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Industry View: 2014: Year Of Consolidation
Dr Lars Shernikau, IchoCoal and HMS Bergbau, Germany and Singapore.
A Murky Business
Ng Weng Hoong reports on India’s scandal-prone coal industry and the impact such scandals are having on the country’s power sector.
Investigating Carryback
Richard Shields and Daniel Marshall, Martin Engineering, US, chart an investigation into conveyor belt cleaning practices at a Powder River Basin coal mine.
The Impact Of Ultra-Class Trucks
Opencast mining equipment deliveries have fallen but the trend is clear. Chris Hinde, IntierraRMG, UK, explains.
It’s Not Rocket Science
Noshir Romani P.E., Baldor – A member of the ABB Group, US, explains a simple, cost-effective and reliable drive system for long conveyors.
Screening To Dewater
John Casey II, Tabor Machine Co., US, discusses the use of stationary screens, centrifuges and high-frequency screens for coal dewatering.
Coal Tailings Dewatering
The belt filter press can be a low capital investment option for coal tailings dewatering, while maintaining the performance characteristics required for effective plant operation. Matthew Fenzel, PHOENIX Process Equipment Co., US, discusses their use.
A New Name In Separation
J. N Kohmuench, L. Christodoulou and E. S. Yan, Eriez Flotation Division, US, and Prof. G. H. Luttrell, Virginia Tech, US, discuss the development of a new separation device that combines the selectivity of a flotation cell with the capacity and flexibility of a gravity separator.
Positioned For The Future
Jonathan Rowland talked to Geoff Knox, global CEO of GE Mining, at this year’s China Coal and Mining Expo in Beijing about the company’s ambitions for the mining industry and its new products for the underground coal mining space.
Optimising Coal Preparation
Dr M. Kerem Eraydin and Dr Jinming Zhang, Nalco Co., US, explain how sustainable flotation and dewatering agents can improve the performance and profitability of coal preparation plants.
