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Dr Katarina David in the field
MANAGEMENT

UNSW investigates protecting wetlands from UG mining

Engineers at UNSW want to learn more about the impact of coal mining on wetlands

26 March 2019

Arch's Leer longwall mine in northern West Virginia, US
UNDERGROUND

Arch confirms new Appalachian coal mine

Leer South in West Virginia, US, to be near-twin of existing Leer longwall operation

20 February 2019

 North Goonyella, located west of Mackey, is a met coal longwall operation
MANAGEMENT

North Goonyella coming back to life

Australian mine had been idled since 2018 fire

13 February 2019

 SIGMA and JSW officials signing the contract. Photo: Dawid Lach
TECHNOLOGY

JSW to take delivery of customised bolter miner from SIGMA

Komatsu technology a "breakthrough" for Polish mining community

29 January 2019

The agreement was signed on September 28 in Katowice, Poland, during the New Industry EXPO conference
TECHNOLOGY

JSW takes another step to mining 4.0

JSW and Joy (Poland) have signed a letter of intent to conduct research and analysis

02 October 2018

Longwall mining roof supports
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Seal of approval - the advantages of hydraulic seal systems

The benefits of specifying hydraulic seal systems for powered longwall roof supports

04 September 2018

Better wear life reduces the time that miners are exposed to the longwall face to replace worn picks, sleeves and blocks
UNDERGROUND

New Sandvik Sleeve Saver longwall pick

The Sleeve Saver longwall pick is engineered to last longer than standard longwall picks

09 August 2018

Yancoal's Austar longwall mine suffered a coal burst in May 2018
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Yancoal's Austar to restart

Australian coal miner Yancoal will be resuming limited longwall production at the Austar operation

09 August 2018

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