear. read more » DOE-Sponsored Mississippi Project Hits 1-Million-Ton Milestone for Injected CO2Thursday, November 05, 2009GeoMineA large-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) storage project in Mississippi has become the fifth worldwide to reach the important milestone of more than 1 million tons injected. As a result, it is helping to both further carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a mitigation strategy for global climate change and move forward G-8 recommendations for launching 20 projects of this type internationally by 2010. read more » Water: Coalbed methane decision adds salt to Montana farmers' wounds Tuesday, November 03, 2009GeoMineRoger Muggli has worked his family's 1,700-acre farm in east Montana almost the entire length of his 61 years, and he considers the nearby Tongue River to be the very lifeblood of his alfalfa and barley crops. But three years ago, something happened to the river's water, Muggli said, as routine irrigation began turning the Custer County farm's once-rich soil the consistency of mayonnaise. read more » U.S. water use down but migration to West a concernFriday, October 30, 2009GeoMineSteady migration to the hot and dry Western states along with water use by coal and nuclear plants are undermining conservation efforts that have kept U.S. water use steady in recent years, a study said on Thursday. read more » Audit finds high risk of CO2 capture project failureWednesday, October 28, 2009Carbon capture and storage projects, seen as crucial in the fight against global warming, face a high risk of failure due to their high costs and should be applied across many sectors to ensure success, an audit says. read more » China could cheaply control coal-plant emissionsWednesday, October 14, 2009GeoMineGetting China's coal-plant emissions out of the atmosphere so they don't worsen global warming may be cheaper, easier and longer-lasting than expected, a federal energy lab report finds. read more » Alstom Power President Says Coal-Gasification Systems No Threat Wednesday, October 14, 2009Alstom SA, which makes systems that capture carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants, isn’t threatened by competing technology to gasify coal for electricity, the head of the company’s power unit said. read more » Proposed Amendments to Coal Resource ClassificationTuesday, October 13, 2009Venmyn NewsletterThe South African National Standard – South African guide to the systematic evaluation of coal resources and coal reserves (SANS 10320:2004) is an excellent guideline for the classification of resources and reserves, and as such, is embodied in the SAMREC Code. read more » NMA's 2008 Coal Producer SurveyWednesday, October 07, 20092008 was a record year for coal production in the United States,
according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) preliminary figures. Total coal production stood at 1,171.5 million short tons, marking an increase of 24.9 million short tons, which translates into a 2.2 percent gain, according to preliminary government figures. read more » Burning coal deep down has huge potential, untestedTuesday, October 06, 2009Burning coal underground could be one of the next breakthroughs to increase the world's energy supply, similar to establishment of Canadian oil sands, executives and academics told a conference in London on Monday.
read more » Managing Costs - Core DrillingWednesday, September 30, 2009Sometimes the smallest products can make the biggest impact. While they don't carry $1 million price tags like some of the high technology capital equipment available on the market, coring consumables represent incremental cost over the life of a project that can save or lose a drilling contractor hundreds of thousands of dollars in ... read more » Cost breakingWednesday, September 30, 2009Fragmentation within the mine is often overlooked as a critical element in the process and can be used to provide essential process control information. SPLIT digital fragmentation technology has been available for some time, with applications from the mine with post-blast analysis at the muck pile face through to the mechanical comminution circuit with ... read more » Kaftar Hona anthraciteWednesday, September 30, 2009Saddleback Corp was formed in 2004 and then established Saddleback Gold Corp in Tajikistan. It has offices in central London and in Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan. The objective of SGC has been to build a diversified mining and exploration company by securing interests in mining and exploration projects in Tajikistan with a focus on coal and gold. read more » CCS all about finding the ‘right rocks’Wednesday, September 30, 2009The Coal Tech 2009 conference, held on September 15-16th, hosted a range of presentations on technologies including carbon capture and storage (CCS); coal-to-liquids; underground coal gasification; and syngas. read more » Exhibition Coal Mine Shows Work and Life of a MinerWednesday, August 26, 2009Anybody interested in expanding the use of "clean coal" as an energy source and all visitors to Beckley, West Virgina should make it a point to stop and visit the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine and the Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia. read more » Queensland to clean up coal-fired powerThursday, August 20, 2009Queensland will ban new coal-fired power stations except for those that can be fitted with clean coal technology. The move institutionalises the technology in the nation' major coal-producing state. There are four new coal-fired power stations planned for the eastern seaboard - one each in Queensland and Victoria, and two in NSW - and all have provision for clean coal technology. read more » WVU studying effects of coal slurry on water suppliesWednesday, August 19, 2009West Virginia University is seeking the public’s help in gathering data on the effects of underground coal slurry injection