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4 Supreme Court Rules Against EPA on MATS Rule 4 Alliance Picks Up Remaining White Oak Stake THIS ISSUE 5 Deadline is Extended to Bid on Patriot Assets 6 Bowie Resource Partners Files IPO 8 Justice Reopens 2 Bluestone Mines This month, Coal Age reports on a new type of disaster training tech- nique. On the cover, miners prepare for a mine emergency response drill 10 Alcoa Seeks Permit to Expand Liberty Coal Mine at CONSOL Energy’s Harvey mine. 12 Still No Decision on Future of Foresight’s Deer Run Mine 14 North Dakota Mine Idled After Dragline Slip 15 Coal Age Recognizes Top Performers at Longwall USA 2015 DEPARTMENTS 16 Blankenship Trial is Delayed Until October 2 Editorial 17 Arch Coal Scheme Ringleader is Sentenced to Prison 4 Coal in the News 17 Duke Energy Cuts Fuel Use and Emissions 5 World News 10 With New Locomotives People 12 49 DTE Makes Plans to Upgrade Plants to Comply With MATS Rule Dateline Washington 14 Calendar 16 WORLD NEWS Awards 18 Marketwatch 5 Alberta’s Environment Minister Goes Hard on Climate Change 20 Transport Tips 53 Operating Ideas 6 Poland Restructures Coal Group 56 Suppliers News 8 MEC, E.ON Create Global Commodities Venture 58 Product News 61 Classified 64 Legally Speaking

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Justices at the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 June 29 against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) landmark Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) outlines, ruling that the Obama administration’s push to limit mercury and pollutant emissions from coal-fired power plants failed to consider costs and compli- ance issues. The five conservatives of the court voted in the majority: Justice Antonin Scalia; Chief Justice John Roberts; Justice Anthony Kennedy; Justice Clarence Thomas; and Justice Samuel Alito. MATS will remain in effect for now as the case moves to appeals, where a decision will be made whether or not to entirely toss the regula- tions out. The MATS rules, a majority of which went into effect in April, have an impact on about 600 power facilities nationwide; most of those complexes are already in compliance or have been retired as Source: SNL Energy a result of the incoming regulations. The EPA had initially esti- mated costs at $9.6 billion per year. The agency could not fully Those justices dissenting said that the EPA could have consid- quantify the benefits of reducing power plants’ emissions of haz- ered costs later. Those in dissent included Justices Elena Kagan, ardous air pollutants; to the extent it could, it estimated that these Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. benefits were worth $4 to $6 million per year. The EPA, which said it was reviewing the ruling, responded Pro-mining and utility groups as well as 21 U.S. states filed an somewhat indignantly to the decision. “EPA is disappointed that appeal after an appeals court upheld the rules last June. Those the Supreme Court did not uphold the rule, but this rule was groups, too, also focused on how much the costs would exceed esti- issued more than three years ago, investments have been made mates, including the increased costs for mines and miners, related and most plants are already well on their way to compliance,” businesses and even utility customers. agency spokeswoman Melissa Harrison said in a statement. Delivering the opinion of the court, Justice Scalia said that a The industry has clearly responded positively, including the Clean Air Act provision dictating that the EPA could regulate power National Mining Association (NMA). “Today’s decision by the if it found it “appropriate and necessary” should be interpreted as Supreme Court is a vindication of common sense that is missing cost consideration, though the agency had already decided it did in much of the administration’s regulatory actions,” NMA not have to consider such figures at that stage. “The agency must President and CEO Hal Quinn said. “The decision effectively puts consider cost — including, most importantly, cost of compliance — the EPA on notice: reckless rule-making that ignores the cost to before deciding whether regulation is appropriate and necessary,” consumers is unreasonable and won’t be tolerated. It recognizes Scalia wrote in the group’s note. what the administration has ignored: that every regulatory benefit

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Alliance Picks Up Remaining White Oak Stake Alliance Resources Partners (ARLP) will take a 100% interest control of world-class, low-cost longwall operation with an extensive reserve base. It Illinois subsidiary White Oak Resources in a transaction valued at $50 mil- will be an attractive addition to our asset portfolio and provide ARLP lion deal. When the transaction closes, ARLP’s Alliance WOR Processing LLC increased flexibility to service our existing customer base and the opportuni- will assume operating control of the White Oak mine No. 1 longwall opera- ty to expand into additional markets.” tion, and Alliance will own all of the coal reserves currently leased at White In the near-term, Craft said that holding all of White Oak gives it a Oak, as well as the prep plant and loading facilities. Post-deal, the company greater optionality to optimize production to match current market condi- estimates cost synergies at White Oak of $12 million to $18 million annually tions. “Longer term, the ability to add a second longwall at White Oak gives beginning in 2016. us an additional platform to increase our coal volumes should market condi- “Strategically, owning 100% of White Oak and assuming operating con- tions allow,” he added. White Oak No. 1, located in Hamilton County, pro- trol of the White Oak mine No. 1 enhances our already strong presence in the duces coal from the Herrin No. 6 seam. It currently produces approximately 6 Illinois Basin,” President and CEO Joe Craft said. “The White Oak mine is a million tons annually.

