Lignite Success Stories

Lignite Success Stories: A Move Like No Other – Celebrating the 10-year Anniversary of BNI’s Liberty Dragline on “Roller-Skates”

The dragline, one of the largest pieces of mobile machinery in the world, is a key piece to modern surface coal mining operations. To put the size of these machines into perspective, consider BNI Coal’s...

Lignite Success Stories: Powering careers – Highlighting the Achievements of Past Jeff Burgess Memorial Scholarship Recipients

The Lignite Energy Council, over the past 15 years, has been honored to award the Jeff Burgess Memorial Scholarship to two graduating high school students each year. Recipients receive $1,000 for continuing their education at...

BNI Coal Receives Federal Mine Plan Approval

North Dakota lignite coal continues to provide low-cost, reliable energy to over 2 million consumers and businesses in the Upper Midwest. This production even comes at a time when federal agencies such as the Environmental...

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