US Manufacturer, Terex SHM, Supplies Highwall Mining System to the Tuva Republic of Siberian, Russia
Beckley, WV January 30, 2008 -- West Virginia based Terex SHM
recently signed a contract with Eniseiskaya Industrial Company in
Moscow, Russia for the delivery of a highwall coal mining system. After a two month journey by ship, truck, and train, the Terex SHM
Highwall Miner will arrive in the newly developed Elegest coalfield in
the Tuva Republic where it will mine high quality coking coal. The Tuva
Republic is located in Southern Siberian Russia on the Mongolian
border.
In March, a group of Russian coal operators and maintenance
engineers will travel to Terex SHM headquarters in Beckley, WV to train
on this innovative highwall mining machine.
Now in its second generation, Terex SHM's highwall
miner is a self-contained, remotely operated coal mining system.
Designed for safety and durability, a three or four-man team can
operate and maintain this highwall miner from the surface. No
crewmember is ever required to go underground thus providing a very
safe working environment.
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Parkstone's Highwall Miner Hit
Parkstone Energy successfully reworks residual coal resources in West Virginia with two highwall miners.
No one disputes that West Virginia is coal country. Lying in the center of the eastern US Appalachian coal field, the state has long been host to both surface and underground coal production, and while today’s industry is concentrated in a few specific areas, historical mine sites abound. Where these have involved contour mining in the past, sandstone highwall outcrops often mark the only trace of previous activity, the rock faces standing proud within the surrounding forests that are such a feature of the rugged mountain landscape here.
Since the passing of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMRCA) in 1977, the requirements placed on mining companies relating to the restoration of mined-out land have changed dramatically. In particular the need is for much better restoration practice than was typically applied in the past, such that the outcrop that marks the top of the highwall is now much less intrusive in the landscape.
However, while “pre-law” highwalls (those created before the SMRCA came into force) remain the focus of ongoing restoration by both the federal and state agencies, current regulations permit companies to rework the residual coal resources, opening up a major market opportunity for highwall miner systems.
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