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EPA: THEY MAKE ME CRAZY! WHERE’S THE ‘WHITE HAT’ ?

emember the old Westerns where vigilantes mistakenly hang an innocent man? The R poor guy, his hands tied behind him, is sitting atop a horse with a rope around his neck. Finally, one of the vigilantes walks to the back of the horse and slaps the animal on the behind. The horse jumps, and an innocent man hangs. Reactionaries all, who never took the time to understand the man.

Well, parallel that scenario with Obama and his EPA vigilantes with a rope around the neck of the coal industry and Obama walking to the rear of the horse, ready to slap him on the fanny and “hang the coal industry.”

Where is that good guy in the white hat who appears in the nick of time to save the hanging? We need that White Hat. Where is he?

Maybe the White Hat could be retired WVU football coach Don Nehlen who wrapped it up nicely recently in one simple sentence, when referring to the EPA and all its “rampant posse” ways. “They make me crazy,” the coach said.

That should be the rallying call for all coal people! Here it is: EPA: THEY MAKE ME CRAZY! It can’t be said any better or clearer than that. One simple sentence from a coach who doesn’t mince words and tells it like it is. It has more impact than anything anybody has said about the EPA.

What might be even crazier, would be for President Obama to win a second term and continue for four more years of walking toward that horse’s behind.

He isn’t altogether wrong, however. Renewable energy has a place, and it’s welcomed into the energy mix. Nobody in coal country disputes that. Somewhere around 2050, according to experts, renewable energy such as wind, water and whatever, will have made major gains on electricity from fossil fuels. And by 3010, coal could be an energy of the past. Nobody disputes that, either. By that time, or sooner, great technological strides will have been made in the development of renewable energies and chances are monstrous windmills will be replaced by some advanced technology that we don’t even know about today.

In an interview with Eddie Buchanan of Buchanan Pump Service last year, he mentioned that there is enough energy in a bucket of seawater to light up a city. Maybe that will be the energy of the future! Eddie is a visionary who sees the ocean as the answer. After all, 70 percent of the earth’s area is covered by water. Why shouldn’t it serve us well in the energy mix?

In the meantime, I say we rally around Coach Nehlen’s phrase: EPA: They Make me Crazy! I love it. Wonder, too, what negativity the EPA might invent should seawater come into energy focus. How about, Save the Mermaids!

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“For all the talk about natural gas and renewables, coal unquestionably won the energy race in the first decade of the 21st century. Between 2000 and 2010, primary coal demand grew by 4.4 percent per year – well above the average 2.7 percent for natural gas and 1.1 percent for oil… coal accounted for nearly half the increase in global primary energy demand.” – IEA, 2011.

“A report released by the EPA Office of Inspector General confirms my concerns that EPA, through its own actions, is systematically slowing the pace of permit evaluations in . Even more troubling is that as our nation works to find ways to cut our national debt, EPA has increased its budget and staff to evaluate these permits. Instead of opening more and more taxpayer dollars to wage this war on affordable energy, the Obama-EPA should be processing and approving these permits to spur job creation, especially in areas such as Appalachia that have significant employment needs. Equally important is the potential domestic energy production that these permits would provide.” – Sen. James Inhofe, R-OK.

“Coal-fueled power generation has tripled in the past four decades, yet primary emissions fell 80 percent. Currently, there are 430 highly efficient coal-fueled plants under development, most in China and India. The US accounts for very few of these projects, many being canceled or delayed because of the EPA, at the direction of President Obama. With demand for electricity in the US projected to increase 30 percent over the next Untitled-1 1 12/29/11 3:02 PM 25 years, it is physically impossible to replace nearly 50 percent of our nation’s was owned by Massey the fallen miners and our sympathies power generation with renewable Energy at the time of with their families.” sources. It’s time to move forward and the explosion and since – Kevin Crutchfield, CEO, Alpha Natural allow for the construction of new, more Alpha acquired Massey Resources. environmentally-friendly, coal-fueled on June 1, 2011.) We’re power plants.” particularly pleased that “We have finally received some key – Clayton Cross, Kentucky Kernel. a substantial portion guidelines on the amount and timing of of the settlement is critical emissions by the EPA to allow the “From the outset, Alpha (Natural going towards furthering miner safety, industry to take some course of action. Resources) has cooperated fully with all which has always been Alpha’s guiding For us, opportunities for job creation regulatory and enforcement agencies, principle. We’re mindful that the Justice and next generation energy solutions and we believe the agreements we’ve Department investigation arose from a with lower emissions have been stalled reached represent the best path forward terrible tragedy which took the lives of 29 for years awaiting the rules of the game. for everyone. (The Upper Big Branch Mine miners. Our thoughts will always be with continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 9 CTI SUMP ASSEMBLIES Made In Virginia DESIGNS THAT DEFINE 24x7 CTI SUMP ASSEMBLIES 000-004

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The year As long as I am Governor I will continue through his green program. We have that the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 passed, 273 miners died and, to fight this administration’s war on 1,600 employees here in East Ohio. coal! A few months ago, a federal court Penn State says that for every one of since that time, fatality numbers have steadily declined. In order to prevent mine agreed with our lawsuit and ruled that those jobs, there’s up to 11 created in the deaths, operators must have in place continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 11 coal people comments 2012 coal / energy events

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Embassy Suites – Kingston Plantation, 17-18: Colorado/Utah Regional Meeting, 17-18: 10th Coaltrans China, JW Marriott, Price, Utah. Myrtle Beach, SC. Beijing, China. st 17-20: The World Coal to Liquids 31-August 2: 31 International Conference 19-20: National Pike Steam Gas & on Ground Control in Mining, Lakeview Conference, Beijing and Baotou, China. Horse Construction Equipment Show, Golf Resort and Spa, Morgantown, WV.

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2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 15 By Maxwell Multer Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

The Changing Face of Significant and Substantial

ith changes to time-tested understandings about which Administrative Law Judge cases. Traditionally, the inquiry under W violations are “significant and substantial,” mine operators step three of the Mathies test is whether an injury producing face an increasingly challenging enforcement environment. event is reasonably likely to occur, not whether the hazard, Successful operators will meet these challenges with heightened assuming it has occurred, is reasonably likely to result in an awareness, careful planning and increased vigilance. injury. In sum, the language in Cumberland completely changes step three of Mathies. Longstanding principles used to determine what violations are significant and substantial (“S&S”) are changing. Resulting The Commission made this change by applying a different increases in S&S citation issuances, along with fewer interpretation to a sentence capable of two meanings. The plain subsequent modifications to non-S&S, will make effective language of the third requirement of the Mathies test can be management of the citation history and potential pattern interpreted in two ways. It could be read as the Commission of violations screening footprint (“PPOV”) more and more read it in Cumberland, asking whether the hazard, if it were to important for all mine operators. occur, would be reasonably likely to result in an injury. It could also be read as it has for decades, asking whether the hazard On October 5, 2011, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review contributed to is reasonably likely to culminate in an injury- Commission (“Commission”) issued its ruling in Cumberland producing accident under these particular circumstances. It is Coal Resources, LP, holding that when determining whether a even clearer that the latter interpretation is correct when looking violation of an “evacuation” standard (safety standards relating back to National Gypsum, which the Commission relied on in to escapeways and lifelines) is significant and substantial, a Mathies. The language in National Gypsum is almost tamper- judge must assume the existence of an emergency requiring proof: “Our interpretation of the significant and substantial a mine evacuation. While the Commission’s decision in language as applying to violations where there exists a Cumberland purports to apply the traditional significant and reasonable likelihood of an injury or illness of a reasonably substantial analysis to several violations relating to lifelines serious nature occurring, falls between these two extremes…” maintained by a coal mine operator, the “clarifications” of the Nonetheless, the Commission spoke to and clarified this specific S&S analysis put forth by the Commission will have far reaching issue in US Steel Mining Co. the very same year Mathies was consequences and present significant challenges. decided, stating that: “We also note that our reference to hazard in the third element in Mathies contemplates the possibility of a Significant and substantial is a concept that should be very subsequent event. This requires that the Secretary establish a familiar to mining professionals who have any exposure at reasonable likelihood that the hazard contributed to will result in all to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (“MSHA’s”) an event in which there is an injury.” enforcement scheme. The concept of S&S has been analyzed and refined in the courts over the last thirty years, but at its core, The result in Cumberland, that when dealing with alleged an S&S violation exists if there is a reasonable likelihood that violations of “evacuation standards,” the question of S&S should the safety hazard contributed to by the violation will result in a be considered in the context of an emergency, was not entirely reasonably serious injury. unreasonable. These “evacuation standards” are indeed different than other safety and health standards. However, The test set forth in Mathies Coal Co. in 1984 establishes the Commission did not limit its discussion in Cumberland to the four requirements which must be met for a violation to evacuation standards. Rather, it clarified the S&S analysis which be properly designated S&S. These are: (1) a violation of a is applied to all violations. MSHA has already begun looking to mandatory health or safety standard; (2) a discrete safety the Commission’s analysis in Cumberland as justification for hazard contributed to by the violation; (3) a reasonable issuing and keeping violations designated as S&S. The shift likelihood that the hazard contributed to will result in an injury; made in Cumberland will continue to prove troublesome for the and (4) a reasonable likelihood that the injury in question will be already heavily scrutinized mining industry, with the likely result of a reasonably serious nature. It has most often been the third being increased S&S issuances and fewer modifications to requirement that keeps a violation from being S&S. non-S&S across a broad range of safety and health standards. With S&S rates being one of the principal factors evaluated It is also the third requirement that has recently been the source when MSHA considers whether to place a mine on a PPOV of some confusion (despite the Commission’s emphasis on step treatment, operators have a lot to lose from this shift in analysis. two in Cumberland). In Cumberland, the Commission clearly The change makes effectively managing your citation history takes the position that, when looking at requirement three, we and PPOV screening footprint all the more important. are to assume that the hazard we have identified in step two has already resulted in an accident, and are then asking whether For information about this recent analytical shift and how to manage that hazard that has occurred is reasonably likely to result in your citation history and PPOV footprint in this increasingly challenging a reasonably serious injury. This approach is fundamentally environment, contact Maxwell K. Multer at 304/225-1443, or at maxwell. inconsistent with a significant number of both Commission and [email protected].

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Systems range from hand Louisville, Kentucky USA, has been to Pioneer Conveyor manufacturing and wash stations, to above ground portable known for its coal tailings dewatering GMS Mine Repair underground services. automated wheel wash systems, to full and aggregate fines recovery & water All this means that Low Pro is the mining turnkey permanent custom systems for clarification/recycle systems for over pro’s single source. any track out or cleaning issues. Neptune continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 21 2012 SME Annual Meeting & Exhibitor Profiles twenty-five years. PHOENIX provides productivity. Four decades later that are available in powers up to 180 HP. systems for sand classification; fines tradition continues as we provide mine Pulley sizes range from 8.5” to 31.5” in slurry separation, thickening, and wide monitoring and communications diameter. dewatering; and separating lightweight, equipment all over the world. The PBE deleterious materials from aggregates. MineBoss™ computer system is currently Scantech International Pty Ltd In addition to offering its own proprietary operating in over 300 U.S. mines, and SME Booth #1014 equipment, PHOENIX is also the products from our conveyor monitoring Ph: 61 0 7 3710 8406 exclusive US distributor for Diemme and controls, fixed gas monitoring, Fax: 61 0 7 3710 8499 recessed chamber and membrane filter atmospheric monitoring, fire deluge, Unit 14 / 2994 Logan Rd presses and piston-membrane pumps. dust suppression and paging telephone Underwood, QLD 4119 lines are also installed in mining Australia Pillar Innovations LLC operations all over the globe. PBE is E-mail: [email protected] SME Booth #2803 proud to be the U.S. Master Distributor Web site: www.scantech.com.au Ph: 301/245-4007 for the Minecom VHF & UHF Leaky Scantech is a global leader in real time, Fax: 301/245-4009 Feeder systems, which are installed noncontact analyzer technologies for 164 Corporate Drive PO Box 550 in conjunction with our Tracking Boss bulk conveyed materials. In 30 years Grantsville, MD 21536 Personnel Tagging system. PBE is also over 1,000 analyzers have been sold E-mail: [email protected] the largest Authorized Motorola Two-Way in 55 countries in coal, cement and Web site: www.pillarinnovations.com Radio Dealer in the U.S. coal industry. minerals sectors analyzing plant feed, Pillar Innovations provides sales and As your “one stop shop” its dedicated in process flows and products to enable service out of six offices across the house sales and service staff are here to real time process control. As a small country. 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2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 23 By Art Sanda

SME’s Year That Was

Outgoing SME President John Murphy had been research director at the Pittsburgh Research Center of the US Bureau of Mines and subsequently served as the research director in Pittsburgh under NIOSH, after which he was a senior scientist at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and visiting research professor at the University of Pittsburgh until 2001. Murphy currently is research professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and executive director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

Outgoing President John Murphy Passing the Baton

CP—As incoming president at the 2011 Annual Meeting, what A year ago, I saw the major challenges for the mining industry did you consider the major challenges facing SME and the as being: mining industry as a whole? 1. Continued environmental—and in some cases Murphy—One of SME’s long term challenges had been, was, unrealistic—pressures related to the extraction and and will continue to be to ensure the continued growth of SME use of minerals, both fuel and non-fuel; in both membership and national/international recognition 2. Access to public lands for mineral exploration; consistent with the organization’s purpose: To be the resource 3. Health and safety; and advocate for the mining community. 4. Critical and strategic minerals, and 5. A broad lack of understanding of the essential role A common issue for SME and the industry is the age of the of minerals in sustaining a viable economy, national membership/workforce and the significant change in the security, and our quality of life. potential members/employees over the next decade, as affirmed by the Workforce Survey completed this the past year I should note that history shows, for large changes in the and cited below. workforce, there tend to be significant increases in accidents, 24 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com so we all need to be extra diligent with President Barbara Filas, resulting in an Increase the regard to safety related matters as we increased ability for the Society to rapidly experience this dramatic turnover in respond to needs and opportunities, Effectiveness of the workforce. SME has a renewed and and the development of a new strategic enhanced health and safety program that plan to define the path forward for the Roof Support will contribute to this need. Society, which was developed under the leadership of 2010 SME President Nikhil Systems with CP—What did you see then as the major Trivedi. challenges facing the coal industry? Looking forward, I believe what the BoreCam™ Murphy—On the fuel side of the industry, SME membership expects is steady in addition to the points introduced above, direction, not a stack of new initiatives. over the past decade we had seen a SME is fortunate to have an integrated Video System steady rise in the cost of coal, and some management team, including the past- of the more recent spot prices had seen president, president, president-elect, such dramatic increases that there were president-elect designee, the directors suggestions that coal prices may rise at Large, the executive director and even further and sooner than anyone had the staff, as well as benefiting from expected, particularly as global reserves the continuing contributions of several were revised downward. past SME presidents. This continuity of leadership and a very collaborative This was based on the hypothesis working relationship among these that some of the main coal-producing leaders significantly facilitated the growth countries had been and are over in the products and services that SME estimating supplies and that coal prices delivers to the membership. could start rising far sooner than anyone thinks—with obvious serious implications • This past year, our principal focus for energy policy. Those forecasters noted areas have been: that, for the past couple of decades, global supply has been dropping at a faster rate • The continued growth in membership, than consumption was increasing. to be realized by the number and quality of member services; A year ago I had noted, even with an optimistic vision for the mineral industries, • To provide opportunities for younger that there were going to be challenges professionals to become engaged along the way and that these challenges in SME and to ensure that SME likely were to be “internal” and “external;” products and services are relevant to i.e., from an internal perspective with younger members; industry-initiated efforts to ensure favorable outcomes from mining and • Increased liaison with the SME mineral processing operations— sections, and identifying the status domestically and abroad—and externally and needs of the sections; from the public and regulatory bodies, principally focusing on health, safety, • Enhance as applicable the previously environment and sustainability. introduced products and services such as OneMine, E-books and CP—Have those changed since then and E-Learning and bring online how? E-learning and SME Community, and to maintain a Social Networking Murphy—No, no changes other than the presence; fact that the regulatory changes, both those proposed and those implemented, • Investigate opportunities to have progressed more rapidly than I had optimize the services delivered by expected. SME, in particular the work of the GEM Committee and the Mineral CP—As the incoming president last year, Information Institute; what major goals had you set for yourself and SME? • Investigate opportunities for SME 2600 Boyce Plaza Road, Suite 119 to be an even better resource to Murphy—Looking back for a moment, the professionals in the operations Pittsburgh, PA 15241 there has been a lot of positive change sector of the industry; Ph: 412/257-8730 Toll Free: 866/279-6507 in SME. Some of the major milestones www.fmlocotos.com include reduction in the size of the SME • Increase the liaison and collaboration E-mail: [email protected] Board under the leadership of 2005 SME continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 25 Murphy continued interests of our younger members; who represent the mining with other organizations who professionals domestically and represent the mining professionals • SME visits to Sections and dialogue internationally through an enhanced domestically and internationally; with Section leaders are both up dialogue with all of the English- significantly. Many needs have been speaking mining societies (Canada, • Continue to grow the Government identified and appropriate solutions Australia, South Africa, and the UK), Affairs and Public Policy programs are being explored; and joint programming is in place with initiated by 2010 SME President our Canadian counterparts; Nikhil Trivedi, and • As to products and services, OneMine content and use continues • The Government Affairs and Public • Ensure the continued fiscal stability to grow; all new SME books now Policy programs initiated by 2010 of SME. also are available in electronic SME President Nikhil Trivedi format and E-books total nearly 60 continues to grow, more about which books; SME Community now is one- is available at www.smenet.org/gpac, I’m pleased to say all those goals have line with usage by SME members, and been realized. However, equally important committees, and Sections continuing to the Society, the accomplishments of to grow, and SME has an active • I am comfortable that the fiscal this year have opened new opportunities presence in Social Networking. stability of SME continues under the for the SME Leadership Team to address leadership of SME Executive Director in 2012 and beyond. • An ad hoc committee has Dave Kanagy. recommended the integration of the Specifically: GEM Committee and the Mineral All of which progresses along as we Information Institute to further implement the new SME Strategic Plan. • Membership grew an estimated 5.7 optimize the services delivered by percent in 2011; SME and another ad hoc committee CP—How would you describe your will have recommendations at the year of office: Highly successful very • The SME Young Professionals Annual Meeting as to how SME may successful, successful, rewarding, group has proved dynamic and is better resource to the professionals in disappointing? facilitating the movement of younger the operations sector of the industry; members into SME governance, and Murphy—Rewarding and successful. I the electronic products indeed are • We have increased the liaison and would also note that my predecessors proving responsive to the needs and collaboration with other organizations warned me that the time would move

26 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com a massive number of retirements, as indicated by the Workforce Study above.

In addressing the first, while it is easier for me to say than for a company to do in lean times, the industry needs to be prepared to not “terminate” so much of their professional workforce in lean times; i.e. minimize the “boom and bust” cycles.

As for the long term, I believe that we need to collectively work to 1) capture the practical knowledge that the current workforce has accumulated and, 2) train the workforce of professionals who will make up the 64% of the current workforce to be replaced by 2029; and then be strategic about how to address the repeat of this cycle in another 40 years.

CP—What words of encouragement, warning, or wisdom do you have for rapidly…and it has. If I had to pick a high point of my presidency SME and the incoming president now it would be having had the privilege and the pleasure of that you have served a term as president? having worked with an engaged and highly motivated group of members and staff. My greatest accomplishment? Having the Murphy—1) Beware – the time for your term moves extremely Society move forward in accordance with our strategic plan rapidly, and 2) Enjoy the opportunity to work with a great team of members and staff. CP—As you leave office, what do you see as the major challenges facing SME and the mining industry generally and coal mining specifically?

Murphy—To be responsive to a changing technology base, a Screening & Processing Storage & Reclaim Material Handling dynamic regulatory environment, and to begin to address an Size Reduction Pneumatics Vibratory Feeders aging workforce. The mining industry always has had and will continue to provide a dynamic environment for professionals to grow and innovate. Our repeated references to a growing regulatory presence presents challenges and opportunities for professionals who elect to join the industry.

As the figure above shows, the majority of SME members are more than 50 years of age, and the demographics for the workforce, professional and technical, are very similar. A recent study commissioned by SME and partners shows that by 2029, the mining industry will have to replace at least 61 percent of its Jeffrey Rader is a leading manufacturer of Vibratory Feeders, Conveyors professional and skilled technical workforce. The positive side and Flextooth® Crushers for the Coal Mining Industry. to this is that the opportunities for professionals in the 18- to 35- Our line of Electromagnetic, Electromechanical and Brute Force Feeders year age group are very positive. (see graph above) are unsurpassed in quality and output. With unit capacities of up to 2,500 TPH and one of the quickest delivery schedules in the industry, we can build and ship your equipment when you need it and guarantee it to work. CP—Do you believe the perennial “shortage” of mining Our Flextooth Crushers are equipped with our EZ Access™ technology engineers real or imagined? allowing quicker and safer access to the crusher for maintaining hammers, Duratip® replaceable tips and Slant-Flow® grates. When equipped with these components our crushers can process coal up to 2,000 TPH to the Murphy—I would suggest that there is not a perennial shortage size specified. of mining engineers but rather a cyclical shortage. In fact, there When you want your equipment to meet specifications for coal feeding are two cycles: and crushing projects, your easy choice is Jeffrey Rader.

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2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 27 By Art Sanda

SME’s Year Ahead

Prior to forming Drew Meyer Consulting, incoming SME President Drew Meyer had been vice president of marketing and transportation services for Vulcan Materials Co., the largest construction aggregate producer in the US and among the top five in the world. In his more than 35 years with Vulcan Materials Meyer worked in corporate, group, and division levels both domestically and in the Middle East. He originally had joined SME as a student member in 1966.

Incoming President Drew Meyer

CP—As incoming president at the 2012 Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Annual Meeting this month in Seattle, Washington, what do you consider the major challenges facing SME and the mining industry as a whole?

Meyer—Without a doubt, the major issue in both coal and metal/non-metal mining industries is the “graying” of the workforce in all aspects of mining. As the baby boomers continue to age, valuable experience is being lost to industry, government, and academia, not to mention loss of potential membership for SME, though it should be noted that, despite the aging of the workforce, SME membership continued to grow by 7.1% in 2011.

Second to that is the need for continuing innovation in using all of the electronic media to facilitate communication, education, productivity, and cost improvements at all levels.

Third is the rising demand for minerals in the developing world, including countries such as China and India that in the past were self-sufficient or net exporters of

28 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com minerals. China is now a significant a string of dynamic presidents and supplying that increase in demand. importer of a number of commodities, guided by a new strategic plan, SME including coal, and has limited exports of is well positioned to support the mining In doing so, safety remains a high priority REE’s (Rare Earth Elements). This rise community. activity, particularly since the loss of in demand requires increased production 29 men at Massey Energy’s Upper Big domestically and internationally and CP—Within the mining community, what Branch mine in 2010. Though the US exacerbates the workforce shortages do you see as the major challenges Department of Labor’s Mine Safety caused by aging. facing the coal industry? and Health Administration reported that the 37 fatalities due to accidents in the The fourth major challenge I see is the Meyer—The coal industry always has mining industry in 2011—12 in coal, 16 need to address society’s legitimate been a target of the environmental in metal and non-metal mining—was the need for the mining industry to operate in community, and now we have regulatory second lowest since statistics were first an environmentally and sustainable way bodies issuing new regulations to further recorded in 1910, the coal industry—all while delivering the minerals vital to our reduce the maximum levels of a number of mining—will keep safety as its most way of life. of pollutants under the Clean Air Act. important activity. What are new are the activities of the CP—How does SME address those and regulatory bodies in an attempt to limit In addressing these and other other issues facing the mining industry? the production of CO2 from burning coal. challenges, it is extremely important to work with all relevant industry groups, Meyer—As a result of a new strategic The combination of NGO’s (non- and SME is committed to do so. We plan completed in 2010 under then SME government organizations) and start with a large and dynamic Coal president Nikhil Trivedi, SME is focused governmental activities to reduce Division that has members from all the on the future of the mining community pollutants from burning coal will continue major coal producers, handlers, and and our role within it. Our plan begins to be a major challenge for the coal suppliers to the coal industry, as well with: industry. While coal demand in the as government agencies and academic United States may not grow as fast as in institutions. Many of our local sections SME’s Purpose: To be the resource and the past, domestic Clean Coal initiatives, in coal-producing states have regular advocate for the mining community. and growth in world coal demand should programming during their meetings and continue to offer the good challenge of continue That unifying purpose and the integral five goals keep us focused on the activities necessary to address the major issues facing SME and the mining industry. The list is long and requires a major commitment by staff and a small army of volunteers.

