RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-Coal Geology/ – James River Coal Company (NASDAQ: JRCC), today announced that it had net loss of $3.7 million or $0.11 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2011 and net loss of $10.5 million or $0.33 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The nine months ended September 30, 2011 results include $9.8 million or $0.30 per share of after tax [...]
Upgrade low rank coal efficiency by removing as much as 60% of moisture through performance tests
July 26, 2011, Singapore, (Coal Geology): Total Sinergy International (TSI) has recently announced that byproducts of its proprietary coal upgrading technology, GEO-COAL™, underwent performance sampling and laboratory tests by an internationally accredited independent entity, Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS). The tests, which analysed sub-lots of coal before and after GEO-COAL processing, found that high moisture, [...]
How Olivine could Help Coal Mining! Mineral from the deep earth
The mineral olivine (when gem-quality also called peridot) is a magnesium iron silicate with the formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4. Olivine is the earliest mineral to form from a cooling magma. Everyone is looking for cheap processes to sequester CO2 by mineral reactions. Removal by reactions with olivine could be an attractive option, because it is widely available [...]
Red Hills Mine in Ackerman, Mississippi: Surface Coal Mine, Lignite
The North American Coal Corporation’s Red Hills Mine in Ackerman, Mississippi, began production in the fourth quarter 2000. Red Hills Mine delivers approximately 3.5 million tons of coal per year. The operation utilizes a Marion® 8200 dragline and a P&H 2800 Shovel for overburden removal and reclaims about 120 acres of land annually. Recently a [...]
XINERGY LTD. (TSX: XRG) ANNOUNCES DIVESTITURE OF ELK HORN COAL INVESTMENT
June 15, 2011., KNOXVILLE, TN, (Coal Geology) – Xinergy Ltd., (TSX: XRG) (“Xinergy” or the “Company”), a US Central Appalachian producer of high quality coal, today announced its wholly owned subsidiary Xinergy Corp. has divested its interest in Elk Horn Coal Company, LLC (“Elk Horn”) in connection with the acquisition of Elk Horn by Rhino [...]
