Workers in Conroe were gearing up Tuesday to haul a colossal, 63.4-metric ton dragline excavator - essentially, a giant shovel - overnight to a coal mine near Austin. The 130-mile trip to Elgin was to ...

BROOKWOOD | Off the backroads near this coal mining town, crews are restoring a giant crane-like machine that for more than 15 years sat idle, seemingly abandoned in the woods. Folks who live nearby ...

FRANKLIN, Kan. — A walking dragline used decades ago for coal and clay mining in Southeast Kansas is about to go on the move again. This time, with a little help. The entire Page 618 walking dragline ...

The Oxbow Mine. Sounds like something out of an old western, but it’s really the next step in maintaining an uninterrupted stream of electricity for your homes and businesses. A dynamic DeSoto Parish ...

Using an innovative and groundbreaking approach, Luminant recently transported four draglines to new mining areas on a specialized 1,000-wheel vehicle DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneering a new ...

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FRANKLIN, Kan. — A key piece of Southeast Kansas coal mining history made the move Friday from an old coal field in northeastern Cherokee County to its final home in Franklin, Kansas. Derrick Tilton ...

When gold was discovered in Alaska at the end of the 19th century, it was individual miners who initially exploited the resource using picks and shovels and other rudimentary equipment. As easy ...

A dynamic DeSoto Parish power plant—fueled by a brownish coal called lignite—is keeping two area utility companies in business and contributing to the local economy. Recently, SWEPCO moved a gigantic ...

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