Among the major programs developed within SME to help us achieve our goals are: publications, both print and electronic; study courses delivered in person and via electronic means; SME’s Annual Meeting; Social Media, which includes SME Community, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn; Local Sections; Divisions; Awards; Registered Member; Governmental Affairs; OneMine; Standing, Strategic and Technical Committees; Scholarships; Student Chapters, both domestic and International; K-12 materials, including books, and lesson plans in hardcopy and via the internet, as well as mining school accreditation and Professional Engineer exam support.

CP—Will SME be proactive in its approach, and how will this differ, if it For 10 years we've been providing customers does, from the past? with quality solutions to wear & maintenance problems.

Meyer—SME will be proactive. It will be a change from the distant past but HardSteel.com 205.343.9100 not the recent past. Since the change in governance in 2006, reinforced by 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 29 Meyer continued members utilizing the various electronic media available to us. have annual conferences as well. Having members spread throughout the world, we must strive to serve them through the Internet and through media that can In addition, SME continues to maintain contacts with, among be accessed on a computer anywhere in the world. Although others, the other member societies of AIME: The National many older members are not heavy users of social media, the Stone, Sand and Gravel Association; The Industrial Minerals new members joining the mining community, along with other Association – North America; The American Association of stakeholders, are comfortable with social media, and we must Engineering Societies; The World Federation of Engineering have that avenue available to them. Organizations; and The Mining and Metallurgical Society of America, as well as the mining societies in the UK, Canada, My third goal is really an extension of my second goal. The Australia, South Africa, and Peru, with all of whom we share majority of our members cannot attend the annual meeting where joint meetings and cooperative agendas. the opportunity for networking and education is concentrated. At the 2011 Annual meeting we had 5,745 registered, 548 of CP—As incoming president, what major goals have you set for them students, and had presented 611 papers in 103 sessions. yourself and SME? For those who can’t make the Annual Meetings, our local sections Meyer— While previous presidents have left an agenda of provide the second best method of serving our members and change and innovation that I’m proud to continue, I also have offering them a similar networking and education experience. set several major goals for my term in office, all of them the My goal here is to continue the emphasis on building the local result of both my more than 35 years in the mining industry sections that my predecessors have started. Assisting the with Vulcan Materials Company and 45 years as a member sections in obtaining programming through webinars and by of SME and AIME, all of them evolutionary, not revolutionary providing access to archived Annual Meeting papers would in nature, and all with the hope and expectation that each will be of significant help to many sections and, through the SME be improved upon by continuing emphasis and attention by all staff, offering advice in setting up day-long conferences would those involved. also be helpful to sections that have a large geographical area to cover and having many members who cannot easily attend My first goal is to continue the programs and activities that chapter evening meetings. currently are active. SME’s governance program that includes the immediate past president, the current president, and the My fourth goal is to continue active support of OneMine.org president-elect provides for a unified and cohesive leadership and OneTunnel.org. This program to digitize and metadata tag that, when paired with the Board of Directors and the Executive archived documents, articles, books, proceedings, and other Director and Society staff, builds consensus on, and continuity publications and to make them accessible free of charge to our of the activities of the Society. Within that framework there is membership has been a resounding success. The process is ample opportunity for each incoming President to build upon slow and expensive, but continues to receive support from a those activities, adjusting the required resources as necessary. large number of domestic and international organizations. To date, we have been able to include nearly 1.2 million pages My second goal is to build our outreach activities to our from almost 85,000 mining and minerals related documents

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My fifth goal is to continue support for our workforce initiatives. CP—How do you view mining today and into the future as a SME participated in a study conducted by the National Academy profession, specifically for young engineers in the industry, as of Science and supported by the US Department of Energy, well as those the industry hopes to attract? The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, The National Mining Association, and the Industrial Minerals Association- Meyer—Currently, mining is an outstanding profession, and I North America. A final report has been issued which details believe it will continue to be so in the future. As the world’s the many issues associated with the shortages of qualified economies grow, demand for minerals also will grow so that workers both now and in the future. SME has a number of past boom and bust cycles will be muted. Mining companies other programs to address this issue, an issue that is extremely now realize they must maintain a stable workforce in order to important to the future of the mining industry. ensure the necessary skills will be available when they need them. That means there will be less fear of being laid off during My sixth goal is the continued support of the Sustainable a downturn. Development & Mining Task Force of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations’ (WFEO) Committee on Engineering CP—Is the perennial “shortage” of mining engineers real or and the Environment. This Task Force will be under the able imagined? direction of Nikhil Trivedi, who originally joined SME as a student member in 1968 and rose to serve as President in 2010. This is Meyer—The shortage of mining engineers normally only occurs an extremely important opportunity for SME to participate in the in high demand periods in between downturns and the historical mining industry’s efforts to operate in a sustainable way. boom and bust cycles in the mining industry have contributed to the current real shortage of mining engineers. The long period Finally, 2011 saw the first Joint CIM/SME (Canadian Institute of of excess productive capacity versus demand led to a decline in Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum) symposium on Safety and the need for mining engineers, the closing of a number of mining Reliability in the Mining and Resources Industry held in Canada. schools in the US, and the departure of mining engineers to The second symposium will be held in the United States and jobs outside of mining. They’re unlikely to return. represents an important step forward in the Society’s effort to contribute to improved safety in mining both in the United States CP—As a reality, what can/should the industry, and SME, do and Canada. We must ensure that the second symposium about it? builds on the success of the first. Meyer—Industry and the SME have initiated a number of CP—As a young man out of college, how did you view mining programs to support the remaining mining schools with as an industry, as a future, and how has that changed over the scholarships and financial assistance for those seeking years? advanced degrees leading to tenured teaching positions.

Meyer—I am a graduate of Penn State with a Bachelors and CP—Finally, Have you yet envisioned what you want for your Masters in Mineral Economics. Upon graduation I went to work legacy, how you want your presidency to be remembered a for the largest US producer of construction aggregates, Vulcan year from now? The Most Unique Blend of Editorial and News in the Coal Mining / Energy Industry... Materials Company. I started college believing in the US mining industry and now, 50 years later, I continue to believe Meyer—Above all else, I want to be remembered as a president Comparable to No Other! In-Print and On-Line that mining is an industry that offers a tremendous opportunity that left the society better than when I arrived.

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2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 31 EMERGING POWER: Barbara Altizer is a Voice for Coal

By: Debra McCown | TriCities.com Credit: David Crigger | Bristol Herald Courier

n more than 30 years as executive director of the Eastern Community College in 1971, Altizer began working for the Coal Council, Barbara Altizer has helped a major Southwest Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce. I Virginia industry speak with a more unified voice. “When I went to work for the Chamber of Commerce, I She has overseen a variety of educational and advocacy remember saying to my mom… ‘Oh, my God, I’m going to work programs over the years as she has worked to tell the positive for the establishment!’. But I loved it,” she said. side of the coal industry’s story. As director for the chamber of commerce, she was involved in a Importance of Education variety of local projects that included efforts that attract people to shop downtown. Born in Dickenson County, the Richlands High School graduate grew up in Virginia’s Wise and Tazewell counties. “We sponsored horse shows, arts and craft shows, coal shows, better home shows, and then we did an annual meeting,” she Growing up, she said, her family was active in church and said. “I really enjoyed that because [I was] out working and her parents were a wonderful influence. Her father worked in going to the community” coal-related businesses and her mother created a welcoming environment that made her home a gathering place for all her Coal Advocacy friends. A few years later, a committee of the chamber determined that “To my mother, from the time you were little, education was it should form the Eastern Coal Council to help people to better always important,” she said. understand an industry central to the area’s economy.

After earning her business degree from Southwest Virginia “Here we are in Richlands, Va., which is, at the time, three or 32 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com four miles from a large coal mine,” Altizer said. dominated industry; instead, she says many of the men she’s worked with over the years have made a point to be helpful. “Pittston had three mines on Jewell Ridge Road, which was probably three miles out of town. Island Creek had the deepest “My background wasn’t in anything dealing with mining, and so shaft mines in the world at that time in Buchanan County,” she the people – the guys – have always been very nice when I’d said. “So that was one of the things we wanted to do, was call and say ‘I don’t understand this. Explain it to me,’ and they’d become more aware of the coal industry and help provide take the time to help me learn,” she said. education programs about its benefits.” “They were always very nice to me. They took time to talk to Set up like a chamber of commerce, it included not just the coal me. Some of them sort of treated me like a daughter…and they industry but also local researchers, educational institutions and looked after me,” she said. “That was good. It was good from non-coal businesses, in an effort to bring everyone together, my father’s standpoint.” Altizer said. In traveling to faraway cities for meetings and events, she said, Given the option to stay with the chamber of commerce or go to she always took her mother’s advice: “My mother always said, the coal council, she chose to the coal council as executive ‘You behave like a lady and they’ll treat you that way,’ and they director. really did.”

At that time, she said, coal companies would routinely make huge She said her parents’ encouragement helped her to defy the donations locally but avoided publicity. But when an accident stereotypes and go to work in a man’s world – though it hasn’t occurred, the same companies were publicly demonized. been without its challenges.

“We feel like the media’s not fair to us,” she said, “but the other “My mom and dad always said, ‘If you want to do it, you can,’” side of the coin is we have to share information about our she said. “There may be some obstacles, but if you really want industry with them, and I think that’s important.” to do it, stand firm and you’ll achieve it.”

Her work began, she said, in sending a busload of people to While in some instances, she said, a man might have had an visit with legislators in Richmond after a bill was introduced to easier time, “It was an opportunity for me to be maybe a little ban longwall mining. more persistent, maybe learn a little more, maybe build a few more relationships with people across the way.” But, she said, “The Council does not lobby. We do education and public awareness programs, and education was our cause “It’s been interesting,” she said. “I assume had I been a man [from the beginning].” or had a man been in this [position], perhaps things would’ve been done differently, but I never let a first-time ‘no’ stop me…. The Coal Council, she said, participates in fairs and community I’m persistent.” events, provides speakers on coal issues and hosts Project Coal to Electricity, a program that brings a group of teachers to Never Stop Learning the coalfields every summer to learn about coal “from the mine to the power plant.” Altizer says she continues to enjoy her job because - even after 30 years - she learns something new every day and approaches A Man’s World the job with the same spirit of education with which she began.

Altizer doesn’t dwell on the challenges of working in a male- “I guess it takes a special kind of person to do things that you haven’t done before, like going underground [in a mine], but it’s a learning opportunity,” she said.

“I like challenges. I like new adventures. I don’t mind stepping up being the first one. Because it may not be exactly what you thought, but hey – it may be even better than you thought.”

She hopes she’s made an impact on young girls in the region, helping them to see possibilities for their lives that extend beyond the boundaries of Southwest Virginia.

Altizer said she’s proud of her children, both of whom got an education and work in professional fields. Her son, Rick, is a mining engineer and her daughter, Susi, is a nurse practitioner.

“I’ve always thought education is critical for everybody, and you shouldn’t, just because you finish school…quit studying. You’ve got to continue to study because, my God, today if ever, things change,” she said.

“You’ve got to keep up, and you’ve got to use your brain, or you Barbara at one of the many coal events attended each year. get left behind.” 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 33 Joe Leinart, whose great-grandfather, Americus Alonzo Haynes, and uncle, John Frank Haynes, died 100 years ago in the Cross Mountain Mine explosion, visits the monument in Briceville’s New Circle Cemetery where 31 of the miners are buried. (BOB FOWLER/NEWS SENTINEL)

Message from the Darkness

By Bill Archer s he was waiting for death, 49-year-old Powell Harmon wrote his final thoughts on the pages of the small notebook that he carried with him into the Fraterville Mine on May 19, 1902. It was at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and Powell Harmon was among the men whose muscle and willpower would lift the United States from its agrarian past into an industrial might that would change the world order.

During the late decades of the 19th Century, the rural A of Anderson County, , became one of the national staging sites for large scale commercial extraction of coal. The first coal boom in the US that started in the years after the , attracted immigrants from many nations to the coalfields. Immigrants from Wales were among the most experienced coal miners who immigrated to North America, having ushered in the first wave of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. 34 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com The pre-Civil War wealth in the southern states that formed the from 1900 to 1910, 24,228 coal miners died on the job. At the Confederacy was consumed by the high cost of war. As part of time, coal mining was a hands on, labor intensive profession its post-war restoration efforts, Tennessee authorized the use of with as many as three-quarters of a million coal miners working inmate labor in various industries as the state worked to rebuild. in US mines in 1910. That practice didn’t set right with native Tennesseans from the Cumberland Mountain region who wanted to take advantage of At about 7:20 a.m., on May 19, 1902, the Coal Creek Coal the new coal industry jobs. Welsh miners had never quit battling Companys Fraterville and Thistle mines were rocked by an for personal rights and freedom from their English hosts. explosion with initial reports indicating as many as 300 – coal miners – were inside. Later reports would state that the first The free Appalachian mountain men and Welch immigrants explosion had claimed the lives of 190 coal miners. However, an battled for fair pay, fought against coal company corruption, additional 26 coal miners were able to barricade themselves in and eventually took on the Tennessee militia in an armed a side passage. Some of that group survived as long as seven insurrection in 1891-92 that would become known as the Coal hours after the explosion. Powell Harmon was in that group Creek War. Unlike the Civil War, the Coal Creek War was a of 26. When the available air was about used up, he wrote a struggle between the provincial rule of the past pitted against message to his family in the little grocery book he carried to the free enterprise industrial movement of the future. Coal work with him. From the appearance of it’s cover, a local store miners found themselves on the front lines of that struggle. issued the book to customers so they could make a list of the provisions they needed to purchase the next time the family “These coal miners were willing to fight for the right to work came to the store. The 1902 Coal Creek miners were paid in in the mines,” Barry Thacker, PE, founder of the Coal Creek cash – not company scrip that was the more traditional form of Watershed Association Inc., said. Thacker is owner of a coal mine wages at that time. geological firm – Geo Environmental Associates -- but for the past 12 years, he has worked to tell the story of the Knoxville, “Dear wife and children,” he wrote in the book that was Tennessee area coal industry, and to shine an unbiased light on discovered by a mine rescue team that found the bodies of the the state’s coal industry – past and present. 216 coal miners who died in Tennessee’s deadliest coal mine disaster. “My time has come to die,” Harmon wrote. He spelled “Why did the Coal Creek miners oppose the use of inmate the word “dye” in the book now in the possession of his great laborers in the coal mines?” Thacker asked himself. “To me, granddaughter, Barbara Titus, an aerospace engineer from I think that because a lot of those inmates were black, the Macon, Georgia. She provided the text of her great grandfather’s Welsh coal miners who left their homes in Wales to escape message for this article, and suggested that her grandfather’s the oppression they experienced there, saw the same thing words would be better understood if correctly spelled. happening with the black inmates who were forced to work in mines with little or no concern for safety,” “I trust Jesus,” Harman wrote. “He will Thacker said. “The Welsh people had an say …” Titus suggested that the “Y” in impact on the development of coal mining in “say” appears to trail off, as though her the Appalachian Mountain region.” grandfather was losing his strength. As a result, she reads the line: “He Indeed, Jenkin Jones, a native of Wales, will save.” The message continues: came to Philadelphia as a young teenager, “Teach the children to believe in Jesus,” worked a short time in the anthracite coal Harmon’s wrote. “May God bless you all mines of eastern Pennsylvania, but soon is my prayer,” (written: “prare”) Harmon went to the bituminous coal fields on the New continued: “Bless Jesus.” River and later, the Pocahontas coalfields of southern West Virginia and southwestern George Camp, Fraterville’s Virginia. His Buckeye Mine was among superintendent and the son of mine the first mines in the Flat Top fields. The owner E.C. Camp, gave the press an combination of experienced coal people initial estimate that 150 miners may from Wales and independent, hard-working have been killed in the explosion. men from the rugged Appalachian Mountain Superintendent Camp and Phillip Francis region combined to provide the human power (left), a mine operator from Wales who behind the quest for a fuel to fire the industrial ran a mine in nearby Jellico, mounted revolution. the initial rescue effort, but were pushed back by bad air after only making it 200 Powell Harmon was the son of a Tennessee feet inside the mines. Another rescue farmer and a Indian mother. No matter where a man effort started more than 8 hours after the first explosion. The was in the post-Civil War South, prospects for work … honest rescuers moved slowly into the mine, ventilating the methane work … were scarce. The coal industry provided work, but it was gas as they went. dangerous work. Coal operators of the Cumberland Mountain region of Tennessee who had become accustomed to using “It is now 10 minutes till 10 and we are all most smothered,” inexperienced and expendable inmate labor to work in mines, Powell Harmon wrote of himself and his 25 fellow trapped coal were not required to put safety first in the mines. As large scale miners. “Don’t know how long we will live. But if it is our time commercial coal operations emerged, coal miners, regardless to go, I hope to meet you all in heaven. May God bless you all, of their level of experience, died by the thousands. The first wife and children, for Jesus’ sake. Good-bye ‘til we meet to part decade of the 20th Century was among the most deadly in terms no more.” of coal miners who were killed on the job. During the period continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 35 Message from Darkness as a midwife in her community, would However, the families of the trapped He signed the message: “Powell Harmon,” eventually find a new husband. coal miners didn’t give up hope. “As the but must have had an afterthought as the news spread about the Briceville district, air grew thinner. “My boys … Never work There’s no such thing as a return to throngs of women and children rushed in the coal mines,” he wrote. “Henry and normal life in the coalfields. Tragedy to the mine entrances, clamoring to go Condy, be good boys and stay with your struck the Harmon family again on inside the mine to aid in the rescue,” mother and live for Jesus.” Saturday, December 9, 1911, when an according to the next day news account. explosion fueled by methane gas and “Many women knew their husbands had The cause of the explosion was coal dust, ripped through the mine, killing entered the mine before the blast.” controversial. The Tennessee 84 coal miners including Condy Harmon, Commissioner of Labor believed that gas who had been warned by his dying father At least some of their prayers were had accumulated in the mine shaft when to trust Jesus and not to work in the answered. On the day following the the mine’s ventilation fans were idled mines. explosions, a mine rescue team from on the previous weekend. However, the the Federal Bureau of Mines that had report of the disaster also suggested that Although the facts of the second tragedy traveled to the mine site via a special the gas may have entered the Fraterville were similar to the 1902 disaster – mine rescue car rescued five miners. Mine from an unventilated mine that a methane and dust explosion that After the first explosion, the rescued had been operated by the Knoxville Iron killed some coal miners and left others miners told the press that they rushed Company, but had been mined out and trapped underground – the attitude of the to a cross entry, threw up a brattice that was no longer active at the time of the nation and the federal government had kept out the black damp that killed many explosion. changed. The thousands of coal miners of their fellow coal miners. In addition to killed on the job led to the formation of using gas masks and oxygen tanks, the Cross Creek Mine disaster marked the Henry and Condy Harmon weren’t the the US Bureau of Mines in 1910, and first time that federal mine rescuers used only children that Powell Harmon had. brought with it a new attitude related to canaries in cages to detect dangerous William Conda “Condy” Harmon was the regular inspections of mines to determine gases in the mine. oldest of eight children born to Powell if they were being operated safely. The and Josephine (Josie) Harmon. He was next day news account of the 1911 Reports of the five rescued coal miners 15 at the time of his father’s death, and in tragedy revealed that federal inspectors brought the families back to the mine spite of the warning his father wrote in the visited the Knoxville Iron Company mine minutes before his death, Condy Harmon entrance, but hope soon faded into in August and October of 1911, and went to work in the mines to support the despair. Four days after the explosion, gave it a positive report. An eight-year family. Of the other Harmon children, the rescue team reported seeing two men veteran mine inspector – J.F. Hatmaker, Henry Harmon was 14, at the time of the screaming wildly as they approached, – had inspected the mine a week before explosion, Ida Harmon was 12, Elizabeth and later found incoherent directions the explosion and another inspector, a “Lizzie” Harmon was 11, Myrtle Harmon scribbled on both ribs of the mine. The casualty insurance representative, had was 8, James Jacob “Jake” Harmon was newspaper saw fit to report that Knoxville also visited the mine recently. 5, and Silas Harmon was 2. The two Iron Company ordered hundreds of other Harmon children, Alice and Mary, coffins, that were brought in on the same “At the time of the last report, the mine died in early ages. train that brought mine rescue equipment was reported as properly sprinkled and to the scene of the disaster. Six days later, “My daddy didn’t talk a lot about Uncle the entrance hallways and workings kept the company brought the last 25 bodies Condy,” Carolyn McCafferty of Florence, free of dust. No dangerous conditions to the surface, and reported that all of the Alabama, said. She was a daughter of were noted,” according to an article that coal miners had been accounted for. The Jake Harman who was born in 1896, appeared in the December 10, 1911, death toll was 84 coal miners. and was only five when his father died. Bluefield Daily Telegraph. The Bluefield Life wasn’t easy for any of the families newspaper had barely mentioned the Condy Harmon had never married. His who lost loved ones in the disaster. The 1902 explosion that claimed the life of brothers with the Red Men purchased of America bought Powell Harmon and 215 of his fellow coal the headstone that marks his grave a headstone to mark Powell Harmon’s miners, but after a deadly decade in the beside of his father’s grave marked by a grave in the Longview Cemetery, but a coalfields, the attitude had changed. UMWA headstone in the “Miners’ Circle” widow and six children would have faced at Longview Cemetery. some mighty challenges in 1902. With his Early newspaper reports indicated that family depending on him, Condy Harmon flames from the 7:30 a.m. explosion “One day, we were walking through went to work in the mines. shot out of the mouth and ventilation an alfalfa field, and my father (James shaft of the mine, and the initial group of “Jake” Harmon, looked at me and said: Condy Harmon went to work in the mines rescuers that entered the mine at 10 a.m. ‘Fifty years ago, my father was killed,’” and even joined a fraternal organization, were trying to reach the trapped miners McCafferty said. Jake Harmon had also the Improved Order of Red Men, by going in three different entrances. defied his father’s warning and went Delaware Tribe No. 60. The Red Men By 11 a.m., another explosion ripped to work in the mines for a time after he tribe had been established in Briceville through the mines as “great billows of completed his tour of duty with the US in the same year as the explosion that flames belched from the openings and Navy. “Daddy just didn’t talk a lot about claimed the lives of 216 coal miners – rescue parties were hurled back by the it.” 1902. Condy Harmon worked and, in flames. Hope that any of the imprisoned time, his mother, who was known as miners are still alive has been practically “In about 1966, my grandmother, Myrtle Josie, an herbalist who also served abandoned.” Harmon Shaver, told me that when her 36 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com The entrance to Cross Mountain No. 2 mine is seen in a photograph taken by Bureau of Mines investigators after the mine disaster in December 1911. (Bureau of Mines Collection MSHA Technical Information Center)

brother Condy’s body was found, only died at Briceville, and Thacker started of the 1902 Fraterville Mine disaster, he his right shoe was off,” Titus said. “She working to tell the story. saw that the images were all about the said her mother always believed that horrible conditions the coal miners faced. Condy was trying to tell her that he had Each year on December 9, he started “I showed him the messages that the gotten ‘right with the Lord.’ For me, it’s talking to students of Briceville Middle coal miners left for their families, and the interesting to see how much his mother School about the tragedy. Eventually, local theater group came out with a very thought about how his body was found he started taking the students to the different centennial play,” he said. and what the significance of a shoe being cemetery where many of the coal off might mean. Also, I’m impressed that miners are buried. In 2011 -- the 100th As part of his presentation to the students the rescuers noted the details of how his anniversary of the second explosion, each year on the anniversary of the Coal body was found and told her as much as Thacker invited several members of Creek Mine disaster, Thacker said he they could.” Powell Harmon’s family to attend the tries to tell a story of how a descendant of service. To his surprise, more than 200 one of the coal miners who died became Barry Thacker established the Coal Creek people -- including several Harmon successful in life. When Barbara Titus Watershed Association 12 years ago for family members -- attended the service and Carolyn McCaffrey heard one of the a number of reasons. Like many people on December 9, 2011. stories, they were able to supply Thacker who work in the coal industry, he had with scores of stories of the descendants become fed up with the distorted record In the face of challenges, Thacker has of Powell Harmon who went on to make of the coal industry’s heritage that had sought ways to build on the positive a positive impact in the world because of been conjured up by groups that stand strengths of the community he loves. the sacrifice made by Powell and his son, opposed to coal mining. In addition, he When the environmental community Condy Harmon. thought that the story of the little known started grumbling about the positive spin Coal Creek War, as well as the 1902 and he put on the coal industry, he organized “That’s why I thought Condy Harmon’s 1911 tragedies would be a good vehicle middle school students to participate in story would be good for readers of Coal to tell the true story of coal miners and a tree-planting effort. But not just any People Magazine to know,” Thacker said. the legacy they left behind. Add to those tree-planting. The students participated “That’s why we work so hard to let the reasons the fact that he met Eric Davies, in a planting that would aid researchers next generation know who these people an Irish language expert who was in the restoration of the American were.” researching a donation of several Welsh chestnut tree. When he read a script of There is a wealth of information available language books that had been given to a a local theater group that planned to do about the efforts of the Coal Creek Watershed library by one of the Welsh miners who a performance on the 100th anniversary Foundation at (www.coalcreekaml.com). 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 37 We Are All Part of the Families That Rely on Coal By Christine Pietryla

t is nothing new that coal has its detractors; but recently, since new emissions rules proposed in 2011, including the Utility MACT rule (which is one of the most expensive rules in the EPA’s history), more lip service now than ever has gone into making coal’s reputation ever dirtier in the eyes of most Americans.

