Keel authentication ceremony set for USS Somerset Nov 9, 2009
The actual keel-laying milestone was achieved in September of this year, said Bill Glenn, public relations manager of Northrop Gumman Shipbuilding. The keel authentication is a ceremony we have to show that the ship s keel has been truly and fairly laid. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
NASA probe hits moon's south pole looking for water Nov 1, 2009
"Activists scale 20-story dragline at mountaintop removal site in Twilight, WV". "14 Arrested at TVA headquarters in Knoxville, TN". (Salon)
Advisory Panel receives update on power plant Oct 23, 2009
One dragline is running well after a maintenance outage. The other is undergoing a major rehaul. (Cameron Herald, TX)
Mining the Mountain Tops Oct 21, 2009
Cut Off the Peaks and Dig Out the Coal. Surface Mining is a cheap and destructive method of removing the top-soil and subterranean layers to expose the minerals lying beneath. (Suite101.com)
Museum of momentos closes Sep 7, 2009
Scott Leisinger, vice president for advancement at Wartburg, said in a press release that Wartburg is committed to preserving Schield s Bantam No. 1 dragline a crane with a bucket that scooped lime as it did excavation. Schield designed and built the prototype in 1942. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
NACCO Industries, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results Aug 6, 2009
These increases were partially offset by reduced deliveries at the limerock dragline mining operations primarily resulting from an unfavorable legal ruling that set aside North American Coal's customers' mining permits at most of the limerock mining operations and the continued decline in the southern Florida housing and construction markets. The company's customers are currently appealing this ruling. (PR Newswire)
Coal, railroad earnings slump Jul 25, 2009
8 million tons from the first quarter, reflecting the idling of a second dragline and associated equipment at the Black Thunder mine in early May. Archs operational performance in the second quarter of 2009 relative to the first quarter was hampered by lower average price realizations in our Powder River Basin and Central Appalachian regions as well as the cost impact of lower volumes and four longwall moves, said John W. Eaves, Archs president and chief operating officer. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Huge dragline 'tiptoes' around the woods Jul 7, 2009
In this case, Falkirk Mining Co. miners picked their way with a dragline - on the scale of using an excavator to cut a birthday cake - to spare 14 acres of ash, oak and aspen trees and a 162-acre lake in rural McLean County, about four miles southeast of Underwood ... "It's difficult, if you've seen the size of a dragline, going around woody draws like that," he said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Don L. Blankenship Notes Out of State Protesters Wasting West Virginia Tax Dollars and Putting Miners and Troopers at Risk Jun 19, 2009
"It is my understanding that all but one of the fourteen protesters who were arrested for scaling a dragline at Massey Energy's Twilight Mine in Southern West Virginia are residents of states other than West Virginia; such as Maine, Oklahoma, Michigan and Florida," said Mr. Blankenship. "As a native of Appalachia and a resident of West Virginia, I find it hypocritical that these folks come from out of the state to waste West Virginians' tax dollars and endanger our state troopers and miners.". (PR Newswire)
Silk’s superpowers May 7, 2009
In their webs, most spiders use dragline silk for the outer rim and spokes. Strong as steel, dragline silk is also used as a safety line when a spider falls from a high shelf or branch ... A one-inch-diameter fiber made of dragline spider silk could reel a 747 airplane from the sky, says Randy Lewis. (Science News for Kids)
Spider silk-metal combo makes for tough tool Apr 28, 2009
They used a process called atomic layer deposition, which not only coated spider dragline silks with metal but also caused some metal ions to penetrate the fibers and react with their protein structure. Lee said he next wanted to try adding other materials, including artificial polymers like Teflon. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Senior Subjects: Regulating toxic waste Mar 26, 2009
A dragline excavator removes the coal, which is then transported to a processing plant and washed. Millions of gallons of waste from coal processing, called sludge or slurry, are often stored nearby in open pools held back by earthen dams. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
History From Our Files Mar 15, 2009
Monster dragline Clementine finally made its crossing of State Road 60 on Tuesday, along with a smaller counterpart. The W.R. Grace machine depleted Grace s Bonny Lake Mine on Mar. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Arch Coal buys Jacobs Ranch mine Mar 10, 2009
Arch will get 381 million tons of coal, a rail loadout, an overland conveyor that Rio Tinto built at the Jacobs Ranch mine in 2008, a near pit crushing system, and a fleet of mining equipment that includes a dragline and shovels. The deal will increase Archs reserves in the Powder River Basin to 2. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Arch Coal Announces Plans to Acquire Rio Tinto's Jacobs Ranch Operation Mar 9, 2009
Additionally, the equipment fleet at Jacobs Ranch includes a 120-cubic-yard dragline, eight large electric shovels, and more than 40 large haul trucks, all of which complement the existing equipment at Black Thunder. Jacobs Ranch also benefits from competitive mining costs due to the thickness of the region's coal seam and the proximity of the seam to the surface. (PR Newswire)
Bucyrus International, Inc. Announces Summary Financial Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2008 Feb 20, 2009
The increase in surface mining original equipment sales for the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the fourth quarter of 2007 was due to increased electric mining shovel sales, and the increase for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to the year ended December 31, 2007 was in electric mining shovels and draglines ... The decrease in gross margin percentage for the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the full year of 2008 was partially the result of additional costs incurred related to the... (Primezone Releases)
Curbing debt is key to stability Feb 16, 2009
Matt wrote on Feb 15, 2009 1:46 PM:" Senator Conrad's letter is so dry it is like a choke hold on many North Dakotans trying to swallow it. Is this all he can say in defense of a 1100 page spending bill that has very little grass roots support? If common sense North Dakotans would have been listened to, this legislation shouldn't have gotten your support, especially if you say that our state had little to do with the downturn economy. Truth is, common sense Americans all over the country had... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
