OAKMAN, Ala – Senator Greg Reed (R-Jasper) announces road improvement updates to Wallace Ferry/Blackburn Road leading to the Peabody Energy Shoal Creek Mine operation. In recent years, the access road to the Shoal Creek Mine has deteriorated to the point that it is no longer passable and safe for employees entering and leaving the mine [...]| Alabama Mining Association
Kimberly Ballard June 2, 2023 (McGehee Engineering Contributed) A Jasper engineering firm is using drone technology from a Huntsville company to help design a coal conveyor belt. McGehee Engineering found its niche in Alabama’s coal mining industry using aerial mapping and surveying technology. The company is using GeoCue’s TrueView LiDAR technology to quickly survey a [...]| Alabama Mining Association