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03 Comment
05 Coal News
14 Industry View: Showers But With A Chance Of Sun
Hal Quinn, National Mining Association.
58 Supplier’s Round-Up
Regional Report: Australia
16 Australian Coal Sector Eyes Green Shoots
Anthony Fensom provides insight into where there could be a
turnaround in the coal industry.
Screening & Classifying
21 Classification In Coal Preparation
Aaron Noble, West Virginia University, and Gerald H. Luttrell,
Virginia Tech, USA, demonstrate why ultra-fine size
classification is an important part of coal preparation and
explain why it should not be overlooked.
27 Screening & Classifying
Surendra Jain, The Daniels Co., USA, provides an
overview of sizing and classifying operations in a coal
preparation plant.
Blasthole Drilling
34 Know The Drill
Chris Lambert, Boart Longyear, USA, explains how to increase
the productivity of diamond drilling in coal mining.
39 Old Mine; New Tricks
Gregory Scott, Caterpillar Inc., USA, illustrates how the
Cat blasthole drill brings new technology to long-lived
mine sites.
Underground Mine Communications
43 The Voice In The Mine
Jonathan Rowland talks to Chris Adkins of Strata Worldwide
about underground mine communications.
45 The Right Connections
Denis Kent, Mine Site Technologies, Australia, explains how
underground connectivity improves asset management.
Shiploading & Unloading
48 A New Wave Of Technology
Harold A. Walker and Donna F. Walker, PICOR, USA, explore
the dangers of hatches and hatch covers on ocean-going coal
vessels and how a new technology could avoid such risks,
reduce costs and improve safety.
Asset Management
53 Keeping Track Of Track-Out
Hilary Scholz, Neptune Wheel Wash, USA, describes how to
avoid tracking hazardous material offsite on the wheels of
trucks.
PICOR has been designing and building the world’s most advanced coal
preparation and handling facilities for almost 40 yrs. Included in its systems
offering is the world’s most advanced Train Precision Loading System™.
PICOR has also recently received US patent approval for the Walker
Reclaimer, which will store and reclaim coal and many other bulk materials
without the use of mobile equipment or manpower, while eliminating
particulate emissions from the stored material.
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