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TOP 10 COAL-PRODUCING STATES WORLD NEWS ¸ ˛ ˝ ¸ (in Thousand Short Tons) Alberta’s Environment Minister Goes Hard on Climate Change Week Ending (6/27/15) Even though the Canadian government has not adopted a formal YTD ‘15 YTD ‘14 % Change policy on climate change, the new Provincial Government in Alberta Wyoming 171,969 188,396 -8.7 has decided to lead an initiative. Alberta has oil, oil sands and sub- West Virginia 50,247 56,460 -11.0 bituminous coal, making it Canada’s energy leader. “We need to do entucky 34,207 38,847 -11.9 our part to address one of the world’s biggest problems — climate Pennsylvania 29,804 30,737 -3.0 change,” said Alberta Minister of the Environment Shannon Phillips. Illinois 26,174 27,388 -4.4 In late June, she announced two steps in a renewed climate change Montana 18,912 19,591 -3.5 commitment so that she and the province can at least be in a posi- Texas 18,843 20,265 -7.0 Indiana 17,275 19,244 -10.2 tion to make a preliminary proposal in time for the COP21 World North Dakota 13,476 14,578 -7.6 Summit in Paris at the end of the year. Colorado 10,975 11,605 -5.4 Alberta will renew its current, expiring regulations governing carbon emissions, Phillips explained. “Second, and more important, U.S. Total 441,188 483,914 -8.8 Dr. Andrew Leach, associate professor [and academic director of energy programs at the University of] Alberta School of Business, comes with a cost, and the value of that benefit cannot be known will chair an advisory panel that will comprehensively review unless its costs are considered.” Alberta’s climate change policy and make a recommendation toward a permanent set of measures.” Deadline Extended to Bid on Patriot Assets Alberta’s climate change policy, which was developed in 2007, Several key parties in Patriot Coal Corp.’s bankruptcy case were suc- was set to expire at the end of June. The $C2 fee per metric ton (mt) cessful in convincing a judge to extend the deadline to bid on most of carbon emissions (CO2) has now been increased to $C15/mt and of the company’s coal mining assets, handing a setback to Patriot’s will increase to $C30/mt by 2017. The goal is to reduce greenhouse largest lenders who supported a now-definitive sale agreement gas emissions by 13 million mt during 2017. between Patriot and Blackhawk Mining LLC. As the case moved into July, Patriot had a deal to sell most of its South African Union Considering Action if Glencore Retrenches Central Appalachian operations to Lexington, Kentucky-based The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa is report- Blackhawk, which agreed to serve as stalking horse bidder in any edly ready to launch a legal fight against the government if operat- upcoming court-approved auction. ing giant Glencore moves to cut 600 from its Optimum Coal division. But the deadline for submitting counter offers to Blackhawk’s NUM officials told Reuters that the miner did not comply with has changed. The initial deadline of August 7 is now September 4 agreed plans as they relate to severance packages, and that the following a late June order by Judge Keith Phillips of the U.S. Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) should enforce compliance. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern Division of Virginia. Patriot, based “We are consulting with our lawyers as to what recourse we will take in Scott Depot, West Virginia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reor- against DMR if they fail and Glencore succeeds with retrenchment,” ganization on May 12. NUM Deputy General Secretary William Mabapa told the news ser- The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), Patriot’s unse- vice. The possible move to lodge a legal claim comes after cured creditors committee and U.S. Trustee Judy Robbins had Glencore’s announcement in early July that it would move forward petitioned the court to extend the bidding procedures, arguing a with a closure plan for the Optimum operations, citing weak prices, later deadline could attract more offers in addition to Blackhawk’s. and put some open-cast mines on care and maintenance. Should Under its non-cash transaction, Blackhawk would issue about the market improve, operator officials told Reuters, they would $653 million of new debt securities, up from $643 million previ- examine reopening. Optimum produces about 10 million metric tons ously, to Patriot’s secured lenders while providing the lenders an (mt) of coal each year. ownership interest in Blackhawk, a growing Central Appalachian and Illinois Basin producer that expects to