on water supplies. Under a contract with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, the university is asking for data that documents the impact of slurry injection on surface water, ground water, well water and drinking water supplies. read more » Mercury-tainted fish found widely in U.S. streamsThursday, August 20, 2009Los Angeles, U.S.A.Scientists have detected mercury contamination in every one of hundreds of fish sampled from 291 freshwater streams, according to a U.S. government study released on Wednesday. More than a quarter of those fish contained concentrations of mercury exceeding levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency for the protection of people who eat age amounts of fish, the U.S. Geological Survey report said. read more » Geology of the Wolverine River Area, Peace River Coalfield, British Columbia, CanadaMonday, August 10, 2009GeoMineThe Wolverine river area lies southwest of the town of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia. The map area extends from Bullmoose creek in the north to the Murray river in the south, encompassing about 300 sq km of the Peace River coalfield. The Gething and the Gates formations of early Cretaceous age are the two main coal bearing formations in the area. read more » Ice at the North Pole in 1958 and 1959 - not so thickFriday, July 31, 2009GeoMineWhat would NSIDC and our media make of a photo like this if released by the Navy today? Would we see headlines like "North Pole Now Open Water"? Or maybe "Global warming melts North Pole"? Perhaps we would. Sensationalism is all the rage these days. If it melts it makes headlines. Thumbnail: SSN-578, surfaced at the North Pole, 17 March 1959. read more » Mining Investment GuidesWednesday, July 15, 2009If you are looking for firms that invest in a diverse range of mining, resources, and oil and gas opportunities, the following guides by Thomas Su of Money Cat Consulting can help you find the information you need. read more » The Arid DeviceThursday, July 09, 2009GeoMineIndustry and governmental agencies have known for years that the water quality in the Powder River Basin coals is quite good. In fact, CBM produced water has greatly enhanced livestock operations, through the development of watering areas in previously unused or under-used pastures. read more » Mining salaries in Australia & New ZealandMonday, June 29, 2009Hays Resources & Mining published a new salary survey pertaining to the Australian mining industry: market changes, positions in demand, salary movements, changes to employer recruitment practices. read more » Online moisture analyser (for bulks such as iron ore or coal) easy to commission, calibrate and serviceFriday, June 26, 2009Callidan Instruments, the manufacturer of MoistScan®, has recently added remote access functionality to its range of online microwave moisture analysers. The MoistScan is now equipped with internet-based wireless connectivity making remote calibration and service easy and cost effective. read more » Frack Attack - Drilling Technique Under ScrutinyThursday, June 25, 2009GeoMineFour years after a widely used but controversial oil and gas production technology was exempted from federal regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Congress is taking another look at the process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. read more » Thank Goodness There's a Physicist in the CabinetMonday, June 01, 2009When Rep. Joe Barton asked the Nobel Prize winning Energy Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu, where oil comes from - he got a puzzling answer. read more » Coal through a microscopeMonday, May 11, 2009If you think that coal is a boring black rock then you have never seen it through a transmitted light microscope. The microscope reveals coal's hidden beauty as well as its composition. read more » Problems in 'Void' Detection in Coal Mine Water HazardsFriday, March 13, 2009GeoMineOne of the most dangerous events in underground coal mining is unexpectedly encountering water inrushes from undetected abandoned mines in the same seam. read more » Crandall Canyon RevisitedWednesday, March 04, 2009TechnoMineA review of a 2009 SME session on coal mine bumps and what happened in Utah at the Crandall Canyon coal mine in 2007. read more » 2008 Coal Mine WagesWednesday, February 25, 2009TechnoMineJust received is the 2008 Survey Results U.S. Coal Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits from CostMine. There is an enormous amount of data in this new survey. Here is my personal summary and perspective of some of the information on wages read more » New BC coal mining stopped by West Moberly First NationsMonday, February 23, 2009TechnoMineA report on attempts by the West Moberly First Nation to stop coal mining in their area, due the claimed failure of the mining company, First Coal Corporation, to consult. read more » Exploration DrillingTuesday, February 17, 2009GeoMineWhen exploration comes back, it will likely be with a bang. John Chadwick and Daniel Gleeson examine some of the technologies to look for. read more » Where is the industry headed?Tuesday, February 17, 2009Major suppliers asses the current state of the world market and offer opinions on technology application and needs. read more » Mountaintop Mining Judged OK But Opponents Gather to ProtestFriday, February 13, 2009TechnoMineFrom Virginia we have news that the judges have upheld current practices in granting permits to mountaintop mining as usual. In brief, this is what happened read more » USA Coal Mining JobsTuesday, January 20, 2009TechnoMineWe congratulate Obama on becoming president and wonder if he can improve the mining job situation in the United States. read more » Alumina produced from coal ashTuesday, January 13, 2009A Chinese power company has succeeded in producing alumina from coal ash, a step that could help ease China's chronic raw materials shortage, the Economic Daily said.
