ARCHIVE

Cleanup underway after Kentucky derailment

NO INJUIRES have been reported after a coal train derailed in Hardin County, Kentucky, early Thursday morning.

Donna Schmidt

According to local news outlet WAVE, the 88-car Paducah & Louisville train left the tracks near Radcliff at about 2am.

Hardin County Emergency Management director Doug Finley told the station that 15 cars were lost – five overturned and another ten were jackknifed.

No hazardous materials were aboard the train.

Crews said scene clean-up would continue at least through Friday evening.

TOPICS:

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalogue of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.