Churchill lifts coal reserve target

Indonesian coal miner Churchill Mining has lifted its overall initial coal reserve target by 50% to 150m tonnes at its East Kutai Coal Project (EKCP). A review of the total initial coal resource target is also being conducted and Churchill will advise the market of the result in due course, it said. “Churchill is still ahead of schedule and ahead of budget in its exploration programme,”... 

LONDON: Nickel price strikes new record high 37,349 dollars

Nickel prices surged to an all-time peak above 37,000 dollars in London trading owing to concerns over dwindling stockpiles of the metal. Tin also reached an historic high Monday, close to 12,000 dollars, on supply concerns. A tonne of nickel for delivery in three months climbed to 37,349 dollars on the London Metal Exchange (LME), which is the world’s leading metals futures market. It was the... 

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Simulators train future coal miners

As the miner tries to cut coal from the ribs of the mine, he makes a wide turn and bangs his hauler against the wall, injuring a co-worker. It’s a painful scenario, and not entirely rare. But this time it’s just a simulation. The three-dimensional simulators here at Hazard Community and Technical College in eastern Kentucky give rookie miners and mining students a taste of underground dangers...