As restrictions tighten and special interest groups point I to accidents and permit violations as evidence of a failing industry, permits are being revoked and mines shut down. The Utility MACT Rule is expected to result in a significant number of plant closures as well as shut down up to an estimated 20 percent of America’s coal-fired capacity. What some would Johnny and Mary Miller are part of an entire coal family. Their consider a check mark in the win column is also a failure in parents both worked in coal and their children do as well. perspective.

More than half of our electricity comes from coal – the average American uses more than three tons of it every year, whether they know it or not. An assault on coal hits every family in America that relies on cost effective electricity. The EPA itself says the capital costs could total nearly $9.5 billion and industry associations fear it could eliminate one-fifth of the country’s coal capacity by retiring approximately 90,000 megawatts of coal- fired electricity generation.

Worse, a Commerce Department analysis concluded it could cost 40,000 to 60,000 coal industry jobs.

Without question, most of the rules and rhetoric surrounding coal point to both real and imagined environmental impacts. What most pundits forget is the human impact – not just on our wallets but on people working hard to keep the lights on.

Meet Johnny and Mary Miller

Johnny Miller and his wife Mary live in Speedwell, TN. Since graduating high school in 1975, he has been working in the Mary Miller’s father Linus and brother Terry. Terry is one of three brothers who all worked in the mines. mining industry, where he started his career in a stone quarry and moved on to driving a coal truck.

38 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com Rely on Coal

Mary’s children Ralph Blackburn, Melinda Blackburn Honeycutt Veronica, Mary’s daughter, and her husband and Veronica Blackburn Brooks. Ralph is a trained EMS Mike Brooks. Mike is a mechanic and heavy professional and serves on a mine rescue team. equipment operator.

“In 1978 up until now, I’ve been driving a business I’ve always been around – I’ve mechanic and operator at Xinergy, and coal truck on a strip job, a deep mine or been treated real good. Real good.” her son, Ralph Blackburn, is a welder a coal tipple. I’ve worked with both strip and now part of a mine rescue team. mines and deep mines over the last 36 When asked if he thought coal mining years,” Johnny says. was dangerous as some would suggest, “The training is done every day. They He has worked with several companies Johnny said, “It is no different than any have been around coal all their lives and over his 36 years in the business but other job. We’re well trained in safety and they know what to do. John happens to now works with Knoxville, Tenn.-based it is emphasized every day. We watch be with a crew right now that is probably Xinergy Corporation. each other’s backs, and I don’t feel that one of the best crews he’s ever worked my job is any more or less dangerous with. I believe the Lord blessed him to “If it hadn’t been for the coal industry I than any other. That’s one of the things have that position, and I’m very proud of don’t know what I would have done. The that I like about my job that we look out him, and proud of all of them,” she says. coal business has supported my family for each other.” At one time Mary herself was a coal and kept me close to home and to my truck driver, and because of her family family,” explains Johnny. “I’m proud of my Mary, Johnny’s wife, and a coal truck ties says she feels protective of the job providing a service that a lot of people driver, agrees. Her father and three industry’s reputation: “I think people don’t in this area and the country rely on.” brothers were coal miners, as are her understand coal and they don’t know son and daughter’s husband, Mike what it’s there for. All they know is that The company has supported him through Brooks. Brooks is a heavy equipment someone has told them it doesn’t need a recent health scare, and he has found to be there, and they have no first-hand this kind of support commonplace experience with the industry. If you throughout his career. don’t know about something, I think you need to learn about it before you begin “In September I had a pacemaker put in to try to destroy it or try to get rid of it. and they were really nice about giving me the time I needed,” he says. A few “These people need to meet the years ago, he was also diagnosed with families that have endured and cancer while working for National Coal provided a good home for their Corp., which was purchased by Jim children. Their kids can wear nice Justice in 2010, and experienced the clothes and buy a pair of shoes when same kindness when the company rallied they need them. That is important, around him. and most people don’t consider the impact it has on hard-working families.” “My boss at the time said not to worry, to get better. The corporate office was Newlyweds Lester and Lillie Partin especially helpful, too. We are still friends with Dawn Carter, the benefits manager. Lester “Hugh” and Lillie Partin live in Lester “Hugh” and Lillie Partin have She’d call and ask how I was doing and Barberville, Ky. Lester says he is grateful to been married one year, after dating for have the job that he does and his crew is like a helped us with the paperwork. The coal second family. continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 39 Rely on Coal seven. Lester and Lillie live in Barberville, KY. He is currently a foreman at one of Robert Clear’s mines in Harlan, KY. Lester has been a part of the coal industry his entire life as his father was also a miner.

One of the things he most enjoyed about his job was discovering a knack for reclamation. “When we come into a job sometimes there’s nothing around, no animals, very bare. We plant trees and seed and you start to see the animals coming back. I love to see that happen,” he says.

Lillie says, “He loves it, it’s good work Chasity met Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator, W.Va., while at a pro-coal event at the and decent pay. We are average people, capitol, January 20, 2011. we pay our bills and both work. I don’t Chasity Mullins has spoken out against limiting regulations in an effort to protect her know what he would do without it. He brother’s job and the industry that employed would not be able to go on to another her father and supported her family. job and make the same salary, and they certainly wouldn’t have been as good to we have. Keep it at home and let our level as all these great miners standing him as coal has.” people work.” before you. Do the right thing. Protect our valuable resource. Protect the A few years ago, Lester was working at Chasity Mullins Speaks for Her Father miner.” National Coal Corp. when he had to have and Brother hip replacement surgery. He was worried “Testifying at that hearing was one about his job but was told to focus on Chasity Mullins says her father worked in of the highlights of my life,” she getting better. “My boss said, you’ve got Wise County coal mines for 35 years, “He explains. “Coal mining has been and a job here when you get back. You just raised three kids and provided our family still is an important part of Southwest get better and come see us when you’re with food and shelter on a miner’s pay, Virginia. It has provided tens of ready to work. There aren’t too many jobs which back then was only $300 a week.” thousands direct and indirect jobs you can count on for that. Nope.” and had a tremendous economic Her father recently retired, but her brother impact to the region of Appalachia. Not True to their word, Lester was able Nathan has followed in his footsteps and to mention the millions of dollars this to return to work after six weeks of works on a strip mine in Appalachia, VA. area receives in severance taxes. In recuperating and continue working at a Wise County, the area where I live, we National Coal Corp. strip mine, without “Whether you’re working on a strip mine have stable housing and real estate losing his pay or his position. Lester also or a deep mine, these men are brave. values. The unemployment rate is had back surgery. While recuperating, They risk their lives to provide for their lower here, in the coalfields, thanks Robert Clear, his current employer, kept families. I have often heard people ask, to mining. Because of mining and his insurance and his position active for ‘why not find another job?’ and in this mountain top removal, we have shopping him while he was on the mend. area, the options are limited. Coal miners centers, hospitals, airports, many other get paid well and have good insurance.” businesses that couldn’t otherwise exist. “We all count on each other,” Lester Without coal mining, we could not afford explains. “And I think when something Chasity was one of the many coal electricity, we would not be able to make happens, when someone needs it, we supporters who spoke at the Spruce steel for bridges, roads, buildings. Coal is are there for them and that’s true of all Mine hearing on May 18, 2011, where one of the most valuable resources in our of us.” she testified in support of coal jobs. community and our country. We all need to join the fight and help protect it.” Lillie adds, “When you spend 10 hours a “The impact on our community will be day with a group of guys, you bond. He overwhelming. According to the 2009 The average coal miner is 45 years old has always said to his crew, ‘I won’t ask National Mining Association report, and has 20 years of experience. This you to do something I won’t do myself.’ mountaintop mining provides 14,000 cohesive industry of professionals is They are like family. direct jobs and 50,000 indirect jobs in committed to the jobs and communities Appalachia. Mountaintop mining has that have helped workers raise families “They’ve all been really good to him, they economic impact with an estimate of and live full lives. The coal industry really have. It is terrifying to think that, $12 to $15 million of federal taxes each provides good quality jobs in areas of the you know what you’re doing, you have year. Environmentalists contend that this country where few are readily available. is only about mountaintop removal, but a good job and that it can just be taken Christine Pietryla is a Chicago-based away from you. It’s a life for us. I think that is not true. This is an attack on coal freelance energy writer and communications God gave us the resources to use what mines. You will never be on the same consultant. 40 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com IQPC-NY Mine Safety Full Page Ad 3.1:Layout 1 12-01-20 4:54 PM Page 1

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Celebrating 140 Years of Pump Johannes Klein began manufacturing In the 1940s, KSB opened its first Industry Excellence in Frankenthal, Germany. The company subsidiary in the Americas: Compañía used Klein’s new patent for a “boiler feed Sudamericana de Bombas in Argentina. apparatus” to manufacture boiler feed By the 1950s, it had entered the Asian Klein, Schanzlin & Becker fitting, pump equipment and valves. The company’s market with a subsidiary in Pakistan. and filter press manufacturing facility, products soon expanded to include belt- KSB built the first-ever barrel-type boiler 1871 GIW and its parent company, KSB, and steam-driven pumps. feed pump for a steam power plant run are known around the world for quality by Chemische Werke Hüls in Germany, products and excellent customer service. By 1903, KSB had opened a plant in delivering a discharge pressure of This reputation is not new — it’s part of Great Britain and expanded its product 409 bar. The 1950s also saw KSB’s their history. range to include centrifugal pumps, first automatic production lines help high- and low-pressure boiler feed assemblers put together globe and gate On Sept. 18, 2011, KSB celebrated pumps, mine drainage pumps and oil/ valves and, eventually, Eta pumps. its 140th anniversary. With more than hydrocarbon transport pumps. 15,000 employees worldwide, production KSB Foundation sites on every continent and a sales KSB expansion In 1964, Dr. Otto Klein-Kühborth revenue of around €2 billion, KSB is one By the 1930s, KSB had opened plants transferred a qualified majority holding of of the world’s leading manufacturers of and subsidiaries across Germany and the company’s share capital to the KSB- centrifugal pumps and valves today. Europe. In 1935, the company launched Stiftung (KSB Foundation). Established in the Eta series of energy-efficient, single- 1960, the Foundation aims to encourage Klein’s patent and the birth of KSB stage volute casing pumps for industrial research in the natural sciences and In 1871, with the help of 12 employees applications. KSB eventually shipped its support future specialists in the fields and the support of Friedrich Schanzlin 60,000th Eta pump in 2006. of technology, natural science and and August Becker, company founder economics.

Advancing technology Advertisers in Action www.jadcomfg.com World-renowned for its engineering excellence, KSB has been at the JADCO MANUFACTURING INTRODUCES NEW WEAR STEEL BRAND vanguard of many important technical innovations. JADCO Manufacturing, Inc., a global leader in premium-quality, cost-effective solutions to combat even the most extreme impact and abrasion challenges in The 1970s found KSB building a 15 the Mining, Aggregates, Power Generation, Steel, and other industries, megawatt test bed facility for large pumps introduces its HARDGUARD wear steel, an extremely hard, laminated bi-metallic in Frankenthal. The facility was created composite with chrome-moly white iron bonded onto a mild-steel backing plate. for testing main coolant pumps for plants under realistic operating Available in blocks, bars, edges, button, donuts, skids, plates, and a variety of other conditions (300°C). During that same shapes – all subjected to post-bonding heat treatments and thorough chemical, decade, at the new acoustics centre in microstructure, visual, hardness, ultrasonic, and destructive examinations – these Frankenthal, KSB engineers worked on products can be custom-designed and fitted to your exact application. Especially the development of low-noise products. ideal on buckets (excavator, loader, dragline face shovel…), crusher spider arm And KSB introduced its proprietary NORI guards, discharge chutes, rock boxes, grizzlies, adaptors, screens, and hoppers. material, which prolongs the service life and extends the application range of HARDGUARD pieces have a finely dispersed microstructure and a minimum 63 KSB products. HRC alloy hardness. In 1982, KSB changed how pumps JADCO is headquartered in Zelienople, Pa., and was established more than 30 are specified with the release of the years ago. Etanorm pumps, which are designed For complete HARDGUARD details, contact: to be selected from a standardized JADCO Manufacturing, Inc., 724.452.5252 (phone), performance chart. In 1987, KSB [email protected] debuted Etachrom — a standardized pump made of rolled chrome nickel JADCO HARDGUARD chocky bars are steel. This release was followed in 1988 easy to install and can be bent (with or by the Exachem, a hermetically sealed, without grooves), cut, and/or formed to explosion-proof canned motor pump for your particular wear surface. chemical applications.

Also in 1988, KSB acquired the American company GIW Industries, Inc., marking KSB’s entry into the slurry pump market. 42 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com KSB followed this acquisition with the cleanly utilize of any grade – Fork project will be the largest coal-to- purchase of the world’s second-largest including the cheapest and dirtiest coal. gasoline project in the world, according butterfly valve manufacturer, Amri By moving US coal reserves into the to Adam Victor, president and CEO of S.A., Paris, France, in 1989. Further liquid fuels arena, the prospects for peak TransGas Development Systems. acquisitions and partnerships expanded oil continue to remain slight – unless the KSB’s reach in the valve market. Obama administration decides to shut The Project team has been issued a down all coal, even clean coal projects. permit to construct by the West Virginia KSB launched the Hya-Rain “plug and Obama has promised to bankrupt coal Department of Environmental Protection go” rainwater utilization system with companies, and all his other policies are and had plans to begin work on the site integrated main water backup function consistent with an “energy starvation” during the second quarter of 2011. for building services applications in approach to shutting down US industrial 1999 and, in 2001, presented the first production. Time will tell. The plant will have several process “intelligent” submersible motor pump. components. First, coal is gasified to The Ama-Porter ICS is sensor-controlled The Adams Fork Energy Project will produce synthesis gas, using Uhde and needs no float switches. In 2004, convert regional coal into premium-grade PRENFLO PDQ gasifiers. The synthesis KSB introduced a new system for use in gasoline, producing 18,000 barrels per gas will then be cleaned to remove reverse osmosis (RO) desalination. The day (756,000 gallons US, 2.86 million impurities, turning most into marketable system, called “SalTec,” enables energy liters). When fully developed, the Adams continue costs to be reduced compared with conventional turbine solutions through Advertisers in Action www.carrolltechnologiesgroup.com hydraulic power transmission. Carroll Technologies Group Ending 2011 in Style Building on history Expansions, New Product Lines Spur Rapid Growth Today, KSB continues its longstanding tradition of innovation and creative Carroll Technologies Group, America’s largest independent electronic services growth. Most recently, KSB acquired organization to the coal industry, reported that it has seen significant year-over- the South Korean company Seil Seres year growth in its business operations as 2011 came to a close. Co. Ltd., adding important products for marine applications to its valve portfolio. According to Mike Hastings, president of Carroll Technologies, “I am happy to KSB can now operate as a supplier of report that 2011 has been another banner year for our companies. Really, we package and system solutions in the are seeing across-the board growth in our product line sales. Being chosen by East Asian market. Lockheed Martin as their sole business partner for their Emergency Wireless Communication System used in post-accident situations was a huge feather in our KSB pumps, valves and systems provide cap this year. But really, all of our safety related products have taken off as well, efficient and reliable solutions to the including the Mine Central Communications Control Room product line and our challenges of fluid transport. With this line of Safe Refuge safety chambers. We not only brought on more products—we sort of heritage, no wonder GIW has the also expanded our reach by opening business operations in Colorado, Utah and experience, the capacity and the rock- Montana. All in all, we feel positioned for another strong year in 2012!” solid solutions necessary to meet your needs in every respect. Carroll Technologies Group and its two operating companies—Carroll Engineering Co. and Delta Electric Inc.—bring a wide variety of safety-related products to mine Contact GIW at 1.888.TECHGIW (832- operators in addition to their electrical and electronic component product lines. 4449) or visit www.giwindustries.com. Recently, the company teamed with Lockheed Martin for a new, “through the earth” US COAL TO GASOLINE PLANT WILL BE wireless communication system to aid trapped miners and rescue teams. This LARGEST IN WORLD augments the broad portfolio of safety-related products that Carroll Engineering and Delta Electric bring to market, including an integrated communications command and control room that ties together voice and data communications, TransGas Development Systems, location tracking and atmospheric monitoring systems. The companies also LLC has an agreement with SK provide location tracking to find miners in the event of an underground incident, Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd while also protecting and securing the investment in underground equipment. A leading to engineering procurement line of safe refuge safety chambers provides shelter, food, water and clothing and construction of its first US coal-to- for up to 96 hours. All of the products provided by the companies are backed by gasoline plant – Adams Fork Energy – in Carroll’s industry-leading MinerCare 24/7™ service team. Mingo County, West Virginia. Carroll CEO Mike Hastings commented, “To us, our business US coal deposits contain 12X as much growth has been a gratifying validation of our strategic growth energy as all known oil in Saudi Arabia. plan. We are very optimistic about the business going forward The gasification process to be used in and are looking to continue our growth in 2012.” the new West Virginia CTL plant could 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 43 capsule news continued byproducts. Next, the synthesis gas years – as opposed to gas at 25 percent, College. The commitment will help the will be converted into methanol, which hydro at 12 percent and nuclear at College develop a strategic research in turn will be converted into gasoline 4 percent, according to EnergyFacts agenda in energy with the initial focus utilizing ExxonMobil Research and Weekly. on fossil fuels. The gift also creates Engineering Company’s process. During and supports three endowed faculty the operation of the integrated facility, air Global coal demand will continue to chairs in energy research, and funds a emissions are expected to be so low that expand “aggressively” over the coming graduate research fellows program to it will qualify as a minor source under US five years, reports the International support research. State RTF (research Law. By Al Fin Energy Agency (IEA), while warning trust fund) matching funds will provide that infrastructure bottlenecks and an scholarships and research support for expected shift to poorer 20 or more undergraduate students quality deposits could majoring in engineering. place upward pressure on costs and prices. IEA Joy Global Inc. plans to buy forecasts that average the remaining stake in China’s coal demand would grow International Mining Machinery by 600,000 t/d over the Holdings Ltd, a maker of coal mining period, despite calls for equipment, for about $437.80 million. efforts to be intensified Joy Global, which currently owns 69.2 to remove carbon from percent of IMM, is planning to buy the the energy system. The rest of the Beijing-based company at growth of average daily HK $8.50 per share through its wholly- coal demand during the owned Hong Kong subsidiary. IMM is last decade was over a leading designer and manufacturer 700,000 tons when global of underground longwall coal mining hard coal demand grew equipment in China. Its products include by more than 70 percent road-headers, shearers, armored-face from 3.7 billion tons in conveyors and related products, and 2000 to an estimated 6.3 electric control systems. Xylem, Inc., White Plains, NY, has billion tons in 2010 – a compound annual broken ground on a 10,000 square growth rate of 5.5 percent. Coal demand, Level 3 Communications, Inc., foot extension of its manufacturing the IEA says, would continue growing in Broomfield, CO, has completed the facility in Bridgeport, New Jersey, the outlook period, but the pace of growth sale of its coal mining business to to support continuing growth in the would slow. an affiliate of Ambre Energy Limited dewatering segment. The Bridgeport and sold all of the common stock of the facility is a manufacturing plant for US coal production is trending upward holding company for the coal mining Godwin pumps, a brand of automatic by approximately .5 percent from this operations. As a result of the transaction, self-priming portable pumps used for past year, according to EIA. Production the liabilities associated with the coal drainage pump rental, services and sales for the 52 weeks ending December 31 mining business will be removed from for the global industrial, construction, was 1.09 billion tons compared to 1.08 Level 3’s balance sheet. mining, municipal, oil and gas segments. billion in 2010. Exports of met coal The additional capacity, expected to be increased by almost 30 percent year- Consol Energy plans to spend $1.7 completed during 2012, will be used over-year, from 47.1 million tons in 2010 billion this year to develop coal and to meet a demand for Godwin pumps, to 57.1 million tons in 2011. Steam coal natural gas assets across the local including the new Godwin Dri-Prime exports saw a 54 percent increase from region of West Virginia – and more than NC Series, a portable, diesel-driven 19.9 million tons in 2010 to 30.7 million 40 percent of that money will focus on dewatering pump which delivers clog- tons in 2011. West Virginia production growing the company’s increasing stake free hydraulics and enables sustained increased by 1.5 million tons from 135 in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays. high-efficiency pumping. million tons in 2010 to 136.5 million Consol, which operates the Shoemaker tons in 2011. Production for the entire and McElroy coal mining operations In 2035, coal will still be the leading Appalachian region increased .6 percent in Marshall County, WV, plans to drill source of electricity in the world’s from 336.4 million tons in 2010 to 338.6 61 Marcellus wells and 11 Utica wells largest economies, comprising 43 million tons in 2010. this year. Consol plans to increase its percent of the electricity in the United drilling numbers to 158 new wells in the States, 68 percent of the power in China, West Virginia University’s engineering Marcellus field in 2014, along with 33 new and 67 percent in India. In addition, the and mineral resources school will be wells in the Utica formation that year. major economies of Japan and Germany named the Benjamin M. Statler College are planning coal generation based on of Engineering and Mineral Resources A new coal mine in Gibson County, forced or voluntary shortfalls of nuclear in honor of businessman, philanthropist KY, has awarded Frontier-Kemper power. As a result, coal based power and alumnus Ben Statler. Statler and his Constructors a contract for the design plants will comprise 35 percent of new wife, Jo, natives of Monongalia County, and construction of a new south mining generating capacity over the next 25 WV, have pledged $34 million to the complex. The new mine located near 44 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com Owensville will create 330 new jobs and coal mined nearby to produce 10,600 to the formation of acid rain and can is scheduled to open in 2014. barrels of gasoline a day for Vitol Inc., the cause serious health problems. The US subsidiary of Geneva, Switzerland- scientists, led by an Environment Canada Ambre Energy Limited, Helena, MT, based Vitol SA. Construction has been researcher, have shown that sulfur is buying an interest in coal mines ramped up and operations are expected dioxide levels in the vicinity of major coal in Montana and Wyoming. Ambre is to begin in 2015. power plants have fallen by nearly half buying a 50 percent interest in the Decker since 2005. The scientists attribute the Coal Company in southern Montana A team of scientists has used the decline in to the Clean Air and the Black Butte Coal Company Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on Interstate Rule, a rule passed by the US in Wyoming, along with an interest in NASA’s Aura satellite to confirm major EPA in 2005 that called for deep cuts in other coal reserves in the region. The reductions in the levels of sulfur dioxide sulfur dioxide emissions. In response to company earlier this year bought an generated by coal power plants in the continue interest in a Columbia River shipping port eastern US. Sulfur dioxide contributes near Longview, WA. Advertisers in Action The Warrior City County, Alabama, has approved the use of a plot of land near Interstate 65 for surface coal mining, with restrictions. Permission was given to Warrior 282 LLC to conduct New Parts and Service Office Opened in Kentucky coal mining on the land, adjacent to the New Parts and Service Office Opened in Kentucky to Support Pennsylvania Crusher, Gundlach Equipment Corporation Cane Creek Road interchange on I-65. to Support Pennsylvania Crusher,and Jeffrey GundlachRader Corporation Equipment Corporation and Operations will be restricted to certain JeffreyBroomall, Rader PA Ð January Corporation 3, 2012 Ð Pennsylvania Crusher, Gundlach Crushers and Jeffrey Rader Corporation hours, and the company has to remove announce the opening of a new parts and sales support center in Kentucky. This office was opened to service a high retaining wall at the I-65 exit. It the growing demand for parts and service in the West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky regions and it a stocked Pennsylvaniawarehouse with sales Crusher, and service Gundlachcapabilities. Managing Crushers the efforts and of this Jeffrey location is RaderRick McComas. Corporation is estimated that the mine will be in announce the opening of a new parts and sales support center in Kentucky. This operation for five years. Mr. McComas has over 25 years experience in the coal industry and is qualified not only in direct sales, but also office service was of equipment, opened parts to serviceand replacement the growing parts. In addition demand Rick hasfor worked parts in and designing service handling, in the West Virginiaconveying and and powerEastern generation Kentucky systems, regions which provided and himis a with stocked an extensive warehouse background withcoal crusher sales and and A power-development company’s blending. After serving in the military, Mr. McComas began inside technical support in manufacturing industrial serviceand power capabilities. generation equipment Managing in the North the East. efforts Later, of he this worked location in outside is sales Rick engineering McComas. for power proposal to build a $3.5 billion electric generation and mining, specifically in Prep Plant and Power Plants. generating plant in Taylorville, IL, Mr. McComas has over 25 years experience in the coal industry and is qualified passed the state Senate and is now Being able to offer local sales and support services to this fast growing base of customers and prospects in this not particular only regionin direct allows Pennsylvaniasales, but Crusher, also Gundlachservice Equipment of equipment, Corporation parts and Jeffrey and Rader replacement Corporation headed to the House. The proposal the advantage of Factory hands-on in-field customer service that customers in the area havenÕ t had until now. parts. In addition Rick has worked in designing handling, conveying and power from Nebraska’s Tenaska Energy will While we still use some of our traditional sales channels, Ricks focus as a direct employee of the group is to generationensure our customers systems, receive which the Ò Best provided in ClassÓ equipment him withsupport. an extensive background coal create electricity using gasified coal. crusher and blending. After serving in the military, Mr. McComas began inside The bill includes additional provisions technical support in manufacturing industrial and power generation equipment in for the purchase of renewable energy, "We have seen substantial growth in our customer base and level of interest in our parts and equipment," said Doug theSublett, Northeast. Vice President Later, he of worked Power in and outside Mining. sales "Since engineering the market for power potential generation for our equipment and parts is significant energy efficiency and distributed electric This Kentucky warehouse is the ninth location for the group, with other locations in: Broomall and Cuyahoga andFallsin mining, this Pennsylvania; region, specifically Woodruff, we have South in Prep Carolina; opened Plant a Belleville, new and Illinois; office Power Stockholm, in Plants. Kentucky Sweden; to British strengthen Colombia, our presence and support.” Canada; generation. Tenaska isn’t the only energy Quebec, Canada; and Beijing, China. company seeking long-term contracts to BeingRick McComas able to supports offer Westlocal Virginia, sales Eastern and Kentucky,support Western services Pennsylvania, to this Eastern fast growing Virginia and base of make its project a reality. Coal-to-gas Southeastern Ohio. He can be reached at (304)751-6403 or via e-mail at [email protected] developers in Chicago and downstate customers and prospects in this particular region allows Pennsylvania Crusher, Gundlach Equipment Corporation and Jeffrey Rader Corporation the advantage of Illinois gained similar approvals from the factoryThe Size Reductionhands-on Group (SRG)in-field is comprised customer of three companies/brand service that names: customers Pennsylvania Crusher in Corporation,the area Gundlach haven’t Equipment had legislature, and a Department of Energy- Corporation and Jeffrey Rader Corporation. The Size Reduction Group (Ò SRGÓ ) specializes in bulk material handling equipment and backed project that would sequester untilcrushing now. machinery. While we still use some of our traditional sales channels, Rick’s focus as a direct employee of the group is to ensure our customers receive the “Best in carbon dioxide emissions is also seeking Pennsylvania Crusher Corporation is a pioneer in the design and manufacture of crushing machinery and replacement parts, globally Class”serving industries equipment such as power support. generation, mining, cement plants, food and chemical processing, the glass industry and many others. a 30-year contract from the state to Gundlach Equipment Corporation is a leading manufacturer of size reduction equipment, globally serving industries such as coal, steel, purchase the power it will produce. chemical, petroleum coke, mineral salts and electric power. “We have seen substantial growth in our customer base and level of interest in Jeffrey Rader Corporation is a leader in size reduction and process equipment for the pulp and paper market. Jeffrey Rader designs and ourmanufactures parts andmaterial equipment,” handling equipment andsaid systems Doug to mechanically Sublett, unload, Vice convey, President lift and handle materialsof Power for the pulpand & paper,Mining. A company planning a $2.7 billion forest products, energy generation, petrochemical, resource recovery, cement and recycling industries. coal-to-liquids plant in southeast “Since the market potential for our equipment and parts is significant in this region, The companies comprising the Size Reduction Group are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI), which is based in Wyoming has lined up a buyer for the weIndiana. have opened a new office in Kentucky to strengthen our presence and support.” gasoline that would be produced there. DKRW Advanced Fuels of Houston, This Kentucky warehouse is the ninth location for the group, with other locations in: TX, called the contract one of the first Broomall and Cuyahoga Falls, Pennsylvania; Woodruff, South Carolina; Belleville, major commercial agreements in the Illinois; Stockholm, Sweden; British Colombia, Canada; Quebec, Canada; and US involving liquid transport fuels made Beijing, China. from coal. Medicine Bow Fuel & Power, Gundlach Equipment Corporation Ð Belleville, IL Jeffrey Rader Corporation Ð Woodruff, SC a wholly owned subsidiary of DKRW, is RickJeffrey McComas Rader Canada supports Ð Dorval, Quebec, West CanadaVirginia, Eastern Jeffrey Rader Kentucky, AB Ð Stockholm, Western Sweden Pennsylvania, building the plant near Medicine Bow, a EasternPennsylvania Virginia Crusher andCorporation Southeastern Ð Broomall, PA Ohio. He Pennsylvania can be Crusher reached Corp. atÐ Cuyahoga (304)751-6403 Falls, OH or HIE Heavy Industrial Equipment (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Ð Beijing, P.R. China town of some 300 people about 100 miles via e-mail at [email protected] west of Cheyenne. The plant would use

