CENTER -- A coal mining company in Center commissioned a $31 million dragline Monday and is about six weeks from putting the massive coal miner to use. BNI Coal hosted the ceremony at its Center Mine.

A coal mining company in Center commissioned a $31 million dragline Monday and is about six weeks from putting the massive coal miner to use. BNI Coal hosted the ceremony at its Center Mine. The ...

UNDERWOOD, N.D. -- A 13-million pound excavating machine at a central North Dakota coal mine is leaning but stable after the ground it was sitting on began giving way Tuesday. No one was injured at ...

An excavator at an open-cut coal mine struck an overhead powerline and caused an electrical discharge over the cab.

BNI Coal's previous dragline, Big Jake, sits next to its replacement, The Legacy, during an inaugural celebration. The Legacy was presented to the public on Monday morning. The electrically operated ...