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Engineers from the University of Utah are launching a US$1.6 million project to research how to turn coal-derived pitch into carbon-fiber composite material.

Hem Heath Colliery was a young pit compared to many in North Staffordshire but is nevertheless from the pre-Nationalization period.

With the introduction of the new Cat 798 AC and the 796 AC, Caterpillar expands its mining truck line to give customers the flexibility to choose what meets their needs and preferences.

South Africa’s cash-strapped power utility Eskom said on Monday the risk of nation-wide electricity outages had increased significantly due to a sharp fall in coal stockpiles at five of its power stations.

India's coal imports rose by 7.9 percent to 134.46 million tonnes in the first seven months of the current fiscal, according to mjunction services.