2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 45 capsule news continued that rule, many power plants in the US 389.9Mt of proven and probable reserves project in West Virginia. TransGas have installed desulphurization devices company-wide at the end of last year. announced the project in 2008. The plant and taken other steps that limit the would convert 7,500 tons of coal per day release of sulfur dioxide. American Electric Power announces into gasoline. that its operating unit, Kentucky Power AK Steel Corp., West Chester, OH, Co., plans to invest some $940 million in Nearly a half billion dollars in grants is developing a $60 million mining its Big Sandy Power Plant along the Big for states and tribes have been issued plan, after purchasing Solar Fuel Inc. Sandy River near Fort Gay, WV. AEP will by the Department of Interior and the of Friedens, Somerset, County, OH. construct a dry flue gas desulphurization Office Surface Mining Reclamation The new entity, AK Coal Resources, or “” system on the plant’s 800 and Enforcement to eliminate health will develop new mines in southwestern megawatt electricity generation unit. and safety hazards caused by past Pennsylvania, and will seek mining The plant’s other generating unit will be mining. West Virginia the way permits from the Pennsylvania retired at the end of 2014. If approved, with $66.5 million to clean up abandoned Department of Environmental Protection. the project could be completed sometime coal mines. The surface mining office The company will develop the new mines in 2016. It is estimated that as many provides grants to 28 coal-producing between 2013 and 2015. as 700 jobs will be created during the states and tribes based on past and construction period. A scrubber or DFGD present coal production. Since 1977, the Martin Engineering, Neponset, IL, system uses chemical and mechanical office has provided more than $7.2 billion has opened an office in Lima, Peru. processes to remove sulfur dioxide, to help reclaim more than 295,000 acres The new facility will provide products produced by burning coal. Scrubbers of abandoned mine sites. and technical support to the central and can remove up to 98 percent of the SO2 northern regions of the country, with plans from the flue gas stream, as well as Cliffs Natural Resources’ Elklick to continue developing the emerging oxidized . Tipple in Logan County, WV, has market in Bolivia. Martin Engineering received a Certificate of Achievement in has begun serving customers with a Tri-State Generation and Transmission Safety from MSHA’s Sentinels of Safety number of conveyor products and flow Association’s Western Fuels-Colorado program. The facility, operated by Cliffs’ aids, such as belt cleaners, transfer LLC, a coal supplier to the Craig Station Logan County Coal subsidiary, worked point equipment, air cannons and dust and Nucla Station power plants in western more than 34,000 hours without a lost- containment products. Call 309/852- Colorado, has acquired the Colowyo Mine time injury in 2010. VP of Operations 2384. from . Tri-State operates the Carl Mullins thanked the crew that made 1,304-Megawatt Craig Station. Last year the honor possible, including loadout Universal Bioenergy and Whitesburg the Colowyo Mine produced 1.5 million manager Vergil Williamson Jr., Shannon Friday Branch Mine LLC, a Kentucky tons of coal that Western Fuels-Colorado Alger, Ernest Bevins, Carey Blair Jr., Limited Liability Company, entered into delivered to Tri-State. The Colowyo Calvin Cook, Robert Grimmett, Gordon an agreement whereby Universal will Mine produced 2.4 million tons of coal in Hale, Doug Hatfield Jr., William Lively, acquire 40 percent of the interests and 2010. An economic impact study of the Roger Malcomb, Stephen Mauk, Roland assets of Whitesburg from JLP & Partners Craig Station and the two nearby mines Morris, Terry Murphy, Jerry Queen, John LLC of Kentucky. The transaction is showed a $428 million annual direct and Short, Chris Thomas, Michael Toler and projected to generate over $264 million indirect economic activity that supports Keith Thacker. Other Cliffs operations in estimated revenues in the next five 752 direct and indirect jobs with a payroll were also eligible for the safety award, years. of $54.8 million. The study shows the including the Empire Mine Plant; the coal purchased annually for Craig Station Concord plant in Oak Grove, Alabama; Fenner Dunlop Americas has acquired supports 446 jobs with a payroll of $38.9 and Green Ridge No. 1 and No. 2 in Allison Custom Fabrication, a million. Pinnacle, WV. Pennsylvania company that specializes in design, engineering, machining and Peabody Energy Corp., St. Louis, Peabody Energy has completed the metal fabrication, and works primarily MO, has bought a 5.1 percent stake acquisition of all outstanding shares in in the Pennsylvania and West Virginia in China’s Winsway Coking Coal Macarthur Coal Limited and holds 100 mining markets. Fenner Dunlop Holdings Ltd. Winsway is a major percent of the company. Peabody’s pro manufactures conveyor system products importer of coking coal for China’s forma sales are targeted to grow to 45 to and, in addition to mining, can be found steel industry and is a top supplier of 50 million tons by 2014 to 2015, including in power generation, office automation, Mongolian coal into China. Peabody 22 to 25 million tons of metallurgical hydraulics and energy industries and the currently operates a coal and uranium coal. Macarthur has a number of mine medical device industry. joint venture with Winsway in Mongolia. development and infrastructure projects Peabody is also buying Australia’s underway in addition to its existing Westmoreland Coal has acquired Macarthur Coal Ltd., a major producer of Coppabella and Moorvale mines. a lease of more than 8800 acres pulverized coal used by steel producers, with an estimated 158 million tons of for $5 billion. Godwin Pumps, Bridgeport, NJ, Rosebud McKay coal next to its Absaloka employees raised $4,595 for the operation in Montana. The lease more CB Richard Ellis of Los Angles, CA, National Military Family Association than triples the company’s available coal is joining TransGas Development (NMFA), a charity committed to resources at Absaloka, near Hardin. Systems to negotiate contracts and raise protecting service members’ families in In all, Westmoreland controlled about money for a $3 billion coal-to-gasoline the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,

46 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and NOAA. The NMFA’s Operation Purple program organizes summer camps for military children.

Alex E. Paris Contracting Company and Hunyady Auction Company have joined the Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) as corporate members. Headquartered in Atlasburg, PA, Alex E. Paris operates primarily in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Eastern Ohio and Western Maryland. Hunyady Auction offers full service, absolute auctions and appraisals to the machinery and equipment industries.

Godwin Pumps of America, Bridgeport, NJ, manufacturer of the Dri-Prime automatic self-priming, dry-running pump, is changing its legal name to Xylem Dewatering Solutions, Inc. Godwin will remain the brand name for the Dri-Prime series of pumps. The Left-to-Right: Brian Patton of James River Coal (left) and Harry Childress of change in company name was made to Alpha Natural Resources (right) present a check to Andrew Laughlin (center) reflect its efforts to provide customers during halftime of the UK/U of L men’s basketball game. a broader product range, value-added services, and integrated solutions for a growing branch footprint. Friends of Coal-Kentucky Half Court Participant Wins a Semester’s Tuition & Fees (Even Though He Missed the Half Court Shot) Westmoreland Coal is buying the Kemmerer coal mine in Wyoming As one of the activities during the sponsorship of the men’s basketball game from Chevron Mining for $179 million between the University of Kentucky (UK) and the University of Louisville (U of L), plus about $14 million in working capital, an undergraduate student from Kentucky was chosen from the student section to Westmoreland reports. The Kemmerer attempt a half court shot for one semester’s tuition and fees. mine, in the Hams Fork Region of southwestern Wyoming, has produced Andrew Laughlin of Independence, Kentucky, was chosen by IMG/UK staff to an average of 4.7 million tons of sub- participate. Laughlin is a Secondary Education major at UK. “Being picked to go on bituminous coal over the past five years the floor of Rupp Arena is a dream of all UK students,” said Laughlin. “The Friends and has 290 experienced employees. of Coal-Kentucky not only made that dream come true for me, but also paid my The purchase includes 118 million tuition for a semester of college. I cannot thank Friends of Coal-Kentucky enough for tons of coal reserves, with almost all of that opportunity of a lifetime and helping to fund my education.” Kemmerer’s projected production for 2012 through 2016 committed. “Although he missed the shot, we had decided to go ahead and award the semester’s tuition anyway,” said Bill Bissett, President of the Kentucky Coal Sunbury Generation is planning to close five of its six coal-fired Association. “Andrew was glad to hear that he still won and it was a great way to generators in Pennsylvania by 2015, help a fellow Kentuckian further his education.” a move driven by tougher US EPA standards and the low cost of natural The sponsorship of the UK/U of L men’s basketball game was the third of three gas, it was reported. The Sunbury plant athletic events that Friends of Coal-Kentucky sponsored last year. Earlier in 2011, at Shamokin Dam, in operation since the Friends of Coal-Kentucky also sponsored the UK/U of L football game and 1949, said two natural gas turbines Big Blue Madness. During the football game, a halftime presentation of more than will replace the five retired coal-fired $75,000 in scholarship funds was donated for Kentucky residents to attend UK’s generators. Sunbury’s decision reflects Mining Engineering Program. a nationwide trend. Alliant Energy will retire at least three units in Iowa and To learn more about the Kentucky Friends of Coal campaign, please visit www. another in Minnesota, according to a friendsofcoalky.com. spokesman. Contacts Atlas Copco AB, Commerce City, Kentucky Coal Association, Bill Bissett, President, 859-233-4743 CO, has agreed to acquire the E-mail: [email protected] continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 47 capsule news continued underground business of GIA vendors who demonstrate continuous an automated longwall plow system Industri AB from Vatterledens Verkstad progress toward developing a safer work in 2013 to a Chinese company, AB, thereby broadening its offering environment, improving efficiency and Gasification Co., Ltd of Lvlian Dongyi with products including electric mine creating value. Group, marking the eleventh plow system trucks, utility vehicles and ventilations from DBT/Bucyrus/Caterpillar destined systems. GIA’s products also include AFL announces that the Quality for Chinese mines. The system will go locomotives and shuttle car systems for Management System of the NOYES to work in the Xinyan mine in Shanxi underground transportation, charging Test and Inspection Division has province, and will mine a metallurgical and service trucks, scaling and cable been recertified to the ISO 9000:2008 coal seam. The Cat GH800 plow will be bolting equipment, digging arm loaders standard. In addition, the Environmental paired with a Cat armored face conveyor and complete ventilation systems. GIA is Management System was successfully using PF3 line pans, and the Cat PMC R mainly represented through distributors. audited and recertified to the ISO roof support control system will manage 14001:2004 standard. To maintain roof support advance. Automation The number of coal miners killed ISO certification, companies must pass enhances safety, as there is no need for on the job in the US has fallen to 21 a registered third party recertification an operator to be at the coal face during during the past year, the second lowest audit every three years and a yearly operation. Contact your local Caterpillar annual death count since the federal surveillance audit. representative or visit https://mining. government began keeping records cat.com/products/underground-miining/ more than a century ago. Kentucky Black Hills Corp., Pueblo, CO, longwall. led the nation in coal deaths with eight announces that its new generation miners killed on the job in 2011, followed facilities have begun commercial Blaschak Coal Corporation, Mahanoy by West Virginia with six. Records from operations, as of January 1. Black Hills City, PA, has a record year in coal MSHA show that an additional eight Energy – Colorado Electric owns the mine production and sales in 2011 miners were killed in sand, gravel and $227 million, 180-megawatt facility, and and expects to produce a record one rock mines, three in gold mines, two in Black Hills Colorado IPP owns the $260 million tons of coal in 2012, as global and mines, two in phosphate mines and million, 200 MW facility. The electricity residential demand for anthracite coal one in a platinum mine. The 16 fatalities from both facilities will replace a purchase continues to rise. Last year, Blaschak’s brought the overall death toll in the mining power agreement with Xcel Energy that “run of mine” coal production exceeded industry to 37 in 2011. expired last December. 625,000 tons. Blaschak’s prepared coal sales were more than 275,000 tons. Philippi-Hagenbuch, Inc. (PHIL), SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, is Both of the figures were new records for Peoria, IL, and Hitachi Construction developing a process that combines the company. Based in the heart of coal Machinery/the HCM Group, have coal and natural gas to produce country in northeastern Pennsylvania, expanded their existing license liquid transportation fuels that are Blaschak sits atop one of the largest agreement to include collection of real- substantially cleaner and cheaper to make known anthracite fields in North America. time data. The HCM Group includes than existing synthetic fuels. SRI claims According to the PA Anthracite Council, Hitachi Truck Manufacturing (formerly its process addresses three liabilities that there are 4 to 6 billion tons of reserves Euclid-Hitachi Heavy Equipment) and have slowed the commercialization of the of anthracite left in the northeastern Wenco International Mining Systems technology. By blending some natural Pennsylvania region. Ltd. Under the agreement, LeRoy G. gas into the conventional coal-to-liquids Hagenbuch grants HCM a nonexclusive (CTL) process, the research lab claims to EmberClear, a subsidiary of license in the US and Canada to utilize have eliminated CTL’s carbon footprint, EmberClear Corporation of Canada, the technology represented by these slashed water consumption by over 70 has inked a land option deal with patents to produce HCM products percent, and more than halved its capital Swatara Coal, for a 350-acre eastern covered by these patents. cost. SRI estimated that its zero-carbon Pennsylvania coal property in Reilly process will generate jet fuel for $2.82 township, Schuylkill County. EmberClear Industrial Scientific Canada ULC per gallon, with projected capital cost for has the option to purchase all mineral has moved to a larger location at a 100,000 barrel/day plant would be $3.2 and resources including water rights, Unit #140 in Sherwood Park, Alberta, billion. rails, rights of way and needed permits. Canada. The new service center has increased technician space to support Global clean coal technology demand Patriot Coal Corp. is idling five the continued growth of iNet Fulfillment was $98 billion in 2005 and $124 billion underground mines in southern West which is a team that supports the growth in 2010, according to GBI Research. It Virginia, due to declining demand for of iNet-Gas Detection as a Service. The is anticipated that by the end of 2020, the metallurgical coal. The closures include new space also has a larger training global demand for clean coal technology two mines operated by subsidiaries and room, as well as more room for stocking will be $183 billion. The compound two operated by contractors in Patriot inventory to better support the needs of annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2005- Coal’s Rocklick complex, and two mines Canadian customers. 2009 was 6 percent and the CAGR for operated by contractors in the Wells 2010-2020 is expected to be 4 percent. complex. Newmont Mining Corporation has The global clean coal equipment market named Union Pacific Railroad as its generated revenues of $8.9 billion in The Federal Office of Surface Mining North American Supplier of the year, 2009 and is expected to reach $12 billion has approved a five-year permit for recognizing the railroad for its innovative, in 2020. Peabody Energy’s Kayenta Mine in safe and reliable transportation solutions. northern Arizona. The coal is mined The Newmont awards program identifies Caterpillar has a contract to deliver from the Navajo and Hopi reservations, 48 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com CLEANEST COAL PLANT IN THE WORLD ONLINE IN 2015 and feeds the Navajo Generating Station near Page. The cleanest coal plant in the world, the Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) is under construction, and also announces the first power purchase agreement for The Bear Run Mine in southwestern a commercial-scale carbon capture plant in the US. CPS Energy, the largest Sullivan, IN, will soon become the municipally-owned utility in the nation, will buy 200 MW of power a year from largest coal mine in eastern US, officials TECEP when it comes online in 2015. The TCEP project is the first in the US report. The Sullivan mine will produce to combine Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) and carbon capture an expected 8 million to 12 million tons and storage technologies. Using IGCC, the plant will emit less than 10 percent of coal annually, as part of Gov. Mitch of the carbon produced by a comparable conventional coal plant, and less than Daniels’ strategy to make coal a viable 25 percent of a high-efficiency natural gas plant, DOE reports. It will capture industry in Indian. Bear Run is owned by 90 percent of the carbon it produces as well as 99 percent of sulfur dioxide, 90 Peabody Energy. percent of nitrogen oxide, and 99 percent of mercury. The hydrogen is used to power a turbine to generate electricity and its carbon- Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA, has free exhaust heats water to generate steam that’s fed to a turbine to produce signed a definitive agreement to even more electricity. purchase the Deloro Stellite Group Instead of burning coal, it will be sealed in a gasifier – an airtight chamber that from Duke Street Capital, subject to allows in only controlled amounts of oxygen. When oxygen is minimized, the coal regulatory approval and conditions of bakes rather than ignites and enough heat and pressure is created to squeeze closing. UK-based Deloro Stellite is a hydrogen and carbon monoxide from the coal. Those gases are than processed global manufacturer and provider of alloy- into synthetic gas, or syngas. (2012 Sustainable Business.com). based critical wear solutions for extreme Water vapor is then added to the syngas, which chemically reacts with the carbon environments involving high temperature, monoxide to crate more hydrogen and carbon dioxide. When impurities are corrosion and abrasion. The acquisition removed from the gas it’s separated into pure streams of hydrogen and carbon is in alignment with Kennametal’s growth dioxide. strategy and positions the company to Of the nearly 2.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to be captured annually further achieve geographic and end- at the plant 83 percent will be used for enhanced oil recovery and the rest will be market balance. used to make urea, which has many industrial applications.

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Joy Mining Machinery Enters Into a Distribution Agreement with J. H. Fletcher & Co.

Joy Mining Machinery and J. H. Fletcher & Co. are pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive distribution and authorized service provider agreement. The agreement gives Joy the right to market, sell and service all Fletcher products to coal mines, as well as hard rock and industrial mineral mines that use Joy cutting products. This agreement which is effective immediately covers all locations worldwide with the exception of North America, Australia and Norway where Fletcher will continue to market, sell and service its products as it has in the past, and coal mines in Poland where Joy’s rights will not be exclusive.

Fletcher offers a full range of high, medium and low seam mobile bolters and mobile roof supports with other underground coal mining equipment that includes pan line mounted bolters, degasification and exploratory long hole drills, diesel prime movers, face drill jumbos, and beam setters. Joy will continue to manufacture, market, sell and service its existing line of mobile bolting products such as the Ramtrak, Quadbolter and Multibolter to customers in Australia and to Joy’s existing mobile roof bolting customers in other countries.

This distribution agreement will allow Joy to provide a broader mining system solution for the mine of the future. In addition to cutting, haulage, crushing and conveying solutions, Joy can now offer a complete line of bolting solutions for all applications from low to high seams. Also Joy will now be able to offer full maintenance contracts for complete sets of equipment including both Joy underground mining machinery and Fletcher bolters in mechanized room and pillar sections.

Jez Leeming, Joy’s Global Product Director for Bolter Miners and Bolters said, “Fletcher’s mobile roof bolters are a welcome and complementary addition to Joy’s existing product line allowing Joy to offer customers a broad line of bolting solutions including mobile roof bolters for low seam applications under 1.8 meters (6’). Greg Hinshaw, Fletcher President and COO said, “Fletcher is excited about the distribution agreement with Joy Mining Machinery. Joy’s industry leading global network of company direct-to-customer sales and service locations will be beneficial to Fletcher CHDDR (Crawler mid-to-high seam twin our existing customers and expand Fletcher’s international presence”. boom mast roof bolter.)

