The Black Thunder coal mine in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, US, is the fifth largest coal mine by reserve. The surface mine spread across an area of 35,700 acres was estimated to contain 1,466.1Mt of recoverable coal reserve as of December 2012. It is owned and operated by Arch Coal.
The fourth category covers modern machine tools and processes for machining ultrahard metals not machinable by older methods. 1  Machine tools that form parts by removing metal chips from a workpiece include lathes, shapers and planers, drilling machines, milling machines, grinders, and power saws.
Hydraulic Press. A metalworking lathe machine is used for shaping metal (or other materials) round by holding and rotating the workpiece while a carbide tool bit is pushed into the outside or inside of the workpiece - causing a chip removing cutting action.