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Patriot Coal Operations Receive Holmes Safety Awards
May 8, 2012
Patriot Coal operations have received safety awards from the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association. Awards were presented based on the best safety record in 2011 by size of operation in each of the Councils of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association.…
Alpha Natural Resources Awards $149,000 in Annual High School Scholarships
May 8, 2012
Alpha Natural Resources has recently awarded tuition funding to 96 high school graduates in seven states through its High School Scholarship Program. This year’s scholarship winners are slated to collectively receive $149,000 during the upcoming academic year, with $576,000 expected to…
Canada Establishes New Award for Safest Mining Project Construction
May 8, 2012
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM), and Hatch Ltd., has established the Hatch-CIM Mining and Minerals Project Construction Safety Award, which will annually honor best construction safety practices and project management results. “This idea has been on the…
CONSOL Energy Earns Virginia Reclamation Award
May 7, 2012
CONSOL Energy was awarded the 2011 Best Completed Deep Mine Award from the Virginia Division of Mined Land Reclamation and the Virginia Mining Association (VMA) for reclamation of its Consolidation Coal Company E-2 mine in Buchanan County, Va. The award, presented…
DXP Enterprises Acquires Industrial Paramedic Services, Western Canada
May 7, 2012
DXP Enterprises, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Industrial Paramedic Services (IPS), a leading provider of industrial medical and clinical services to industrial clients operating in remote locations and large facilities in Western Canada. Founded in 1995, Industrial Paramedic Services is…
May 10 Webinar: Industrial Scientific’s Dave Wagner; The Importance of Reviewing Gas Monitoring Data
May 7, 2012
Dave Wagner, director of product knowledge at Industrial Scientific, will present a webinar on Thursday, May 10 at 2 p.m. EDT / 11 a.m. PDT entitled “Does Reviewing Gas Monitoring Data Really Improve Your Safety?” In a previous OH&S magazine webinar,…
Fluor Wins Copper Mill Optimization Work in British Columbia
May 7, 2012
Fluor Corporation was awarded a contract from Teck to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management services for the Highland Valley Copper Mill Optimization project in British Columbia, Canada. Fluor booked $397 million into backlog in the first quarter of 2012. “Building…
W. Va. Miners Share Their Worries About an Ever-Changing Coal Climate
May 7, 2012
Mark DeLung has been in the mines his whole life. “My dad was a coal miner, his dad was a coal miner, his brothers, everybody in the family was a coal miner.” But like a lot of coal miners, DeLung is…
Arch Coal Foundation Honors Five in Utah with Teacher Achievement Awards
May 3, 2012
Five area teachers received coveted Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards during a ceremony at Red Hills Middle School. The award-winning teachers are: — Jodi Anderson, Gunnison Valley Elementary, Gunnison — Phillip D Johnson, Richfield High School, Richfield — Madeline Lee, Red…
Cemtrex Sees Business Opportunities in Ventilation Air Methane Market
May 3, 2012
Cemtrex, Inc. is optimistic about business opportunities resulting from increased proposal activity in the Ventilation Air Methane market for its MCDR technology. Cemtrex has developed breakthrough technology for the destruction of Ventilation Air Methane and currently markets its MCDR (Methane Catalytic…