2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 49 ENERGY news 2012

The Inter-American Development other nation, but today’s high performers Arizona will generate enough electricity Bank (IDB) has approved a $72 million are found in China, India, Russia and to power about 90,000 homes. The Tule loan to help finance the construction of other emerging countries. Wind Project in California will be able to a 396-megawatt wind farm in Mexico, power about 65,000 homes. to be located in the La Ventosa region Four onshore wind farms in Cape of Oaxaca state, one of the world’s Verde, off the west coast of Africa, will During 2001-2010, the installed best regions for wind resources. The go on line in January 2012. The 32 capacity of offshore wind globally farm will supply energy to subsidiaries turbines project will generate over 28 grew from 54 MW to 2,862.9 MW at a and affiliates of Fomento Economico MW of electricity and ease Cape Verde’s CAGR of 55.5 percent. The growth in Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. and Cerveceria reliance on imported fossil fuels. The capacity was driven by the commissioning Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma. The project, government of Cape Verde wants to of new offshore wind farms with installed forecast to reduce emissions by up to raise the share of wind energy production capacities of 2,119 MW in the UK in 2010 approximately 1 million metric tons of to 25 percent by 2012, and eventually to and 749 MW in Denmark in 2007. During carbon dioxide annually, will be made 50 percent by 2020. the forecast period (2011-2020) the total up of 132 towers with turbines and global offshore wind installed capacity include the construction of a 52-kilometer The global hydropower installed is expected to grow at a CAGR of 36.8 percent from 4,782.9 MW to 80,044.5 transmission line linking the farm with the capacity increased at a Compounded MW. The rise in capacity in 2020 is due electricity grid. Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.5 to a capacity addition of 13 GW expected percent during the period 2006-2010. in the UK and 2000 MW in China. BMW South Africa has partnered The global installed capacity increased with the City of Tshwane on a waste- from 897 GW in 2006 to 1,031 GW The heavily funded and admittedly to-energy project at its Rosslyn plant in 2010. With support from various effective US industrial wind lobby in Pretoria, with construction to start governments, the global hydropower portrays its product as descending from in 2012. Methane gas, converted from industry is expected to grow at a CAGR old-world windmills. Close your eyes and unusable organic waste at a landfill site of 3.4 percent during the forecast period you’ll surely imagine these magnificent in Onderstepoort, will be piped 8 km to of 2011-2020, reaching 1,443 GW by machines gently turning in the breeze Rosslyn. Depending on the quantity 2020. … each kilowatt arriving at your reading supplied, the gas will be used to either lamp courtesy of a rosy-cheeked produce electricity through gas generators Interior Secretary Ken Salazar reports Hummel child. Existing solely to save the or supplement the use of natural gas in that his department has approved a planet by generating clean, affordable the production process. Initial indications 300-megawatt solar farm on public land and environmentally friendly electricity, are that there is enough green waste at in Arizona and a 200-megawatt wind farm you can be sure that any addition to the the site to cater to about 40 percent of the in southern California. The wind farm plant owner’s bank account is purely plant’s gas requirements. includes 186 megawatts that would be accidental. Hogwash! In reality, the US produced on federal lands. The projects, industrial wind business was rescued by The global nuclear industry is moving southwest of Phoenix and east of San Ken Lay and Enron with quick, low-risk th th forward at a brisk pace, according to Diego, respectively, are the 24 and 25 profit as its core goal. As Gabriel Alonso, the International Atomic Energy Agency, renewable energy projects approved chief executive of Horizon Wind Energy which estimates that 90 new nuclear on public lands in the past two years. LLC, one of America’s biggest wind plants will enter service by 2030. Ten “Together, these projects will produce developers, often reminds his employees new nuclear plants went online over the clean energy equivalent of nearly 18 … their goal isn’t to stage a renewable- the past two years. The US has more coal-fired power plants,” Salazar said. energy revolution. “This is about making operating nuclear power plants than any The Sonoran Solar Energy Project in money!” – MasterResource. Coal People Magazine’s 2012 Editorial Calendar Best Source for Event Exposure in 2012! • SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit • Coal Prep Show • Electric Power • Coal-Gen • MINExpo Call a Sales Associate Today! Lisa Roper (864) 278-8227 Chuck Roper (864) 546-8978 www.coalpeople.com Toll Free 800-235-5188

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2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 51 WORLDWIDE news 2012

Brazil’s Vale has been approved for has approved Aston Resources and Boardwalk a $6 billion expansion of its Moatize a $1.7 billion Grosvenor project Resources for $2.77 billion. New South coal project in Mozambique to lift in Queensland as it plans to triple Wales based Whitehaven will receive output to 22 million tons per year from the Australian output. Grosvenor, south of Aston’s 75 percent stake in the Maules 11 million tons it expects to mine initially, the company’s Moranbah North mine, Creek project in New South Wales. The it is reported. First production from the will produce 5 million metric tons a project will help the production from 6 expanded mine is forecast for the second year and a study is underway for an million tons a year in 2012 to 25 million half of 2014. expansion. Anglo plans to spend $85 tons a year by 2016. Whitehaven has billion in the next decade raising output also agreed to buy Boardwalk Resources South African coal producer of coal, copper, iron ore and other metals and has offered 85.88 million Whitehaven Continental Coal has acquired 100 and minerals needed in fast-expanding shares. percent interest in the Wolvenfontein Asian economies. Under the proposals, coal project from Universal Pulse Trading it will seek to boost Australian production China is the largest consumer of coal for approximately $A1.3 million. The threefold by 2020. in the world, according to Research project is located east of Johannesburg, and Markets, adding that approximately near the company’s Vlakplaats coal International has acquired 80 percent of China’s coal resources are project, which has a JORC-compliant a 43.66 percent interest in South located in mountainous regions far away resource of 187.7 million tons. The African coal miner Umcebo Mining from the industrial centers. China is two projects now have in excess of 220 Ltd. for $111.5 million. The financial ranked third in the world in terms of total million tons of resources, with feasibility operation gives Glencore access to coal reserves behind the US and Russia. studies and development in the coming long-life resources from South Africa’s Coal accounts for about 70 percent of 18 to 24 months. main coal field in Mpumalanga province China’s total energy consumption. China and access to 1.5 million tons of export is soon to become the largest consumer Botswana plans to add 1,200 MW allocation in Phase V of the Richards of coal derived electricity as well. of electricity to its national grid in Bay Coal Terminal. Umcebo has three the next six years to address a power thermal coal mines with an aggregate Santos Ltd, Australia’s third largest supply shortage, a government official annual capacity of 2.3 million tons run oil producer, and its partners plan to said. In addition to a 600 MW power of mine. It is also developing a mine at spend more than $16 billion on coal- station to be commissioned in 2012, Wonderfontein, which is scheduled to seam gas development in New South two other 300 MW power stations to be begin production in 2013, with planned Wales, the company says. Santos and built by independent power producers annual production capacity of 3.6 million partners plan to invest $1 billion within should increase the national grid by tons ROM. Glencore said that Umcebo five years exploring coal-seam gas 2017/18. Botswana has only one power also has further projects with attributable reserves in the northwest part of the station which produces 120 MW with the resources of at least 860 million tons. state. The development may supply remainder of its power needs, about 80 as much as 30 percent of east coast percent, imported. The first phase of the French power utility EDF plans to demand and contribute A$15.2 billion $1.5 billion Morupule B is invest $2.4 billion building a coal-fired to the state economy through 2035, expected to be commissioned by March power plant in Poland, where electricity the report adds. Santos is building a 2012. Botswana has coal reserves demand is rising about 3 percent annually $16 billion development in Australia’s estimated at 212 billion tons, but only and old inefficient plants need to be shut northern Queensland state to liquefy gas one operating mine. Morupule Colliery down. The project involves replacing from coal deposits for export to Asia. expects to increase production from 1.2 the four oldest units at the Rybnik plant million to 2.8 million tons per annum. in southern Poland with a single, more efficient one. EDF will be tapping into the Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam and China’s Huadian have partnered Sasol Mining plans an R5-billion latest innovations in coal combustion, to to build a pair of coal-fired power capital program for the establishment reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent, plants with a total capacity of 1,240 of the Shondoni colliery to replace compared to traditional coal units. megawatts in South Sumatra. The two output from the mature Middlebult coal mine, which is nearing the end of its useful Colombia Energy Resources (CER) has new plants, each with 620 MW capacity, life. Sasol Mining, which supplies the begun production at its Ruku mining will be built in Tanjung Enim near the bulk of the coal used in the group’s coal- complex in Boyaca, Colombia. The Banko Tengah coal mine and will cost to-liquids processes in South Africa, aims Ruku mine produces high quality, low $1.59 billion. Construction is expected to replace 60 percent of the operating volatility metallurgical coal. At the time of to start by the end of this year and capacity in Secunda over the coming acquisition, the mine produced at a rate operations at the first unit are expected eight years, which could involve capital of approximately 16,000 tons per year. to start in June 2016, and three months investments of around R14 billion. Total CERX controls mining concessions in later for the second unit. Electricity extractable reserves at the Shondoni four distinct blocks that cover an area of output from the plants will be sold to colliery has been measured to be some over 15,000 acres. state utility company Perusahaan Listrik 190 million tons, which translates into an Negara. PTBA is committed to supplying operating life of 20 years. Whitehaven Coal has agreed to buy the plants with a total of 5.4 million tons 52 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com of coal annually from the Banko Tengah Mark Vle integrated control system that crushing. The center would also house coal mine. will run the power island control system a research and development department for the new plant. GE also will provide 10 designed to develop new mining Brazil’s Vale and joint venture Aquila years of maintenance services. technologies. Construction is scheduled Resources plan to start developing to start early this year. a longwall at their $1.25 billion Eagle Coal South Africa has Downs hard coking project in Queensland completed the sale of its Spitzkop and Singapore-based Avani Resources by late 2015 or early 2016. The mine Tselentis collieries to Imbawula. The Pte Ltd has joined the globalCOAL is expected to produce an average of acquisition includes the Mpumalanga- trading platform as Market Member. 4.5Mt per year over the initial 10 years based opencast and underground mining Avani specializes in the international of life once the longwall commences operations and supporting infrastructure, trade of minerals and metals, including operations in the first of three target along with prospecting and mining rights thermal and coking coal, PCI, anthracite, seams and will have an estimated mine in the area which support the long-term iron ore, chrome one and concentrate, life of approximately 48 years. operation of the business. ore and ferroalloys.

An 89.2 billion ton-worth coal reserve Clean Coal UK plans to mine an Russia has pledged $8 billion in has been discovered at Sha’er Lake estimated one billion tons of coal off development aid for its coal industry at China’s northwest Xinjiang Uygur the Welsh coast using underground coal by 2030. The Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbass) autonomous region. Experts said the coal gasification, and expected to open within is Russia’s largest coal producing reserve is Asia’s largest. The coal quality a few months. The technique converts region, mining 192 million tons in 2011, is low sulphur, low phosphorous, low coal into a synthetic gas that can be used or 57 percent of Russia’s total output of ash, high caloricity and relatively fewer for power and other uses. Proponents 336 million tons. Russia aims to boost harmful elements. In Xinjian province of coal gasification say it produces syn- coal exports to Asia, where demand there are already some coal reserves of gas underground and therefore produces is surging. The world’s third largest over 2 trillion tons, accounting for about minimal emissions, however critics of the coal exporters, Russia has opened or 40 percent of China’s total coal reserves. technology say it’s not certain whether expanded a number of Far Eastern ports gasification makes the production of coal recently including SUEK’s Vanmino and Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. has agreed any cleaner. Mechel’s Posyet. New projects in the to buy Gloucester Coal Ltd. for $2.13 works include Mechel’s Elga mine in the billion in cash and shares. Buying A new generation of environmentally- Sakha Republic as well as a series of Gloucester, controlled by Noble Group friendly power stations and vast undeveloped properties in the southern Ltd, will almost double Yanzhou’s coal offshore wind farms will maintain Siberian Republic of Tuva. mines in Australia. Under the plan, Yorkshire’s role as the UK’s center of Gloucester will merge with Yancoal electricity production, Energy Secretary Colombia, which underwent a shift to Australia Ltd and its shareholders will get Chris Huhne pledged recently. He added greater enforcement of hazardous and A$3.20 cash and own 23 percent of the that the government will give every illegal mines over the last year, reports new combined company. support to a proposed wave of “clean a significant reduction in industry-related coal” projects and biomass power plants deaths in 2011. In all, 127 miners were GE Technology has been selected which should see hundreds of millions of killed in mining incidents in 2011, a 27% by Korea Western Power Co. for the pounds flooding into the region over the drop from the 173 reported in 2010. The first integrated gasification combined- coming years. fatalities occurred at coal mines as well cycle power plant to be built in South as gold and other mineral mines. While Korea and one of the first in Asia. The Nepean Mining plans to construct a deaths were on the decline, there was a 300-megawatt “cleaner coal” facility will $50 million mining equipment and 16% increase in 2011 accidents versus help the South Korean government meet manufacturing center at Mackay 2010. Colombia, the fourth largest its low carbon emissions targets, while to supply coal mines in the Bowen coal exporter in the world, is home bolstering the country’s electricity supply. Basin. The center is expected to create to operations owned by US producer GE will supply a 7F Snygas Turbine, a approximately 400 full time jobs, and will Drummond and Cerrejon, owned by D11 steam turbine, a heat recovery steam include a manufacturing line, producing a joint venture between Glencore generator and a cyber security-featured conveyors, transfer stations and in-pit International, BHP Billiton and Xstrata.

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2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 53 COAL PEOPLE in the news 2012 Stonie Barker Jr. Stonie Barker Jr., a high-ranking coal executive in Lexington during the 1970s and 80s, died Tuesday at Man of High Goals his home in Naples, FL He was 85. and Even Higher

Born in Chapmanville, WV, Mr. Barker worked his way up Principles! through the mining industry and eventually led Island Creek Coal Co., one of the largest coal companies in the United “The coal industry and States at the time. Island Creek Coal have been good to me… One of 11 children of a miner and farmer, Mr. Barker spent ””~Stonie Barker his college summers digging coal at an Island Creek mine to help pay his school expenses. In 1951, after receiving a Volume 7, Number 1 mining engineering degree from Virginia Tech, he entered May 1982 Island Creek’s management training program. Story by Al Skinner

After holding a series of engineering and management positions, he was named president and, later, chief (Ed. Note: The late Stonie Barker Jr. was a self-made man who executive of Island Creek during the early 1970s. worked his way from a laborer to one of the top executives in the coal industry during his time. Men like Mr. Barker are a rarity Several years after Mr. Barker took over, industry and union in this new age of coal mining, where suits have replaced the officials credited him with helping to end a violent 109-day blue collars. He was inspired by great men, and, later became strike by the United Mine Workers. an inspiration for others as well. Coal People Magazine talked with Mr. Barker back in 1982. We are re-printing the article for our readers’ pleasure. We hope you enjoy visiting Mr. Barker as “During his tenure, labor relations were much more much as we did... He was a Man Among Men! intense,” said Bill Caylor, a past president of the Kentucky Coal Association. “United Mine Workers routinely went on Goal-Oriented Stonie Barker Jr. learned early in life that strike, but he helped guide the industry through some of dedication to the job, hard work and inspiration from boyhood those difficult times.” heroes were positive factors that would propel him to the top in the coal industry. Mike Musulin, another past president of the coal association who worked for Mr. Barker at Island Creek Coal, said the He’s felt the aches of the underground laborer, and he’s executive knew how to relate to workers. experienced the baptismal of coal dust and fears and doubts that haunt the miners deep inside the earth’s bowels. “His background, his knowledge of the industry and having worked underground and come up through the ranks The experience is what makes him the powerful, yet contributed to his ability to help solve whatever conflicts understanding, leader that he is today. there were,” Musulin said. A tall bug-eyed anxious youngster who did his very best at any Mr. Barker described his bargaining strategy to the Herald- job assigned to him underground might best describe young Leader in the 1980s. “I’ve never tried to play games or make Stonie, who worked long summers to help finance his way people believe that I’m something I’m not,” he said. “When through Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg, VA, in you come across to people like that, they listen to you. pursuit of a degree in mining engineering.

“I can always look back on that with a degree of satisfaction.” One might have spotted Stonie during those years thumbing his way through the mountains from his hometown in Chapmanville, Musulin said that Mr. Barker’s everyman style was evident WV to Blacksburg, VA. in how he ran Island Creek. “Didn’t have much money in my pockets in those days,” Stonie “When I first started at Island Creek, I had a cubicle in the chuckles today, from his plush office at Lexington, KY, where hallway and, more often than not, if he needed something, he serves as Chief Executive Officer of Island Creek Coal, one he wouldn’t have his secretary buzz and have you come of the largest coal producers in the world. down and see him,” Musulin said. “He would walk down the hall and come to you. He was a very down-to-earth person.” Although Chapmanville is situated in the heart of solid coal country, Stonie has little recollection of having any deep-down During his more than 30-year career with Island Creek, Mr. desires to be a coal miner. He fondly remembers visits to the Barker was also chairman of the National Coal Association coal mine with his father when he was very little. At that time, he and Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association. was more fascinated with the mules and ponies than the mine.

“I just decided on my own to be a mining engineer,” he says, 54 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com and he never once veered from that goal. and vice president of Island Creek Coal at that time and was responsible for giving Stonie his first job as superintendent at “When I was in high school, I didn’t play sports or have much Breathett County, KY. social life. I was always doing something, always working.” He did find time to meet and later marry Eunice Wilson, his “I watched Nick’s career closely and he showed me that, if sweetheart since high school. you worked hard and performed, you could move up at Island Creek.” Stonie’s career was temporarily interrupted by World War II, and a stint in the military service. He was honorably discharged in More recently, Dr. Armand Hammer, chairman of the board 1946, and went to work for Eastern Gas and Fuel Company to of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, is the inspiration the earn school money. He entered West Virginia Tech Montgomery, catalyst for Island Creek’s astounding growth as well as future WV the next year to earn credits he needed to be eligible for expansion plans. transfer to Virginia Tech, in 1948. Dr. Hammer made possible the advances we’ve had at Island He studied mining and engineering under Charles Holland, the Creek today. Occidental acquired Island Creek in January first of many men who were to inspire him to greater heights. 1968, and it immediately gave us all the capital we needed to advance. Meantime, Stonie worked summers as a laborer in an underground mine for Island Creek Coal. After graduation, he “It’s been an exciting life with the good doctor,” Stonie smiles, became a permanent employee and was sent back into the explaining that Dr. Hammer owns a doctor’s degree from mines for 18 more months of training, where he did everything Columbus University Medical School. from laying track to loading coal. Speaking with precise knowledge of an encyclopedia, Stonie Ironically, Stonie rarely goes underground today, because of a outlined Island Creek’s next great venture—a trip halfway tremendously busy schedule. around the world to China—a venture that could potentially produce the world’s largest surface mine operation. Although not meteoric, his career featured a series of steady, sure steps to the top, each step earned. He entered the “We have the agreement to do a feasibility study which could supervisory level as a line section foreman and, after 1-½ lead to a contract,” he beamed. It does have great potential. years, moved up to assistant mine foreman and finally to Mine “This project is exciting.” Superintendent of Mine No. 3 at Elkhorn in Kentucky. The proposed project in Shanxi Province, west of Peking, By 1961, Stonie had earned the position of General Manager is some 600 miles from the coast. It has 1.4 billion tons of of Mines for Island Creek Coal. He became Vice President of recoverable coal. When developed, the pit will be 550 feet deep, Operations in 1964 and then President in 1970. from which 132 feet of clean, high-quality coal will be extracted.

In 1972 Stonie had made it to the top as Chief Executive Officer “We expect the project to produce 15 million tons of raw coal yet still in his mid-40s. per year during the first phase, and as high as 45 million tons of raw coal by the second and third phases. “There were good times and bad times in my career.” The CEO recalls. “The bad times hit in 1950 when the mining industry “This will set an example to the world that China is serious about was pretty bleak and dark.” Tonnage dipped to a record low in their industrial progress and that it has the desire to advance. 1960. China has limited capital and technology, but it is willing to enter into a project such as this to achieve its goals.” “The industry was going through a period of mechanization and the number of miners had decreased from 400,000 to 100,000 China is the third largest producer of coal in the world, with by 1960.” Gradually, the good times returned but to a lesser the ingredients to become a highly industrialized nation, he degree. explained. The markets for China will be primarily Asian, including Japan and possible some European markets. Ray Salvati, chairman of the board of Island Creek coal at the time, was the man who hired Stonie fresh out of college and Enthused about the coal’s future, Stonie continues: “There has served as an inspiration for the young graduate. been a steady climb in the coal industry since 1960 in production and, unless there are some unforeseen strikes or interruptions, “He (Salvati) started his career the year I was born,” Stonie I see no reason why this should not continue. recalls. “I was a great admirer of his; He inspired me. I often thought that if he could do all that he had done, why couldn’t I We always will have the boom periods and declines, but not as do it?” frequent and not as severe as in the past.

Nick Camicia, now with Pittston Coal was another inspiration “Today the coal industry is producing over 850 million tons of for the young VPI graduate. Camicia was general manager continue

2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 55 coal people in the news continued coal a year and although the market is not strong right now, I see a continued growth and improvement in the market in coming years. There is a definite positive pattern emerging.

“I see coal becoming a major source of fuel in the world. We are fortunate in having an abundance of reserves and the resources to produce those reserves.

“I’m satisfied that our country and other parts of the world have realized that energy needs coal and that Japan and other large countries are going from oil-based economy to coal-based economy.

“This year, the Italians have entered into a joint venture with us on four coal mines in which we retain 50 percent ownership. So a lot of West Virginia and Kentucky coal will be going overseas to Italy.

Neil McDonald has joined Trolex as international sales “It grieves me to see the research dollars for coal cut by director, responsible for appointment and management of President Reagan, and it also concerns me when I see synfuels international agents and distributors for Trolex. Qinglin Li has and coal conversion projects eliminated or slowed down. This been appointed business development manager in the sales will set us back, but we will continue to progress….it’ll just take department responsible for the development of business in a little longer. China. Also joining the sales team is Tim Allard, appointed

key accounts manager with focus on development of existing “I don’t think we can place ourselves in a position where we customer relationships. (pictured left to right are Qinglin Li, Neil are dependent on foreign fuel sources and run the risk of not McDonald and Tim Allard.) developing our own synfuels program.” John Wolfe was appointed technical support Coal has been in the heart and life of Stonie Barker Jr. ever manager for Atlas Copco’s Geotechnical since he was young enough to realize what the black rocks Drilling and Exploration division. He will were. Despite his great achievements, he remains a humble provide training, technical and product man today, although aggressive and with more goals to reach. support for all Atlas Copco store branches in the US, and will be based in Salt Lake City, “The coal industry and Island Creek Coal have been good to UT. He began his career with Atlas Copco me, and that has meant a lot,” he reflects. By the same token, GDE in 2003 in North Bay, Canada, and Stonie has been good for Island Creek Coal, and just recently in 2007, moved to Elko, NV, as a technical received a 30-year service pin. sales and support position with Atlas Copco CMT USA. In 2008 he accepted responsibility for exploration equipment and Mike Musulin II, assistant to the Vice President Administration, consumable sales and achieved record sales. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Island Creek Coal tells a story that might best typify the person, CONTACT: MARGY M. COYNE, Communications Coordinator 800-892-6532 Stonie Barker Jr. Jon Eklund has joined Atlas Copco – Elko as product [email protected] support sales representative, responsible for supporting the “When I first came to work here 8 years ago,” Mike begins. “I had implementation of special Geotechnical Drilling and Exploration a little work station with a little desk and a chair on each side. contracts, as well as other customer support responsibilities. I needed to see Mr. Barker and I left word with his secretary. I HeSKELLY was a leadman AND LOY at ADDS Barrick REGISTERED for 10 years LANDSCAPE and a driller ARCHITECTfor TO ITS HARRISBURG STAFF Carrol F. Ehrhart Brings More Than 30 Years of Experience to Engineering Group fully expected to go to his office. SMD and, most recently, was the owner of a local Elko small business. “Later in the day, I was busy working at my desk and suddenly Harrisburg, Pennsylvania –December 1, 2011–Skelly and Loy hired Carrol F. Ehrhart, a looked up. There he was, Mr. Barker, sitting in my one little chair CarrollRegistered F. Ehrhart Landscape joins Architect, Skelly in theand firm’s Loy, Environmental Engineering Group. across from my desk, and he said ‘What do you need?’’ Harrisburg, PA, a registered landscape architect, and will work with the firm’s “That’s the type of person he is. He has no airs about him. He is environmentalMs. Ehrhart's engineeringextensive experience group. inShe subdivision has and land planning adds comprehensive site a down to earth person. He is great.” extensivedesign to experienceSkelly and Loy’s in extensivesubdivision services and portfolio. Her design philosophy that emphasizes land planning and adds comprehensive integration of manmade features into the environment instead of the imposition of structures on Stonie Barker Jr. reached a pinnacle in his career, stimulated by site design to Skelly and Loy’s extensive great men. Today he has reached that same level of greatness servicesthe site portfolio.matches Skelly Ehrhart and Loy’s prepares approach site to engineering. Diverse permitting and approval that once inspired him. feasibilityprocess analyses,facilitation; coordinationlayout plans, of allied grading, professions; a solid knowledge of zoning, subdivision, stormwater,and stormwater and utility regulations; designs presentations and is certified at municipal meetings; and consensus building Today he is the example of greatness and the inspiration for for preparation or erosion and sedimentation control planning. among divergent viewpoints among the design community, approval authorities, and the general the some 8,000 coal people involved in this vast organization. With more than 30 years in land planning, she has represented Our deepest sympathies. publichundreds are among of applications Ms. Ehrhart's to qualifications. zoning hearing boards, municipal

56 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com Ms. Ehrhart prepares site feasibility analyses, layout plans, grading, stormwater, and utility designs and is certified for preparation of erosion and sedimentation control planning. With more than 30 years in land planning, she has represented hundreds of applications to zoning hearing boards, municipal planning commissions, and supervisory boards. Ms. Ehrhart is accustomed to managing contentious meetings and has a history of building consensus that frequently results in successful resolution that favors her client's position.