read more » Snowden on-line libraryWednesday, October 01, 2008TechnoMineSnowden is a respected consulting company serving the mining industry in Australia and North America. Here is a link to papers & publications on mining and related to mining by Snowden staff. read more » New Zealand Coal Mine H&S Update Tuesday, September 30, 2008TechnoMineNew Zealand has an estimated six underground coal mines and three underground metaliferous mines. In the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2005 the New Zealand Department of Labor received 51 notificaitons of serious harm to employees working in underground mines. read more » Jobs After Coal MiningThursday, September 25, 2008TechnoMineWhen the coal mine closes, can green jobs provide equal employment? That is the question asked and partially answered in a discussion on closure of the German coal mines. read more » Flathead Coal MiningTuesday, September 09, 2008TechnoMineIt is a simple story about mining, high politics, and international diplomacy. It involves the citizens of Montana versus the people of British Columbia. read more » US Coal Mine Salaries 2007Tuesday, March 11, 2008TechnoMineThe 2007 Survey Results of U.S. Coal Salaries, Wages, and Benefits gives you the information you need to establish if you are getting a fair salary or wage. read more » Geophysical Technologies to Image Old Mine WorksMonday, March 10, 2008GeoMineThe presence of old mine works above, adjacent, or below an active mine presents major health and safety hazards to miners who have inadvertently cut into locations with such features. In addition, the presence of abandoned mines beneath roadways has a great impact on the performance of the transportation infrastructure ... read more » Safety/Rescue ChambersMonday, February 18, 2008TechnoMineA safety/rescue chamber is an airtight, reinforced box stocked with food, water and oxygen supplies to protect miners who become trapped underground. read more » Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)Friday, February 01, 2008TechnoMineWikipedia defines a self-contained breathing apparatus, or SCBA as “a device worn by rescue workers, firefighters, and others to provide breathable air in a hostile environment.” read more » Durham CoalfieldsFriday, January 11, 2008TechnoMineThe February 2007 edition of the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology included a paper entitled Migration of polluted mine water in a public supply aquifer. read more » Communications Systems for Coal MinesTuesday, December 11, 2007TechnoMineIn the interests of mine safety and productivity, it is vital that operators are continuously aware of underground conditions and risk profiles, particularly in light of the recent mine collapse at Crandall Canyon Mine in August 2007. read more » Coal CityThursday, September 27, 2007TechnoMineIf you go to Google.earth and zoom to Coal City, Indiana, you will see the town in question: a small community clustered around a north-south road, and surrounded by fields and reclaimed spoil piles. read more » USA vs Canada re CoalMonday, March 05, 2007TechnoMineHow would you decide in a dispute (fight, war) between the United States and Canada? Now miners can express their opinion on an international struggle between the two nations over issues fundamental to the mining industry read more » Coal Mine DeathsTuesday, February 20, 2007TechnoMineFrom the Charleston Gazette: Twenty-four West Virginia coal miners died on the job in 2006, the most in any single year for a quarter-century, according to state records.
read more » Clean CoalFriday, January 19, 2007TechnoMineThe coal trains slide forever across the plains of Wyoming and Nebraska. The train seems never to end. It is an impressive sight to see the coal trains dominate the horizon as one drives along highway I80. read more » West Virginia Coal Mining HistoryFriday, November 17, 2006TechnoMineYou may agree or disagree with the conclusions of the story; I leave that to you to decide. But I urge you to at least read the story even though it appears in a PhD thesis dissertation for a doctorate of philosophy in history. read more » Historic Mining District ExplorationMonday, October 2, 2006GeoMineThe recent merger and acquisition frenzy which affects the industry clearly indicates that chances of finding a good mineral deposit are pretty slim in comparison with the certitude of acquiring one... read more » Seismic ExplorationTuesday, June 13, 2006GeoMineA cost saving application of seismic reflection at a deposit scale comes from the De Beers’ Snap Lake diamondiferous kimberlite dyke located in Northwest Territories, Canada. read more » |
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