turn out about 10 mil- MCL to Construct 5 Prep Plants in India lion tons of coal in 2015. India’s Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Patriot’s largest secured lenders, including Davidson Kempner Ltd. (CIL), has firmed up plans to construct five coal washeries Capital Management LP, Caspian Capital LP, Knighthead Capital close to its mines located across eastern coastal province of Orissa. and Hudson Bay Absolute Return Credit Opportunities Master Fund According to a company official, contracts for implementing the Ltd., had urged the judge to retain the August 7 bid deadline. washeries were in progress and successful bidders would be award- Blackhawk is proposing to buy the Kanawha Eagle, Midland ed the project on “build-operate-maintain” basis on a 10-year Trail/Blue Creek, Paint Creek, Wells, Rock Lick, Panther and Logan licensing basis. County mining complexes in Central Appalachia from Patriot, as The washeries will be built at Talcher with capacity of 10 million well as river terminals Patriot controls. Most of the operations pro- metric tons per year (mtpy); Ib Valley, 10 million mtpy; Lakhanpur, duce metallurgical coal, primarily for overseas markets. 20 mtpy; Sarmal, 40 million mtpy; and Kaniha, 20 million mtpy. The Patriot’s Federal No. underground mine and prep plant in ash content from these mines averages about 40% and MCL intends Monongalia County, West Virginia, are not included in the to reduce it through beneficiation. MCL produced about 121 million Blackhawk deal. The UMWA represents Federal 2 miners. Continued on p. 6...

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Patriot wants to consummate an asset sale by September, Continued from p. 5... although the UMWA and unsecured creditors committee have mt of coal in 2014-2015 with plans to ramp it up to levels of around asserted there is no need for such a timetable. 250 million mtpy by 2020, in line with CIL’s target to hit a produc- The unsecured creditors committee and UMWA’s 1974 Pension tion target of 1 billion mtpy by that year, the official said. Plan experts contended that Blackhawk, or any other buyer, could MCL’s coal washery projects were significant inasmuch as the afford to wait because “much of Patriot’s coal is sold overseas under tardy implementation of increasing coal beneficiation over the contracts negotiated three months later, Patriot’s metallurgical coal years. At present, CIL operated 17 washeries with total combined is high quality, or Patriot can sell its coal as a debtor in possession.” capacity of a mere 39.4 million mt. Of these, 13 were coking coal But the secured lenders said all of those opinions were “beside washeries with combined capacity of 24.9 million mtpy while four the point.” were non-coking coal washeries with capacity of 14.5 million mtpy. Patriot, they said, is on track to run out of cash in November. As Last year, a committee of Indian parliamentarians had flayed a result, “every coal buyer knows that it cannot rely on Patriot to the government-owned miner CIL for failing to increase beneficia- deliver coal after November, and every potential bidder for Patriot’s tion capacity, particularly in view of the fact that laws had been assets has known for at least one month it must act now to buy changed, making it compulsory for thermal power companies to use Patriot as a going concern. The earlier a solvent buyer can acquire coal with ash content less than 34% for all power plants located Patriot’s coal, the greater the sale price for that coal, the greater the 1,000 km away from pitheads. value to the buyer, and the more the buyer will pay.” The secured lenders have provided debtor-in-possession financ- Poland Restructures Coal Group ing to Patriot while it navigates the time-consuming Chapter 11 The Polish government expects to launch its revamped coal group process. They support Blackhawk’s proposal. Nowa Kompania Weglowa, bringing together 11 viable mines, in late “It is Blackhawk’s judgment that it needs to acquire the debtor’s July or early August, Deputy Treasury Minister Wojciech Kowalczyk metallurgical coal assets in order to sell them under long-term con- told the Warsaw Voice. “The debt and capital structure will be deter- tracts,” they said. “As a buyer of the business, Blackhawk wants to mined in such a way as to ensure the firm is profitable,” Kowalczyk make its own decisions on metallurgical coal sales and not be sad- said. Beyond 2018, Poland will remain one of the few coal producers dled with decisions made by predecessor management.” in Europe and a potential exporter to European Union markets. Indeed, Blackhawk’s