Ms. Ehrhart holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from The Pennsylvania State University. She is a Registered Land Architect in Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sedimentation Control.

SKELLY AND LOY, celebrating its 42nd year in business, is a mid-sized engineering-environmental consulting firm with 6 Mid-Atlantic offices and is among the top engineering and environmental firms in the nation, consistently ranking among Engineering News Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms. The firm provides expert mining, geologic, engineering, environmental, waste management, water resources, and cultural resources services to private and public sector clients throughout the U.S. and abroad. planning commissions, and supervisory is the engineering manager, responsible adding a second shift, allowing the boards. for the day-to-day operations of the Wise facility to remain open from 7 am to 11:30 office, including personnel management, pm to better serve customers. “With a project management, and business complete selection of OEM replacement development. He will manage engineering parts for our entire equipment line, and an design, permitting, computer-aided increased number of highly-experienced drafting, surveying, and field inspection professionals available to serve mine services conducted from the Wise operators, we have committed significant office. He has more than 36 years of resources toward strengthening our progressively responsible engineering presence in the heart of the coal fields,” positions in the energy, landfill, nuclear, says Jeremy Fairchild, sales manager. and facilities management industries. As a CAD Designer, White will prepare Tracy A. Elich has been named vice maps, plans, cross sections, and president – human resources by other types of CAD drawings, prepare American Electric Power, Columbus, exhibits for permit applications and OH, responsible for human resources other technical reports, and prepare field support for AEP’s approximately surveys as needed. He has more than 10 18,900 employees, including employee years experience in the use of AutoCAD relations, leadership and organizational ECSI LLC, an and Carlson Programs to design maps, development, culture and diversity, engineering firm calculate volumes for mining plans for benefits and compensation, and in Lexington,, KY surface and underground operations, and operations. Elich replaces Gen Tuchow, that offers civil, use of SedCAD for drainage designs. As who is retiring from the company to environmental, energy, a Mine Permitting Specialist, Fischer will pursue other professional opportunities. and mining services, examine maps, identify mineral deposits, announces that Fred drilling and other geologic information Mark J. James joins American Electric Eastridge, PE, PLS for a variety of mining operations. He Power, Columbus, OH, as vice president has joined the firm will prepare permit applications and of economic and business development, as director of civil engineering services. zoning and conditional use applications, responsible for the strategic expansion of Filberto Gomez, PhD, and Sabry and various reports. He has more AEP’s economic development program, Hanna, PhD, have joined the firm as than 40 years experience in the energy identifying and pursuing opportunities to senior geologists. Andrew Beat, EIT, industry and has managed coal leasing, increase retail load. James has served has joined the Pikeville office as senior development of mineral properties, and as founder, president and chief executive project manager, and Russ Adams has provided engineering support for several officer of ED Solutions, Inc. since 2002. joined the Owensboro office as project regional and national coal and natural manager. gas companies. Graham Kerr named CFO at BHP Billiton, Perth, is succeeding Alex Mike Spataro joins F.M. Locotos John Gremp, chairman chief executive Vanselow, who will step down in early Company, Pittsburgh, PA, as technical and president of FMC Technologies, has 2012. Kerr will officially assume the role sales representative. Spataro has been elected to the board of directors of of finance chief from January, and would nearly 20 years experience in selling Joy Global. Gremp has been with FMC be based in Melbourne. Kerr joined BHP and servicing roof control products to for more than three decades, and prior in 1994 and has served in a wide range the underground mining industry, as well to that was president and chief operating of finance and treasury roles. BHP also as in ventilation products and piping for officer and executive vice president announces the appointment of Mike dewatering. He can be reached on his of its energy systems business. He Henry as group executive and chief cell at 412/354-1771. has extensive experience in the global marketing officer. Henry joined BHP in energy industry, in the manufacture and 2003 and was appointed president of Bryan Barton appointed product support service support of mission critical capital marketing in 2010. and training specialist – underground rock equipment, and in global operations. excavation for Atlas Copco, Commerce Marcus McAuliffe has been replaced City, CO. Barton will be responsible Rick Rollins is the new regional parts as head of the coal division at QR for providing professional operator and manager of the West Virginia Region National by Ed McKeiver, who assumes maintenance training to distributors for Fairchild International, Glen Lyn, VA, the role of senior vice president of coal and customers nationwide. His focus manufacturer of underground mining and will assume most of the operational will be on products in the underground equipment. Rollins will be responsible for responsibilities previously undertaken mining portfolio, including mine trucks, calling on all Fairchild customers in West by McAuliffe. McKeiver will be joined by scoops and underground drill rigs. He Virginia and dedicating his time in the Chris Gregg, who was group general will continue to work out of his northern coal fields making sure customers have manager for the company’s freight Idaho office. replacement parts needed to operate business. Other changes to the company their equipment so it achieves maximum include hiring Greg Robinson to lead Rex A. Peppler, P.E., Darryl L. White productivity. Additionally, Fairchild has the business sustainability function, and and Paul J. Fischer have joined Skelly expanded operating hours at its West and Loy at its Wise, VA, office. Peppler Virginia Warehouse near Beckley by continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 57 coal people in the news continued

Paul Scurrah has been appointed the Schott was executive director of the as chief of staff to NSW Treasurer Mike executive vice president for marketing. Granville Education Foundation, where Baird. Ken Lewsey will move from the head of she also was a trustee on the board. QR National freight to lead the company’s ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. strategy and business development President & CEO Alfredo V. Navarro, announces five personnel appointments function. SR. has resigned from Texas Wyoming in their southeast region. Russell Drilling OTC, Las Vegas, NV, after a Johnson has joined the sales staff at the Dr. Rob Adam has resigned as CEO long and successful career in the mining Geismar, LA Branch. He has extensive of the South African Nuclear Energy arena. He will be succeeded by Dr. experience in the crane industry. Chris Corporation after six years, and will Robert J. Michet as president and CEO. Elliott has joined the Knoxville sales pursue opportunities in the private sector. Michet has had a successful dental team and comes with more than 30 practice in Chicago for 30 years and has years experience, and will cover middle Lucy Flemming was appointed acting been a TWDL board member for the past and western Tennessee and the western chief executive of Coal Services, four years. portion of Kentucky. Jeremy Bendorf following Mark Coyne’s appointment has been named safety director for the as chief executive of Employers Mutual. Michael Gray was named chief executive two ALL Florida branches, where he Flemming has held the position of chief and managing director of Bandanna will coordinate the safety efforts for the financial officer of Coal Service since Energy, replacing Dr. Ray Shaw. Gray Orlando and Tampa offices. Mike Ayers August 2010. Coyne has held the role has more than 20 years experience in has joined the ALL Family of Companies of managing director and CEO of Coal the planning and development of major as safety director for the three ALL Services since January 2010, in line with mining infrastructure projects, including Carolina branches. Mike Brant named the management agreement between high level involvement in resource dispatcher for the Charleston SC, yard. Coal Services board and Employers feasibility and development, project Bill Eberly, the previous dispatcher, will Mutual. finance, project execution, environmental be transitioning into a new role in parts management and native title issues. procurement and as a service writer. Chairman, President and CEO Carlos Cardoso of Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, Richard Jones was appointed director Robert Brown has been named vice PA, has been selected by Pennsylvania of sales and marketing, networks US, for president for Southcentral operations by Gov. Tom Corbett to help lead the the company’s Networks & Test Business Usibelli Coal Mine Inc., Fairbanks, AK. Governor’s Manufacturing Council Unit, for Ideal Industries, Sycamore, Brown has worked for the past three years as part of the Team Pennsylvania IL He will be responsible for sales and as project manager of the Wishbone Hill Foundation-led initiative. The Council will marketing activities within the US. Jones coal mining project north of Palmer, as address the tax and regulatory climate brings to his new position a wealth well as the general manager of Aurora of Pennsylvania, as well as talent and of industry experience and expertise Energy Services’ coal loading facility in innovation, research and development, in growing domestic/global markets, Seward. A graduate of the South Dakota energy and international opportunities sales and channel management, and School of Mines, Brown previously ,helping to continue to position the business development. Most recently, worked for Wilder Construction and Commonwealth to be a more competitive Jones headed up Datacom Standards serves on the Alaska Export Council. state. Consulting. E. Jason Davis was appointed to Franklin Reed appointed acting executive Jeffrey L. Dean, executive director and Peabody Energy’s Metropolitan mine director of Kentucky Department for general counsel for the International in New South Wales, responsible for Natural Resources’ Office of Mine Safety Society of Explosives Engineers for the underground operation and surface and Licensing, replacing Johnny Greene past 24 years, announces his retirement facilities of the mine. Davis also who has retired as director of OMSL’s as executive director of the society and served as operations superintendent safety analysis, training and certification its education foundation early in 2012. at the Twentymile longwall mine division. Reed’s responsibilities include ISEE Vice President John Capers, Corp near Steamboat Springs, CO, and the oversight of all underground and Tech Manager of Austin Power Company, held various mine engineering and surface mines across the state, as will head up the search committee. supervisory roles for Peabody. Patrick well as training and the investigation of Sollars will succeed Davis as general accidents. Greene was a four-decade Stephen Galilee appointed chief manager for Colorado operations and mining industry veteran who held various executive of the NSW Minerals Council, assume oversight for Twentymile, where positions with the state agency over the following Dr. Nikki Williams’s decision he has more than two decades of mining past 21 years. to join the Australian Coal Association. experience. Marc Hathhorn has joined Galilee has experience at senior levels Peabody as a senior VP of Midwest Melanie J. Schott joins the Ohio Coal of politics and government, including operations and will oversee five surface Association as manager of government four years as chief of staff with former and five underground mines in Illinois affairs, responsible for operations, federal Minister for Industry, Tourism and and Indiana. member services and educating Ohio Resources Ian Macfarlane, and as a lawmakers and the public about Ohio senior advisor to former Prime Minister Timothy Tebella, joint venture partner coal. Before joining the association, John Howard. More recently, he served Sekoko Energy founder, was appointed 58 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com new chairperson of Firestone Energy, based Copa Airlines. Cerrejon, equally chief executive officer of The Whitemore following the resignation of David owned by Xstrata PLC, Anglo American Manufacturing Company, Rockwall, TX, Perkins. Tebella is a member of various PLC and BHP Billiton, is expected to replacing Jeff Peterson, who is returning business organizations such as the South produce 35 million metric tons of coal in to Capital Southwest Corporation to African Mining Development Association 2012, with plans to lift coal output to 40 oversee the organization’s venture and Business Unity South Africa. million tons. capital investments. Kilpatrick has a Firestone and Sekoko are developing a strong background in marketing and will coal project in the Waterberg with first Bernard Vandeventer joins Xstrata’s provide skilled direction to Whitmore production expected late this year. Oaky North Glen Britton to assist the as new initiatives are implemented and operations manager. Britton is expected identified. Previously, Kilpatrick was a David M. Flannery, a member of the to maintain a focus on safety at the mine member of the management team of Jackson Kelly Environmental Practice as part of Xstrata’s SafeCoal strategy. Media Recovery, Inc. where he was vice Group, was appointed as a member of Vandeventer has 35 years of coal mine president of marketing. the National Coal Council, and will serve experience in Australia, New Zealand a two-year term from 2011 to 2013. and South Africa. He predominantly Dan Johnston was named vice Flannery will represent the viewpoint of focused on underground coal mining president of global sales for Warren law firms with energy and environmental with longwall and continuous miner Rupp, Inc., Mansfield, OH, responsible regulatory practices to ensure their operations with some truck and shovel for the global sales of the Warren Rupp viewpoint is clearly articulated in the surface mining experience. brands including Sandpiper, Versa-Matic, committee discussions. NCC is an Blagdon, Pumper Parts and Marathon. advisory body with a membership of up to Justin Fedinec, safety engineer for Johnston replaces Scott Aiello, who 125 individuals from a broad spectrum of Trapper Mining, Inc. and a 10-year moved to a new role with Warren Rupp interests and formal processes in place veteran, has been appointed to the as general manager of parts and service. to address the study and review requests Colorado Coal Mine Board of Examiners, made by the Secretary of Energy. a state body that prepares and conducts Geoff Kidd was promoted to chief examinations for all applicants to coal operating officer of Coalworks, and will Andrew Lawson was named chief mine positions that require certification lead the company’s engineering and executive officer at Cockatoo Coal, to under federal law. He oversaw his first geological team, from bankable feasibility head up a campaign to increase the day of testing in February at Colorado study stage to the construction, start-up exploration program in Queensland’s Mesa University in Grand Junction, and production phases for its Vickery Surat Basin and lift productivity from the where the board administered mine South, Ferndale and Oaklands North Bowen Basin operations. Lawson has foreman, electrical, blaster and shotfier projects. Kidd will continue in his role on 13 years of experience in the coal sector exams. the joint venture committees for Vickery as a member of Glencore International’s South and Ferndale. He is currently coal division, where he was involved in John Benton was appointed vice chairman of the Gunnedah Basin Coal acquisitions, investment, operations and president and general manager of Black Producers Group. marketing. Hills Exploration & Production, Rapid City, SD, the company’s oil and gas subsidiary. Richard Jones was appointed director Anatoly Chernakov has been appointed Benton will focus on strengthening the of sales and marketing, Networks US, acting chief executive officer of Mechel- operational performance of existing for Ideal Industries, Inc., Sycamore, IL. Energo OOO. Chernakov has worked as assets and developing strategies to He will guide the division’s sales and deputy chief executive officer and chief increase shareholder value through marketing functions for handheld testing engineering until his latest appointment. opportunities associated with the devices and installation tools for the Antoly Merzlyakov, Mechel-Energo company’s Mancos Shale properties Datacom and Network markets. Most OOO’s previous chief executive officer, in the San Juan and Piceance basins. recently, Jones headed up Datacom resigned due to what he cited as family Benton replaces John Vering, who has Standards Consulting and, prior to that, circumstances. served as interim president and general spent 18 years at Chatworth Products, manager. Vering serves on the Black Inc. Steptoe & Johnson, Morgantown, WV, Hills Corp. board of directors and will announces seven of the firm’s attorneys retain that role. Marc Duncan has joined the board of promoted to Membership. New Members directors of Double Crown Resources, include Robert J. Andre, III, Andrew S. Franklin Reed has been assigned as Inc., Arcata, CA. This function is in Graham, David L. Hotchkiss, Daniel Acting Executive Director for the Office addition to Duncan’s current position B. Kostrub, Bryan K, Prosek, Todd L. Of Mine Safety and Licensing (OMSL) as vice chairman of the operating Sarver and Charles A. “Chark” Sinsel. in West Virginia, following the retirement committee and SERCO for Contango Oil of Johnny Greene. Reed currently & Gas, Inc. Duncan joined Contango In Robert Junguito was named chief serves as the director, Division of Safety 2005 as president and chief operating executive of Cerrejon LLC, Colombia’s Analysis, Training and Certification for officer and is responsible for drilling and largest coal exporter, succeeding Leon OMSL. development of the company’s oil and Teicher, who has resigned. Junguito is gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico. former president of Colombia’s Panama- Jeff Kilpatrick was named president and continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 59 coal people in the news continued

Karen B. Peetz, John W. Rowe and executive officer of International has served as the senior legal officer James E. Sweetnam elected to the Equipment Solutions, LLC (IES), New of several major global companies. board of directors of SunCoke Energy, York, NY. Andrews was previously Keenan Hohol will continue to serve Inc., Lisle, IL. Ms. Peetz is vice president and chief executive officer of as vice president of legal-Canadian and chairman of the Bank of New York Mellon Pettibone LLC. He will work with the European Operations. Corporation; Rowe is chairman and chief Paladin and Crenlo business units, a executive officer of Exelon Corporation; global engineered equipment company Guy Templeton is the new president and Sweetnam, most recently, was serving the construction, agriculture, and chief operating officer of the president and chief executive officer and landscaping, infrastructure, recycling, Asia/Australia-Pacific/Southern director of Dana Holding Corporation. demolition, mining and energy markets. Africa operating company of Parsons In addition, Sunoco Directors Stacy L. Brinckerhoff, succeeding Chuck Kohler Fox, Michael J. Hennigan, Brian P. Oleg Vasechko is the new chief ,who has been appointed group director MacDonald, Charmian Uy and Dennis executive officer of Mecheltrans of operational delivery for Balfour Beatty, Zeleny have resigned from the board. Management Company 000, and former Parsons Brinckerhoff’s parent company. CEO Alexander Starodubov was voted Templeton will oversee approximately David Blankenship joins The Whitmore in as chairman of Mecheltrans 000’s 5,000 employees who work on hundreds Manufacturing Company, Rockwall, TX, board of directors. Vasechko has wide of transportation, power, mining, water/ as plant manager. For the past eleven experience and knowledge necessary wastewater and community development years, Blankenship served as plant to manage the logistics segment of projects throughout Asia, the Australia- manager for Valspar Corporation in Mechel’s business. Staradubov will Pacific region and southern Africa. He Garland, TX. He holds both a Bachelor focus on strategic issues of Mecheltrans’ will be based in Sydney. of Science in Chemistry and a Master development. of Science in Chemistry from West Richard Tacon, former general manager Texas State and is a certified six Sigma Brad Watson was appointed underground at Centennial Coal, appointed chief Greenbelt as well as a certified Taproot mine manager at Rio Tinto Coal’s Kestrel operating officer of New Zealand’s Root Cause Analyst. longwall mine in Queensland’s Bowen Bathurst Resources. Tacon. With over Basin, as it plans to start production 20 years experience in the New Zealand Allison Golsby, former Xstrata and from its expansion project by 2013. He and Australian coal industries, he will Centennial Coal technical services was underground mine manager and be responsible for the expansion of manager, joins NRW to work on its longwall superintendent at BHP Billiton’s the company’s existing coal mines and $A780 million Middlemount coal project Broadmeadow mine in Queensland for in the development of the company’s in Queensland. Middlemount is also a almost three years and, prior to that, high quality coking coal projects on the key 50%-owned asset for Gloucester was an underground coal mine worker at Denniston Plateau. Coal, which is engaged in an $8 billion Centennial’s Cook bord and pillar colliery merger with Yancoal. Golsby is also the in Queensland. Igor Korolev has been appointed chief executive of ConsultMine and is vice president for Europe, Russia, and believed to be contracted for three days a Bruno Reckman joins the business Central Asia for Mine Site Technologies, week at NRW while continuing to provide divisions, conveying and loading, responsible for creating and managing services to other coal mining clients. palletizing and packaging, at the new sales and support operations and Beumer Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. spearheading business development John Stuart-Robertson appointed chief KG in Beckum, Germany, responsible throughout Europe and Asia, including operating officer of Mastermyne Coal. for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Brian Stuart-Robertson spent 18 years with He succeeds Ulrich Hock, who has Musfeldt has joined MST’s US operations the AJ Lucas Group where he worked transitioned to the Beumer Group as vice president of finance, responsible in the drilling, pipeline and construction Holding Company and is responsible for for financial reporting, operational divisions of the company, and has a these product lines across the globe as processes and procedures, and financial strong operational background in project the sales director of the Beumer Group. resolution of projects for MST in the US; delivery in oil and gas and infrastructure Max Leclerc appointed general manager projects. Dan Cartwright was named president- of LATAM (Latin America) operations Canadian Operations for Walter Energy. based in Santiago, Chile, responsible Allan Fidock, former Middlemount Coal Cartwright joined Walter Energy in June for driving sales and support of MST chief executive officer, was appointed 2011 and has more than 37 years of systems solutions throughout LATAM: managing director of OGL Resources, to mining experience, mainly with surface and Hendrik de Meyer has joined MST help bring the Ebenezer coal mine west mines; Rich Donnelly was named as regional manager-Africa, responsible of Ipswich back into production, despite president-Jim Walter Resources. for expanding MST’s foothold throughout plans by locals to stop the mine. Fidock Donnelly has worked for Walter for 34 Africa. has more than 30 years experience in years and has extensive experience in all open cut and underground coal mining, aspects of the mining business; and Earl Send news to including mine planning and negotiations. H. Doppelt named senior vice president- [email protected] General Counsel and Secretary. He has Stephen Andrews named chief over 30 years of legal experience and 60 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com 2012 Coal / Energy Events

