Motion Industries Inc. has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets of U.S.-based International Conveyor and Rubber (ICR). The transaction is expected to close at the end of December 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. ICR services commercial and industrial customers in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Blairsville, Pa., the company has seven locations, offering sales,…
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Producer Nordgold has brought new power to its Lefa mine, one of the largest gold operations in Guinea, with the launch of a new 33-megawatt power plant. The US$30 million project was designed and constructed by Chinese manufacturer and service company SUMEC, part of the China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH). The heavy fuel oil (HFO) facility replaces a prior…
Read MoreThe government of Colombia is reportedly requesting the coal mines in the nation to increase their exports to European, Central American and Caribbean countries as each requests additional supplies amid the Ukraine crisis. Mines and Energy Minister Diego Mesa Puyo told Reuters that, with the shake-ups in global energy flows, it has entered talks with Glencore’s Cerrejon mine in the…
Read MoreA number of miners in Poland have taken a position of blocking deliveries of coal at state-run power plants in the country, demanding an increase in pay for their work. According to the Associated Press, protesters from Polish Coalmining Group’s Halemba operation and other mines in the southern Silesia region have been stopping trains as they are ordering higher pay…
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