FEBRUARY refreshed agenda, and in-depth debate ADDRESS: 30325 Bainbridge Road on many topics, including imports, Cleveland, OH 44139 39TH WEST VIRGINIA COAL exports, financing of new projects and PH: 440/349-4400 ASSOCIATION MINING SYMPOSIUM the regulatory landscape. FAX: 440/349-3788 DATE: February 1-3 WEB: www.isee.org SITE: Charleston Civic Center KANAWHA VALLEY MINING BOOTHS: Exhibit booth space CITY/STATE: Charleston, WV INSTITUTE MEETINGS assignments are underway. SPONSOR: WVCA DATES: Feb. 2, March 1, April 9, Sept. COMMENTS: More than 1,600 blasters, CONTACT: Sandy Davison 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6 manufacturers, government officials, WVCA SITE: South Charleston Ramada Inn and suppliers gathered from all over the PO Box 3923 CITY/STATE: South Charleston, WV world to conduct business, exchange Charleston, WV 25339 SPONSOR: KVMI information, and form new business PH: 304/342-4153 CONTACT: Jim Corsaro alliances at ISEE’s annual conference. FAX: 304/342-7651 VP, WV Operations The conference provides a forum for Email: [email protected] Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC the discussion of practical and technical WEB: www.wvcoal.com One Carbon Center, Suite 100 information as well as presentation of COMMENTS: The annual symposium Chesapeake, WV 25315 the latest discoveries in the commercial consists of health and safety and PH: 304/949-5630 explosives industry worldwide. ISEE environmental workshops, daylong Email: [email protected] represents more than 4,000 members programs with speakers from industry, WEB: www.kvmi.org. from 90 countries. Highlights include an state government, federal government, COMMENTS: Contact President@kvmi. informative Blasters Training Seminar etc., focusing on current issues relating org for information on sponsorships. and the Blasters R Us Video Roundup. to the coal industry in West Virginia. Meetings are held on the first Thursday Exhibit space for members only. of each month, except for summer COAL-GEN EUROPE 2012 Registration fee for members, $500; months. Meetings start at 6:30 pm. DATE: February 14-16 non-members, $750. Program details posted on website at SITE: Warsaw, Poland www.kvmi.org.. Membership can be SPONSOR: Pennwell SEMINARFEST 2012 obtained for $20 a year for individuals CONTACT: Amy Nash DATE: Jan. 29-Feb. 4 and $100 for corporate membership. No PH: +44 (0) 1992 656 621 CITY/STATE: Las Vegas, NV cost for meetings and/or dinners. Free FAX: +44 (0) 1992 656 700 SPONSOR: American Society of Safety parking. To sponsor a meeting, contact Email: [email protected] Engineers (ASSE) Jim Corsaro at the above number for PH: 888/299-8016 or +1 918/831-9160 CONTACT: ASSE arrangements WEB: www.coal-gen-europe.com PH: 847/699-2929 BOOTHS: Exhibits available. Email: [email protected]. KIDS’ SAFETY-ON-THE-JOB POSTER COMMENTS: Theme: “Coal: Here to WEB: www.asse.org/seminarfest CONTEST Stay, The Reality of Europe’s Energy COMMENTS: An opportunity for DATE: (Ends) Feb. 14 (still open for Mix.” The conference will be highlighting participants to earn up to 5.0 CEUs/ entries at this time) the industry’s major technology Recertification Points in one week. CONTACT: Trinity Stachura achievements in the areas of effective With over 60 seminars ranging from PH: 847/699-2929 carbon dioxide management through one to three days, SeminarFest offers Email: [email protected]. carbon capture, plant refurbishment & essential technical, management, and WEB: www.asse.org/naosh. modernization, NOx & SOx emissions skill development topics for the Safety, COMMENTS: Winners of ASSE’s reduction, optimization of combustion Health and Environmental professional. 10th annual kid’s poster contest will and exhibitions. The exhibition will be featured on the NAOSH poster provide a platform for companies to 12TH ANNUAL COALTRANS USA distributed worldwide in April and May. launch cutting-edge technologies and DATE: February 2-3 Contest for children aged 5-14 ends increase their market share of existing SITE: JW Marriott Marquis Feb. 14, 2012. Grand prize winners products and equipment. CITY/STATE: Miami, FL receive a $5K savings bond. CONTACT:Coaltrans Conference Ltd. 30TH ANNUAL WORLD TRADE & PH: +44 20 7779 8999 38th ANNUAL CONFERENCE TRANSPORT CONFERENCE FAX: +44 20 7779 8946 ON EXPLOSIVES & BLASTING DATE: February 15-17 Email: [email protected] TECHNIQUES SITE: Omni Royal Orleans in the French WEB: www.coaltrans.com. DATE: Feb. 12-15 Quarter COMMENTS: Coaltrans will confront SITE: Gaylord Opryland Resort and CITY/STATE: New Orleans, LA the US coal industry’s key challenges Convention Center SPONSOR: The Mississippi Valley and explore the next generation of CITY/STATE: Nashville, TN Trade & Transport Council (MVTTC) development opportunities. Expert SPONSOR: International Society of CONTACT: MVTTC speaker panel and great networking Explosives Engineers ATTENTION: Becky Cole opportunities. Featuring an updated and CONTACT: Lynn Mangol continue 2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 61 2012 coal / energy events PH: 504/566-1001 or 866/782-6882 SPONSOR: Society for Mining, COMMENTS: Theme is “Energy and FAX: 504/588-1441 Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. SME the Economy: Quest for Growth.” A Email: [email protected] CONTACT: Carol Cudworth, SME leading forum offering insight into the WEB: www.mvttc.com 8307 Shaffer Pkwy energy future. Senior policymakers, COMMENTS: The event will focus on Littleton, CO 80127 energy and power executives, and the importance of commerce through PH: 303/973-9550 financial and technology leaders from the waterways of the Mississippi River Email: [email protected] over 55 countries engage with IHS region. Expert speakers from across WEB: www.smenet.org CERA experts in discussion and debate the country will address the economic COMMENTS: Theme is: “Mine to over the central energy challenges and forecast trade outlook, ocean freight, Market: Now It’s Global.” The 114th opportunities. barging, rail, stevedoring, coal, coke, National Western Mining Conference grain, agri products, fertilizer, industrial programs include coal and energy, VMA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS minerals, and steel industry raw construction materials & aggregates, SEMINAR materials. environmental, geology, industrial DATE: March 7 minerals, and innovations in minerals SITE: Southwest Virginia Higher TUG VALLEY MINING INSTITUTE research. Operations and education for Education Center MEETINGS 2012 sustainable development symposium, CITY/STATE: Abingdon, VA DATES: Feb. 16, March 15, May 3, mine safety and occupational health SPONSOR: Virginia Mining Association Sept. 20, and Oct. 18. symposium, mining and exploration, CONTACT: Whitney Seals, VMA SITE: Mountaineer Hotel mineral and metallurgical processing PH: 276/679-4211 CITY/STATE: Williamson, WV and minerals resource management. FAX: 276/679-4942 SPONSOR: TVMI Short courses-field trips-mentor Email: CONTACT: Georgene Robertson program-alumni events-student design [email protected] PH: 304/792-8433 competition WEB: www.virginiaminingassoc.com FAX: 304/792-8401 COMMENTS: This seminar is held Email: [email protected] 2012 NORTH AMERICAN MINING to provide current technologies and WEB: www.tugvalleymi.org. SUMMIT developing methodology information to COMMENTS: TVMI meetings are held DATE: February 28-29 area mining professionals. To provide at Mountaineer Hotel, Williamson, WV. SITE: Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark those engineering professionals in May 3 meeting in conjunction with CITY/STATE: St. Louis, MO Southwest Virginia and surrounding CEDAR of Southern West Virginia SPONSOR: Insuring Progress, area an opportunity to acquire locally a 11th Regional Coal Fair at the Harless American Mining, Aspen Insurance, portion of the Professional Development Community Center, Gilbert, WV. Chartis, Dempsey Partners, Corporate Hours (PDHs) necessary for meeting Solutions, Swiss Re, Zurich Virginia’s license renewal continuous COAL OPERATORS’ 2012 CONTACT: Ryan Brown, Lockton Mining education requirements. Following CONFERENCE Practice completion of the seminar, certificates DATE: February 16-17 PH: 314/812-3241 awarding eight PDHs will be issued SITE: University of Wollongong Email: [email protected] electronically via Email. PLACE: Queensland, Australia COMMENTS: A forum to discuss and SPONSOR: Univ. of Wollongong share views on key risk management, TANZANIA BUILDEX 2012/ Intl Trade CONTACT: Professor Naj Aziz insurance, and employee benefit trends Exhibition on Building & Construction School of Civil, Mining & Environmental affecting companies in the mining DATE: March 9-11 Engineering industry. Event includes a cocktail SITE: Diamond Jubilee Exhibition University of Wollongong reception for all attendees on Tuesday at Centre Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia the Tree Sixty rooftop bar atop the Hilton COUNTRY: Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania PH: +61 2 4221 3449 at the Ballpark. Guest speaker David E. CONTACT: Ben Harrison, Profex FAX: +61 2 4221 3238 Benedict of the US Dept. of Labor, Div. Exhibition Organizer Email: [email protected] of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation, PH: +971 4 254 6285 WEB: www.coalconference.net.au will discuss new underwriting guidelines FAX: +971 4 254 6286 COMMENTS: Conference will feature for self-insurance, commercial insurance Email: [email protected]/ a special technical session chaired by filings and general compliance issues. [email protected] University of Queensland Professor COMMENTS: The region’s largest David Cliff on the lessons learned from MARCH showcase of foreign products, the Pike River mine disaster. More equipment machinery, and services. than 50 papers will be presented at the CERAWEEK 2012: IHS CERA’S 31st Event attracts visitors from Tanzania and conference covering surface mining, EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE AND East African countries while exhibitors underground mining ground control, RELATED EVENTS participate from over 20 countries. strata management, and mine safety in DATE: March 5-9 general. 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Transportation and Sale Society, Distribution, Solar World, Wind Power Mongolian Coal Association and World, On-Site Power, Energy Efficiency, 2012 ACC SPRING COAL FORUM Mongolian National Mining Association and Smart Electricity. Over 100 sessions DATE: March 13-15 Contact: Ms. Claire Zhang and 55 hours of defined content, 170+ SITE: Sandpearl Resort & Spa PH: 86 21 5155 1609 speakers, 20 hours of immersive CITY/STATE: Clearwater, FL FAX: 86 21 5155 0757 networking events, 250+ exhibitors. SPONSOR: American Coal Council Email: [email protected] CONTACT: ACC WEB: springcoal.cbichina.com 2nd INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Ste 600 COMMENT: The event is expecting COFIRING BIOMASS Washington, DC 20004 more than 300 industry leaders across DATE: March 27-28 Ingrid Abram, CMP the coal buyers and suppliers at home SITE: Hotel Phoenix PH: 202/756-4540 or direct 202/590- and abroad. PLACE: Copenhagen, Denmark 8042 SPONSOR: IEA Clean Coal Centre, IEA FAX: 732/231-6581 114th NATIONAL WESTERN MINING Bioenergy Task 32, VGB Email: [email protected] CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION CONTACT: Debo Adams, Comm. Mgr WEB: www.accevents.org/> DATE: March 19-22 IEA Clean Coal Centre BOOTHS: Booths available. SITE: Westin Tabor Center PH: +44 (0) 20 8246 5268 COMMENTS: The ACC’s Spring Coal CITY/STATE: Denver, CO Email: [email protected] Forum program examines marketplace SPONSOR: Colorado Mining WEB: www.iea-coal.org. and public policy issues of critical Association COMMENTS: Workshop will finish importance to the utility-coal industry. CONTACT: Jody Courtney, CMA with a tour of Avedere power plant. The event serves as a forum for senior PH: 303/575-9199 Discussions include information on industry executives from companies FAX: 303/575-9194 the clean and efficient use of coal that produce, supply, transport, Email: [email protected] worldwide, particularly clean coal ship, trade and consume coal. The WEB: www.coloradomining.org. technologies, in a balanced and program features presentations from COMMENTS: One of the longest objective way, without political or coal suppliers, utilities, railroads and running conferences in the west will commercial bias. Topics include in- energy traders, along with industry-wide feature presentations on the latest depth topical reports, literature reviews perspectives from leading consultants developments in mining. Sessions will and online databases. and government representatives. be devoted to how mining can help solve the nation’s growing dependence 8TH ANNUAL CLEAN COAL FORUM WORLD OF ASPHALT 2012 SHOW on imported minerals. Other sessions DATE: March 29-30 AND CONFERENCE AND AGG1 will outline the role of Colorado SITE: Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast DATE: March 13-15 based companies in IPO, merger and COUNTRY: Beijing, China SITE: Charlotte Convention Center acquisitions in Denver. SPONSORS: National Development and CITY/STATE: Charlotte, NC Reform Commission, WCA, CCSA. SPONSOR: National Asphalt Pavement WV CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN CONTACT: Amy Ren Association (NAPA), Association of EXPOSITION (EXPO) PH: 86 021 68407631 Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), DATE: March 21 Email: [email protected] National Stone, Sand and Gravel SITE: Charleston Civic Center WEB:www.cdmc.org.cn/ccf2012/ Association (NSSGA), AGG1. 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MINExpo12_CoalPeople_open.indd 1 12/29/11 4:32 PM 2012 coal / energy events clean coal technologies in China and FAX: 859/257-2173 CEDAR OF SOUTHERN WEST the world. Keynote speeches, panel Email: [email protected] VIRGINIA 11TH REGIONAL COAL FAIR discussions, mini-lectures, case studies WEB: www.engr.uky.edu/mng DATE: April 30-May 4 workshops, and site tour. SITE: Harless Community Center IMCC 2012 ANNUAL MEETING CITY/STATE: Gilbert, WV VIRGINIA MINING ASSOCIATION DATE: April 29-May 2 SPONSOR: CEDAR of Southern WV ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING SITE: Double Tree Biltmore Hotel CONTACT: Debbie Mudd or Georgene DATE: March 31 CITY/STATE: Asheville, NC Robertson SITE: Holiday Inn SPONSOR: Interstate Mining Compact PH: 304/792-8433 CITY/STATE: Norton, VA Commission (IMCC) Email: [email protected] or SPONSOR: Virginia Mining Association CONTACT: Beth A. Botsis [email protected]. CONTACT: Whitney Seals, VMA IMCC WEB: www.cedarswv.com 18 Seventh St. Park Ave Ctr #206 445-A Carlisle Drive COMMENTS: CEDAR’s fair will have Norton, VA 24275 Herndon, VA 21070 student coal-related projects on display PH: 276/679-4211 PH: 703/709-8654 from southern West Virginia counties. FAX: 276/679-4992 FAX: 703/709-8655 Annual golf tournament will be held May, Email: Email: [email protected] site and city TBA. Contact Budd Clapp [email protected] WEB: www.imcc.isa.us at 304/324-2430. WEB: www.virginiaminingassoc.com COMMENTS: Itinerary includes opening COMMENTS: Other association events: night reception and dinner. A joint MAY VMA Spring Golf Outing, The Lonesome meeting will be held of the Non-coal Pine Country Club, Big Stone Gap, Environmental Affairs Committee and JOINT MEETING: WEST VIRGINIA VA. and VMA Fall Golf Outing at The the Mine Safety & Health Committee, COAL MINING INSTITUTE, WEST Lonesome Pine Country Club, Big Stone and the Coal Environmental Affairs VIRGNIA COAL ASSOCIATION, Gap, VA. The meetings will feature Committee and Abandoned Mine Land CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SECTION speakers, entertainment and awards. Committee, followed by the annual OF SME Companies can sponsor teams, awards, awards reception and banquet DATE: May 3-5 meals and a hole on the course for the SITE: Stonewall Jackson Resort golf events. Contact Whitney Seals. COAL PREP 2012 – INTERNATIONAL CITY/STATE: Roanoke, WV COAL PROCESSING EXIBITION AND SPONSOR: WVCMI APRIL CONFERENCE CONTACT: Royce J. Watts PH: 304/293-4124 DATE: April 30-May 3 NORTH CAROLINA COAL INSTITUTE FAX: 304/293-2698 SITE: Lexington Center CONFERENCE Email: [email protected] CITY/STATE: Lexington, KY DATE: April 11-13 SPONSOR: Penton Media SITE: The Ballantyne Resort 15TH ANNUAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY, CONTACT: Sam Posa CITY/STATE: Charlotte, SC RELIABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY PH: 800/525-9154 or 913/981-6145 SPONSOR: NCCI CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION FAX: 913/514-3818 CONTACT: Karen L. Smith, NCCI DATE May 5-7 Email: [email protected] PH: 606/478-0557 SITE: Sheraton Station Square Hotel WEB: www.coalprepshow.com FAX: 606/791-1057 CITY/STATE: Pittsburgh, PA Email: [email protected] COMMENTS: Coal Prep is the only SPONSOR: PEARL (Professional WEB: www.thecoalinstitute.org. annual trade show and conference in Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League) the US dedicated to coal preparation PH: 877/287-3275 ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO REGIONAL and processing, and industry WEB: www.electricalsafetyandreliability. MEETING professionals come from all over the com DATE: April 19-20 world to share the latest ideas and COMMENTS: Learn how to extend the LOCATION: Farmington, New Mexico most effective techniques on coal life of switchgear; Hands-on training; CONTACT: Rocky Mountain Coal Mining preparation and aggregate processing Improve workplace safety and reliability Institute plant technologies. These professionals with reconditioned electrical equipment. PH: 303/948-3300 come to purchase and preview the FAX: 303/954-9004 latest equipment and services in order EDMONTON 2012: CIM CONFERENCE Email: [email protected] to increase plant productivity and & EXHIBITION WEB: www.rmcmi.org. reduce costs. For more than a quarter DATE: May 6-9 of a century, Coal Prep has provided SITE: Shaw Conference Centre MINING ENGINEERING FOUNDATION the most comprehensive educational COUNTRY: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada DISTINGUISHED program on coal preparation technology SPONSOR: CIM LECTURE AND BOARD MEETING geared to the operators. Coal Prep CONTACT: CIM/ICM DATE: April 26-27 2012 will continue this tradition with in- WEB: www.cim.org/edmonton2012 SITE: Hilliary J. Boone Center depth coverage of the topics that are COMMENTS: Attend leading-edge CITY/STATE: Lexington, KY vital to coal operators. 2011 marked the technical presentations in operational SPONSOR: Univ of Kentucky Mining largest exhibit hall in Coal Prep history. excellence. Presentations on Engineering Foundation More than 300 exhibitors displayed the environment, social responsibility, CONTACT: Ms. Geaunita Caylor most updated equipment, products and operations and maintenance, hard PH: 859/257-2820 services. rock prospects to products, soft rock

66 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com prospects to products, management and COMMENTS: ASTM offers BOOTHS: Available, $500 per 6x10 finance and vendor case studies. participants the opportunity to receive booth a comprehensive review of good COMMENTS: The Eastern Coal WREF 2012: WORLD RENEWABLE laboratory practices in coal chemistry Council has sponsored this meeting to ENERGY FORUM focusing on the standards most enlighten the attendees as to the events DATE: May 13-17 frequently used in coal chemistry labs. and happenings regarding coal. The CITY/STATE: Denver, CO need to continue highlighting coal as SPONSORS: American Solar Energy COLORADO/UTAH REGIONAL America’s need for energy continues Society, the World Renewable Energy MEETING to grow and the need to become Network, the National Renewable DATE: May 17-18 independent of foreign oil through clean Energy Laboratory, the Colorado LOCATION: Price, Utah coal technologies, coal to liquids, carbon Renewable Energy Society and the CONTACT: Rocky Mountain Coal Mining capture and storage, the electric grid, International Solar Energy Society. Institute and critical opportunities and issues CONTACT: PH: 303/948-3300 facing energy industries are imperative. EMAIL: [email protected]. FAX: 303/954-9004 Coal and electric power are essential to COMMENTS: WREF will examine how Email: [email protected] modern society. The fact remains that renewable energy technologies address WEB: www.rmcmi.org this nation’s economic prosperity cannot the world’s economic, environmental be achieved without electricity, and and security challenges at every scale, NATIONAL PIKE STEAM GAS & enough electricity cannot be generated from off-grid villages to gigawatt power HORSE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT to meet demand without coal. plants. SHOW DATE: May 19-20 and August 10-11 WORLD XTL SUMMIT 2012 14TH ANNUAL ELECTRIC POWER SITE: Showgrounds (U.S. Rt 40, 4 miles DATE: May 22-23 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION west of Brownsville) SITE: Hilton Tower Bridge, UK DATE: May 15-17 CITY/STATE: Brownsville, PA SPONSOR: CWC Group Limited SITE: Baltimore Convention Center SPONSOR: National Pike Steam Gas & CONTACT: Elliot McGinn CITY/STATE: Baltimore, MD Horse Assoc. CWC Group Limited SPONSOR: Tradefair Group, grand CONTACT: Sue Olsen PH: +44 20 7978 0029 sponsor, Zachary. Sponsors, Asgco, 255 Conti Road FAX: +66 20 7978 0099 Fluor, Industrial Resources, Martin Brownsville, PA Email: [email protected] Engineering, Roberts & Schaefer, PH: 724/785-6320 WEB: www.thecwcgroup.com Benetech, Caldwell, O’Donnell; Keynote FAX: 724/225-4080 COMMENTS: The XTL Summit has & executive roundtable sponsor, Email: [email protected] been developed over the years to reflect Innovative Energy Inc. WEB: www.nationalpike.com the emerging trends within GTL, CTL & CONTACT: Sara l. Ng, Sls Mgr BOOTHS: Available. May show. Free BTL. Industry leaders come together to PH: 713/343-1889 admission, donations appreciated. discuss current issues and determine FAX: 832/242-1971 August show donation adults $5, under future strategies. Email: [email protected] 12 free. Friday, senior citizens $3. continue WEB: www.electricpowerexpo.com COMMENTS: Antique steam engines, COMMENTS: Exhibitors include coal, tractors, hit & miss engines. Largest gas nuclear and renewables. More than digging show in the USA. Two steam 400 speakers. Over 100 sessions. The powered shovels, surface mining Coal People Magazine’s largest coal power conference in the US. equipment, crafts, flea market, food, and Sessions include advanced coal/solid live entertainment. Admission is free. Best Source for fuel power plants, gas turbine/combined- The association was founded in 1980 to cycle power plants, nuclear energy, help preserve the technology used by renewable energy, plant operations, our forefathers who helped shape the Event Exposure plant maintenance; power industry nation. trends/future power strategies and IT plant solutions for power. Co-located EASTERN COAL COUNCIL’S 33rd in 2012! with: Combined Cycle Users Group, ANNUAL MEETING & GOLF OUTING • SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit Plant Management Institute, PRB Coal DATE: May 21-22 • Coal Prep Show Users Group. SITE: Meadowview Conference Center • Electric Power CITY/STATE: Kingsport, TN COAL CHEMISTRY TECHNICIAN SPONSOR: Eastern Coal Council • Coal-Gen TRAINING CONTACT: Barbara Altizer • MINExpo DATE: May 16-17 ECC SITE: ASTM HQ 222 Sunny Hills Dr. CITY/STATE: West Conshohocken, PA Cedar Bluff, VA 24609-1715 Call a Sales Associate Today! SPONSOR: ASTM International PH: 276/964-6363 or 276/964-9088 Lisa Roper (864) 278-8227 CONTACT: Eileen Finn CELL: 276/970-5580 Chuck Roper (864) 546-8978 PH: 610/832-9686 FAX: 276/964-6342 FAX: 610/832-9668 Email: [email protected] or www.coalpeople.com Toll Email: [email protected]. [email protected] Free 800-235-5188 WEB: www.ASTM.Org. WEB: www.easterncoalcouncil.org

2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 67 2012 coal / energy events JUNE COMMENTS: The state-of-the-art in coal utilization will be presented in up-to-date 14TH AFRICA ENERGY FORUM ASSE PROFESSIONAL technical papers, tutorials, and panels, DATE: June 26-28 DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE & covering cutting-edge developments on SITE: Estrel Hotel EXPOSITION, “SAFETY 2012” a range of timely topics. Presentations COUNTRY: Berlin, Germany DATE: June 3-6 will deal with technical solutions to SPONSOR: Energy Net Limited CITY/STATE: Denver, CO problems; specific strategies; projects; CONTACT: Rod Cargill SPONSOR: American Society of Safety innovations; industry trends; and/or EnergyNet Ltd Engineers regulatory compliance. The program Earls Court Exhibition Centre CONTACT: Stephanie Rennie-Sanchez, presents an extensive overview of Warwick Rd ASSE emerging, evolving, and innovative London SW5 9TA UK PH: 847/768-3417 technologies, fuels and/or equipment in PH: +44 (0) 20 7370 8406 Email: [email protected]. the power generation industry. Email: [email protected] WEB: www.safety2012.org WEB: www.energynet.co.uk COMMENTS: The exposition includes 29th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COMMENTS: Over 400 participants more than 400 exhibitors featuring the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MINING AND from the African power sector attended latest in safety, health and environmental RECLAMATION AEF in 2011. The world’s largest products and services. Over 7,000 DATE: June 8-15 conference on the investment and attendees and exhibitors attend this SITE: Hilton Garden Inn business opportunities in Africa’s power, event. Executive summit will discuss CITY/STATE: Tupelo, MS natural gas, renewables and bioenergy the views of senior management on SPONSORS: ASMR. industries. the importance of employee safety and CONTACT: Richard Barnhisel health and the expectations business ASMR 8th CHINA BEIJING INTERNATIONAL and industry leaders have on the role of 3143 Montavesta Rd EXPO ON COAL MINING EQUIPMENT safety and health professionals. Lexington, KY & TECHNOLOGY 2012 PH: 859/351-9032 DATE: June 28-30 27th ANNUAL ELKO MINING EXPO WEB: www.asmr.us SITE: China Beijing International DATE: June 4-8 Or ARRI at http://arri.osmre.gov/ Exhibition Center SITE: Elko Convention Center COMMENTS: For conference PLACE: Beijing, China CITY/STATE: Elko, NV committee contacts and up-to- SPONSOR: Beijing Sino-Trade Union SPONSOR: Elko Convention & Visitors date conference materials and Exhibition Co., Ltd Authority development, go to: www.ramkota.com/ CONTACT: Li Bin, Beijing Sino-Trade CONTACT: Jen Knight, event coordinator bismarck. Short courses/workshops Union The Elko Convention & Visitors Authority will be presented in the areas of PH: 86-010-68631358 PH: 800/248-3556 Soil Reclamation, Riparian/Wetland Email: [email protected] FAX: 775/738-2420 Restoration, Remove Sensing, Acid COMMENTS: The organizing committee Email: [email protected] Mine Drainage Treatment, Treatment of documents issues and sends the WEB: www.exploreelko.com Coal Bed Methane Water, Storm water copies to the provincial government COMMENTS: For the past 27 years, the Control in Reclamation, Mine Closure, departments, coal cities, coal mining Elko Convention & Visitors Authority has and Geomorphic Stability management departments and bureaus hosted the Annual Elko Mining Expo. It of all levels, coal mining companies, TH is one of the oldest and most repect6ed MassMIN 2012: The 6 coal processing enterprises, research mining expos held in the US and draws INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & institutions and etc., inviting their close to 8,000 people, nationally and EXHIBITION ON MASS MINING relevant leaderships, technicians and internationally, to its mining industry DATE: June 11-14 purchasing staff. exhibits. SITE: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada SPONSOR: The Canadian Institute of JULY 37th INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, (CIM) CONFERENCE ON CLEAN COAL & CONTACT: Magali Gloutnay, Conference CONVENTION & ANNUAL MEETING FUEL SYSTEMS Coordinator ROCKY MOUNTAIN COAL MINING DATE: June 5-9 PH: 514/939-2710 INSTITUTE SITE: Sheraton Sand Key Email: [email protected] DATE: July 1-3 CITY/STATE: Clearwater, FL WEB: cim.org/massmin2012 SITE: Vail Marriott SPONSOR: Coal Technologies COMMENTS: Sessions will be CITY/STATE: Vail, CO. Association and presented by the presented by companies such as Vale, SPONSOR: RMCMI American Society of Mechanical Codelco, Rio Tinto, Subsea Massive CONTACT: Stacey Demolar Engineer-Power Division. (CTA and Sulphides, Lunar Mining, and Robotic RMCMI ASME) Mine of the future. Over 700 participants 3500 S. Wadsworth Blvd, Suite 211 CONTACT: Barbara Sakkestad, CTA from over 30 different countries are Lakewood, CO 80235 12548 Granite Ridge Drive expected to attend and discuss the PH: 303/948-3300 North Potomac, MD 20878 issues of mass mining on a global FAX: 303/954-9004 PH: 301/330-2256 perspective and will share best practices Email: [email protected]. Email: [email protected] on technical and business issues WEB: www.rmcmi,org WEB: www.coaltechnologies.com. associated with the change. COMMENTS: Celebrating 30 years. 68 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com 26TH ANNUAL SAFETY OLYMPIAD CITY/STATE: Carmichaels, PA DATE: August 17 DATE: July 12-14 SPONSOR: Carmichaels Chamber SITE: Marriott Griffin Gate Resort SITE: Elko Convention Center of Commerce, Carmichaels VFD, CITY/STATE: Lexington, KY CITY/STATE: Elko, NV Carmichaels Lions and The King Coal CONTACT: Ms. Geaunita Caylor SPONSOR: Elko Convention & Visitors Association PH: 859/257-2820 Authority CONTACT: Tara Kinsell FAX: 859/257-2173 CONTACT: Jen Knight, event PH: 724/316-7615 Email: [email protected] coordinator Email: [email protected] COMMENTS: One-day professional PH: 800/248-3556 WEB: www.kingcoalshow.com development seminar focusing on FAX: 775/738-2420 ADMISSION FEE: Varies, depending on mining engineering issues and updates. Email: [email protected] event WEB:L www.exploreelko.com BOOTHS: Booth space available, first- ACC COAL MARKET STRATEGIES COMMENTS: Barrick Goldstrike, the come, first-served basis. DATE: August 20-22 Nevada Mining Association, and the COMMENTS: The King Coal Show SITE: The Meritage Resort and Spa Elko Convention and Visitors Authority celebrates the coal mining heritage CITY/STATE: Napa Valley, CA will host THE 26TH ANNUAL SAFETY of Carmichaels, PA, and surrounding SPONSOR: American Coal Council OLYMPIAD Surface Mining Rescue area. The week long festival features a CONTACT: Ingrid Abrom, ACC Competition. This competition features carnival and finishes with a parade. The PH: 202/590-8042, or direct, complex scenarios in which each team festival includes a carnival, cheerleading 202/756-4540 must analyze the situation, coordinate competition, golf outing, exhibits, Email: iabrom!americancoalcouncil.org. their efforts, and efficiently complete parade, baby contest, pet and bicycle COMMENTS: It’s not unusual for the a mine rescue in a safe, accurate and parades, and more. energy pendulum to swing in favor of timely manner. coal at times and against it at others. WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION What is surprising in today’s market NCCI SUMMER TRADE SEMINAR ANNUAL MEETING is the speed and variability of those DATE: July 15-17 DATE: August 2-4 fluctuations and the divergence in SITE: Embassy Suites – Kingston SITE: The Greenbrier the outlook for US coal domestically Plantation CITY/STATE: White Sulphur Springs, and in international markets. In this CITY/STATE: Myrtle Beach, SC WV marketplace environment, US coal SPONSOR: NCCI SPONSOR: WVCA suppliers and utility and industrial coal CONTACT: Karen Smith CONTACT: Sandi J. Davison consumers face increasingly complex PH: 606/791-0557 PH: 304/342-4153 decisions that must factor into account FAX: 606/478-1057 Email: [email protected] energy resource supply, demand and Email: [email protected] pricing in Topeka and Tokyo. Industry WEB: www.thecoalinstitute.org COAL-GEN CONFERENCE & executive must balance uncertainty EXHIBITION in public policy with supply reliability 31st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DATE: August 15-17 considerations and investment ON GROUND CONTROL IN MINING SITE: Kentucky International Convention strategies. DATE: July 31-August 2 Center SITE: Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa CITY/STATE: Louisville, KY SEPTEMBER CITY/STATE: Morgantown, WV SPONSOR: PennWell, Power SPONSOR: NIOSH, MSHA, WVU, Engineering 73rd ANNUAL KENTUCKY MINING WVCA SueEllen Rhine, Ex Service Mgr INSTITUTE MEETING CONTACT: Syd Peng, Karen Centofanti CONTACT: Coal-Gen 2011 AND STATE MINE RESCUE PH: 304/293-3901 or 304/293-3882 1421 South Sheridan Rd. CONTESTS CELL: 304/680-4190 Tulsa, OK 74112-6600 DATE: Sept. 12-14 FAX: 304/293-5708 PH: 918/831-9786 SITE: Lexington Convention Center Email: [email protected] or FAX: 918/831-9834 CITYT/STATE: Lexington, KY Karen.Centofanti!mail.wvu.edu Email: [email protected] SPONSOR: Kentucky Mining Institute, WEB: WEB: www.coal-gen.com Univ. of Kentucky, KY Office of Mine www.icgem.conferenceacademy.com/ COMMENTS: Coal-Gen is the industry’s Safety & Licensing. COMMENTS: The conference most dynamic event covering the latest CONTACT: Ms. Geaunita Caylor promotes close communications among topics affecting the design, development, University of Kentucky researchers, consultants, regulators, upgrading, operation and maintenance 107 Mines & Minerals Resource Bldg manufacturers and mine operators. It of coal-fueled power plants. With an Lexington, KY 40506-0107 is oriented toward problem solving in anticipated attendance of over 3,000 PH: 859/257-2820 mining operations. industry professionals and more than FAX: 859/257-2173 300 exhibitors, COAL-GEN is the Email: [email protected] AUGUST industry’s largest event focused on the BOOTHS: Booth space available. solutions of today and the technologies COMMENTS: Rescue teams from 59TH ANNUAL BITUMINOUS COAL of tomorrow. Kentucky and surrounding states SHOW compete in two days of mine rescue, DATE: August TBA KENTUCKY PROFESSIONAL MET, Pre-Shift and bench competition. SITE: Carmichaels downtown, fire ENGINEERS IN MINING SEMINAR station (PEM) continue

2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 69 2012 coal / energy events ROCKY MOUNTAIN COAL MINING and utility equipment exposition FAX: 606/478-1057 INSTITUTE TRI-STATE REGIONAL biennial featuring hands-on working Email: [email protected] MEETING equipment demonstrations of the latest WEB: www.thecoalinstitute.org. DATE: Sept.13-14 technologies and products plus industry LOCATION: TBD education and networking opportunities. KENTUCKY COAL ASSOCIATION CONTACT: RMCMI ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING PH: 303/948-3300 ASSE’S ANNUAL LEADERSHIP DATE: TBA FAX: 303/954-9004 CONFERENCE SITE: Marriott Griffin Gate Resort Email: [email protected] DATE: October 4-6 CITY/STATE: Lexington, KY WEB: www.rmcmi.org SITE: The Westin SPONSOR: Kentucky Coal Association CITY/STATE: Lombard, IL CONTACT: Roberta James, KCA 25TH NATIONAL MINING HALL OF SPONSOR: ASSE 340 South Broadway, #100 FAME AND MUSEUM INDUCTION CONTACT: [email protected]. Lexington, KY 40508-2553 DATE: September 22 PH: 847/699-2929 PH: 859/233-4743 SITE: Las Vegas Hilton FAX: 847/296-3769 FAX: 859/233-4745 CITY/STATE: Las Vegas, NV Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] SPONSOR: National Hal of Fame and WEB: www.asse.org WEB: www.kentuckycoal.org Museum COMMENTS: Conference exclusively CONTACT: Kat Neilson for members of ASSE and designed NOVEMBER PH: 719/486-1229 to provide training and leadership Email: development@mininghalloffame. skills to chapter and practice specialty ASSE’S ANNUAL FUTURE SAFETY org. volunteers. LEADERS CONFERENCE COMMENTS: Event will coincide with DATE: November 7-9 MINExpo International 2012. Banquet WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING SITE: Hyatt Regency Woodfield will feature the induction of nominees INSTITUTE ANNUAL FALL MEETING CITY/STATE: Schaumburg, IL into the Hall of Fame, joining the prior DATE: October 11-12 SPONSOR: ASSE 214 inductees, honoring people who SITE: The Greenbrier CONTACT: [email protected] have achieved lasting greatness in CITY/STATE: White Sulphur Springs, PH: 847/699-2929 mining and natural resources. The WV FAX: 847/296-3769 Prazen Award will be presented to an SPONSOR: WVCMI Email: [email protected] individual or an organization that has CONTACT: Royce J. Watts WEB: www.asse.org been instrumental in educating the PH: 304/293-4124 COMMENTS: Conference designed public about mining’s importance. FAX: 304/293-5708 for ASSE student members to prepare Email: [email protected] the future safety professional for 2012 MINEXPO INTERNATIONAL COMMENTS: Purpose is to provide the transition from student life to CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION professional development opportunities employment as a safety, health and DATE: September 24-26 to mining engineers and other personnel environmental employee. Schedule SITE: Las Vegas Convention Center associated with the coal industry. includes educational sessions ranging CITY/STATE: Las Vegas, NV from real-life safety experiences to SPONSOR: National Mining Association COAL CHEMISTRY TECHNICIAN managing a student section, with CONTACT: NMA TRAINING opportunities for networking. WEB: www.minexpo.com DATE: October 24-25 COMMENTS: Bigger than ever before, SITE: ASTM HQ Bauma CHINA 2012 it’s the industry’s most important CITY/STATE: Atlanta, GA DATE: November 27-30 innovation showcase with over 700,000 SPONSOR ASTM International SITE: Shanghai New International Expo sq. ft. of new products and services. CONTACT: Eileen Finn Center Join 38,000+ mining professionals at the PH: 610/832-9686 COUNTRY: Shanghai, China center of the mining world to see, learn FAX: 610/832-9668 SPONSOR: Messe Munchen from experts, and experience this one- Email: [email protected]. International (MMI) of-a-kind every 4-year event. WEB: www.ASTM.org. CONTACT: Sabine Wagner COMMENTS: ASTM provides PH: +49 89 / 9 49-21478 OCTOBER participants an opportunity to receive FAX: +49 89 / 9 49-21489 a comprehensive review of good Email: sabine.wagner@messe- ICUEE 2012– THE DEMO EXPO laboratory practices in coal chemistry muenchen.de DATE: October 1-3 focusing on the standards most WEB: www.bauma-china.com SITE: Kentucky Exposition Center frequently used in coal chemistry labs. COMMENTS: Over 2,000 exhibitors CITY/STATE: Louisville, KY are expected to take part in the SPONSOR: Association of Equipment NCCI FALL EDUCATION AND International Trade Fair for Construction Manufacturers ENGINEERING SEMINAR Machinery, Building Materials Machines, CONTACT: Pat Monroe, AEM DATE: October 24-26 Construction Vehicles, and Equipment. PH: 414/272-0943 or 800/867-6060 SITE: Mid-Pines Resort At the 2010 show, exhibitors from 37 FAX: 414/272-2672 CITY/STATE: Southern Pines, NC countries participated, with 155,615 Email: [email protected] SPONSOR: NCCI visitors from 171 countries and 230,000 WEB: www.icuee.com CONTACT: Karen L. Smith square meters of exhibition space. COMMENTS: International construction PH: 606/791-0557 Asia’s largest industry event. 70 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com DECEMBER experiences of their peers and enhance Mining Media International their business relationships PH: 303/283-0640 ext. 206 ACC COAL TRADING CONFERENCE Email: [email protected] DATE: December 3-4 2013 COAL EVENTS SITE: Millennium Broadway Hotel October 21-23: Air Quality IX: An CITY/STATE: NY, NY February 5-8 Bauma Conexpo Show International Conference on Carbon SPONSOR: American Coal Council – bc India, MMRDA Grounds in the Management, Mercury, Trace CONTACT: Ingrid Abrom, ACC Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. For Substances, SOx, NOx, and Particulate 1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW #600 further information visit www.bcindia. Matter, sponsored by EERC, EPRI, Washington, DC 20004 com. NETL. Call Derek Walters at 701/777- PH: 202/756-4540 or 202/590-8042 5000 or Email [email protected]. Email: iabrom@americancoalcouncil. April 15-21: bauma 2013: 30th org. International Trade Fair for Construction 2013 THE BLUEFIELD COAL SHOW WEB: www.accevents.org Machinery, Building Material Machines, DATE: September 11-13 COMMENTS: The Coal Trading Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles SITE: Brushfork Armory-Civic Center Conference is an annual opportunity and Construction Equipment, New CITY/STATE: Bluefield, WV for industry leaders to hear speakers Munich Trade Fair Centre, Munchen, SPONSOR: The Greater Bluefield and panels discuss trends in the Germany. Bauma 2010 attracted Chamber of Commerce marketplace, to improve their 3,256 exhibitors from 53 countries and CONTACT: Debbie Maynard understanding of coal trading issues over 420,000 visitors from more than Greater Bluefield Chamber of and to facilitate business relationships 200 nations. Deadline for receipt of Commerce among the different sectors of the applications is March 2, 2012. Contact 619 Bland St. utility-coal business. The presenters Sabine Wagner at +49 89 / 9 49-21478 Bluefield, WV 24701 and instructors for this key event are or email at sabine.wagner@messe- PH: 304/327-7184 drawn from diverse sectors of the utility- muenchen.de. FAX 304/325-3085 coal industry, industry consultants, Email: [email protected] government representatives and 2013 LONGWALL USA EXHIBITION & WEB: www.bluefieldchamber.com members of the academic community CONFERENCE BOOTHS: Booths available. provide detailed, intensive instruction, DATE: June 7-13 COMMENTS: 2011 exhibitors will have complemented by the real-world SITE: David Lawrence Exhibition Center first priority to reserve exhibit space. experience of industry executives. The CITY/STATE: Pittsburgh, PA The 2011 show drew over 225 exhibitors program also provides an opportunity SPONSOR: Mining Media International representing companies throughout the for participants to benefit from the CONTACT: Tanna Holzer, Project Mgr nation and the world.

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2012 January / February Coal Events Issue 73 Coal Gasification Facility Commissioned in Laramie Emery Energy Company, LLC of Salt subsequently into power, chemicals, Company President Ben Phillips says. Lake City has completed commissioning hydrogen and transportation fuels; and of a 10-ton-per-day FlexFeed TM coal it can also be used to capture carbon “The installation will also establish the gasification test facility at Western from coal for sequestration or used in ability to test technologies developed Research Institute in Laramie, WY. enhanced oil recovery. Emery’s combined by others, ranging from synthesis gas design allows for improved cold gas cleaning to liquid fuels and chemical Funded by Emery Energy Company, efficiencies, a reduction of pollutants in production,” Phillips says. the Wyoming Clean Coal Technologies the gas produced, and flexibility in the Research Program, and the Department feedstocks that can be used. “By locating at WRI’s Advanced of Energy, the FlexFeedTM gasifier Technology Center in Laramie, Emery is combines technology from both fixed-bed “This new gasification facility creates able to draw on the depth and knowledge and entrained flow gasification processes a great opportunity to demonstrate the of WRI scientists and staff who bring to allow greater feedstock flexibility Emery technology at an industrial scale years of experience in a variety of thermal and heat integration. Gasification is a to obtain critical data necessary for and catalytic processes,” he says. process that turns coal into syngas and technology scale-up,” Emery Energy “Ultimately, we hope this demonstration

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L-3 Global Security & Engineering Solutions (L-3 GS&ES) awareness capability and can be tailored for mines of all announced that it has signed an agreement with Embry sizes. Enterprises, Inc. to become a new distribution partner for the L-3 ACCOLADE Wireless Mesh Communications System. The system is approved for use by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the State of West Virginia and “Embry Enterprises is a recognized and established provider the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and has been deployed of engineering services and custom design solutions for to mining companies throughout the United States. automation systems for the coal mining industry, with the resources necessary to meet the needs of our current and For more information on how to acquire L-3’s ACCOLADE future customers,” said William Berry, senior vice president Wireless Mesh Mine Communications System, contact the and general manager of L-3 GS&ES’ Integrated Solutions L-3 Mine Safety Office at [email protected], 877- unit. “We are pleased to add Embry to our nationwide 505-3092, or visit www.L-3com.com/mine_safety. ACCOLADE distributor network and look forward to our continued partnership.” Embry Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Evansville, Ind., provides electrical engineering services and custom design “We are honored to be named as an L-3 ACCOLADE solutions for automation systems to mining customers. distribution partner and to be working with L-3 to provide Embry Enterprises, Inc. specializes in the areas of IT, PLCs, its quality products and services to our customers,” said HMIs, SCADA, AC/DC drives and wired/wireless controls. Rick Embry, president of Embry Enterprises. “We feel that the experience we have gained by installing the system for Headquartered in Chantilly, Va., L-3 GS&ES has employees L-3 has given us the insight required to serve the continued throughout the United States and worldwide providing a needs of the coal mining industry. The safety and reliability broad range of technical, analytical, operational, and security offered by the ACCOLADE system will undoubtedly prove to services and products to government and commercial be beneficial for years to come.” customers. The company’s core competencies include integrated security and sustainment solutions, knowledge Embry will provide marketing, sales and distribution channels management, program management, systems engineering for L-3 ACCOLADE system customers in the Midwest and and integration, and training solutions. the southern Appalachian coal fields, as well as installation support. Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs approximately 61,000 people worldwide and is a prime Generated under a competitively awarded research contractor in C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, and development contract from the National Institute Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems, for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to meet aircraft modernization and maintenance, and government the enhanced safety requirements of the 2006 MINER services. L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range Act, the L-3 ACCOLADE system provides a self-healing, of electronic systems used on military and commercial redundant, and survivable voice and data network, allowing platforms. The company reported 2010 sales of $15.7 communication among miners underground (peer-to-peer) billion. To learn more about L-3, please visit the and communication between below- and above-ground company’s website at personnel. The system also provides a real-time situational www.L-3com.com.

74 Coal People Magazine www.coalpeople.com plant lays the groundwork to diversify how Wyoming coals are used and to develop commercial-scale, low-carbon Emery coal gasification plants within the state.”

“We’re very pleased to partner with Emery Energy for this project. It’s the kind of work we’re uniquely situated to do,” WRI Senior Vice President Vijay Sethi says. “We have the facility, the ability, the resources, and – perhaps most importantly – the elevation to execute this project.”

The Wyoming Clean Coal Technologies Research Program was established by the Wyoming State Legislature in 2007 to stimulate research and development in the area of low-emissions and advanced coal technologies that expand markets for Wyoming’s coal resource.

In the coming months, the newly constructed FlexFeedTM gasifier will undergo substantial operational testing using Wyoming coal and biomass feedstocks to determine operation and maintenance costs and the economic feasibility of creating a commercial-scale facility for the production of power, fuels and chemicals.

The next phase of the project will be funded by the Clean Coal Technologies Research Program and the U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Program to test biomass feedstocks.

“Investing in this kind of research is unquestionably one of the most prudent moves we can make,” Clean Coal Task Force Chairman Ron Harper says. “Finding new, more sustainable and profitable uses for Wyoming’s vast coal resource benefits so many across the state and the nation. We’re making good progress and the state’s investments are starting to pay off.” Emery Energy Company’s FlexFeed TM gasification plant at Western Research Institute in Laramie, WY. Since 2007, the Clean Coal Technologies Research Program has (Emery Energy photo) committed more than $25 million to 40 research projects aimed at finding new ways to use Wyoming coal.

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Fenner Dunlop, a long-time global leader in conveyer belting for supplier of choice in conveying solutions and will relay the mining and other industrial markets, announced it has acquired benefits of our continual growth to both Fenner Dunlop and Allison Custom Fabrication (ACF), based in Allison, Pa. ACF ACF customers.” is an industry leading provider of professional engineering and conveyer system design services for the underground coal In the months to come, this acquisition will provide mining industry. customers with conveyor solutions that improve the reliability of their entire material handling infrastructure, The acquisition, when fully integrated, will position Fenner elevate the overall safety of their conveyor systems and Dunlop to its customers as a single-source solution providing help them better predict and manage costs associated with world-class conveyor system engineering and conveyer their conveyor systems. The acquisition also strengthens products. ACF specializes in design, engineering, machining Fenner Dunlop’s future-forward strategy of providing and metal fabrication of made to order belt conveyor drive customers with increased risk minimization, product usage systems / belt terminal groups. compliance, conveyor up time and cost stability while increasing productivity and safety. “This significant expansion of Fenner Dunlop to add conveyor system design and manufacturing capabilities to our well- “Combining Fenner Dunlop’s and ACF’s offerings will allow respected conveyer belting products will be a win-win for our customers to benefit from integrated solution packages both the company and our customers,” said Cassandra Pan, from a single source that include system design, system President, Fenner Dunlop. “The acquisition of ACF also install, after-market components and ongoing service,” demonstrates Fenner Dunlop’s commitment to being the said Scott Croftcheck, Vice President, ACF.

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2012 Coal People Editorial Calendar January / February Issue Theme: Coal Events Planning Guide Event Coverage: SME Annual Meeting & Exhibition Show Issue Show Dates: Feb 19-22 Seattle, Washington Deadlines: Space – Jan 13 Material – Jan 20 www.smenet.org March Issue Theme: Coal Technology Added Value: Place a Display Ad and Receive a Full Page for a Business Article. Deadlines: Space – Feb 10 Material – Feb 17

April Issue Buyer’s Guide Issue! Theme: Coal Preparation / Coal Prep Buyer’s Guide Show dates: April 30 – May 3 Event Coverage: Coal Prep Show Issue / SME Post-Show Lexington, KY Deadlines: Space – March 16 Material – March 23 www.coalprepshow.com

May Issue Theme: Mine Safety Show dates: May 15-17 Event Coverage: Electric Power Show Issue Baltimore, MD Deadlines: Space – April 13 Material – April 20 www.electricpowerexpo.com

June Issue Buyer’s Guide Issue! Theme: Underground / Longwall Mining Buyer’s Guide Event Coverage: Coal Prep Post-Show Deadlines: Space – May 18 Material – May 25

July Issue Buyer’s Guide Issue! Theme: Surface Mining / Reclamation Buyer’s Guide Event Coverage: Electric Power Post-Show Deadlines: Space – June 15 Material – June 22

August Issue Theme: Coal Generated Power Plants Show dates: August 15-17 Event Coverage: Coal-Gen 2012 Show Issue / MINExpo Pre-Show Louisville, KY Deadlines: Space – July 13 Material – July 20 www.coal-gen.com

September Issue Theme: Featuring the Worldwide Mining Industry Event Coverage: MINExpo 2012 Show Issue Show dates: September 24-26 Deadlines: Space – Aug 17 Material – Aug 24 Las Vegas, NV www.minexpo.com

October / November Issue Buyer’s Guide Issue! Theme: Industry-Wide Buyer’s Guide straight-warp belting is the toughest rip and puncture resistant belt made...period. MineFlex® Event Coverage: Coal-Gen Post-Show / MINExpo Post-Show Deadlines: Space – Oct 12 Material – Oct 19 MineHaul® plied belting for heavy duty applications where you expect many years of service.

LongFlex® straight-warp belting designed to be your best defense against brutal surface mining applications. December Issue Theme: Holiday Issue LongHaul® belting designed for moderate to severe surface conveying applications. Added Value: Half Price Display Advertising Deadlines: Space – Nov 16 Material – Nov 23 Dynaflight® steel cord belting delivers the toughest loads over long hauls. Log-on to www.coalpeople.com to view sample: Contact Your Advertising Sales Associate today! • Buyer’s Guides Al Skinner, [email protected] • Show and Post-Show Issues Lisa Roper 864-278-8227, [email protected] • Current Issues Chuck Roper 864-546-8978, [email protected]