position is one like any prospective buyer would take, they added. The secured lenders implored the court Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Votes to Offload Coal Assets “not to jeopardize the debtors’ best chance of reorganization by dri- Norway’s parliament voted to sell the coal assets of its state pen- ving Blackhawk away.” sion fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, in what is seen Blackhawk is not going anywhere, according to Jesse Parrish, the as a major victory for environmentalists. The parliament voted company’s director of strategic planning and corporate communi- unanimously that the fund, worth almost $890 billion, must divest cations, and the company is confident its offer eventually will be its holdings in mining and power companies that generate more accepted. than 30% of their revenues from coal. The decision is expected to affect between 50 and 75 international companies. Bowie Resource Partners Files IPO After initially filing confidentially in February, master limited part- Vattenfall Divests Danish Power Plant nership Bowie Resource Partners (BRP) has reportedly filed final In a transaction valued at $119 million, Vattenfall is divesting its documentation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Nordjylland coal-fired power plant in Denmark. The district heating (SEC) on June 19 for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO). No company Aalborg Forsyning will take over the Nordjylland power sta- pricing terms have been disclosed. tion at the end of the year. “With the divestment in Denmark, According to an announcement first made public online by Vattenfall has completed an important step in its transition from investment site Renaissance Capital, the Louisville, Kentucky-based fossil fuels into renewable energies,” said Ingrid Bonde, Vattenfall miner will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CFO and deputy CEO. Nordjylland Unit 3 has an installed capacity of symbol BRLP. BRP was founded last year and is owned by Cedars 410 MW of electricity and 490MJ/s of district heating. Energy LLC and Galena Asset Management. For the 12 months end- ed March 31, the company’s sales bookings totaled $411 million. DTEK Reports From Warn-torn Ukraine Citi, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, UBS Investment Bank, Credit The largest energy company in Ukraine, DTEK, recently announced Suisse and Stifel will reportedly serve as joint bookrunners on the its first quarter performance results. The company produced 6.8 IPO. million metric tons (mt) of coal (-34.6% YoY), generated 11 billion BRP’s portfolio includes the Bowie No. 2 mine in Colorado along kWh of electricity (-14.4%), transmitted 12.2 billion kWh of electric- with Utah mines Dugout Canyon, Skyline and Sufco; Bowie, Skyline ity via networks (-17.6%), and produced 258 million m3 of natural and Sufco are all running single longwall panels. Combined, the gas (+55.5%). four mines produce an annual total of 13 million tons of high-BTU, “We see that the situation in the sector remains difficult,” said low-sulfur bituminous coal. DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko. “Delivery of anthracite from the anti- In related news, BRP recently closed a new 15-year coal supply terrorist operation zone remains constrained, debts due to whole contract with PacifiCorp to feed its Huntington Power Plant in Utah thermal power generation are already more than [$425 million], through the end of the next decade. The new supply deal extends Continued on p. 8... through 2029, though no annual tonnage totals were released.

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“We are excited about this unique 15-year partnership with our Continued from p. 6... largest customer,” BRP Executive Chairman John Siegel said. Bowie while the tariffs set do not cover cost of thermal power production. has also acquired 50 million tons of undeveloped reserves in the DTEK’s miners and power sector workers have been stretched to the state from a PacifiCorp subsidiary. The location of the reserves, limit trying to stabilize the operation of the United Energy System of which are high heat and low sulfur, was not disclosed. Ukraine to prevent the repetition of rolling blackouts.” “Unfortunately, only the current situation has made Ukraine Justice Reopens 2 Bluestone Mines realize that the development of the national energy sector is the only About 200 miners are headed back to work in southern West Virginia way to ensure the country’s energy security and independence,” said thanks to the reopening of two operations by Bluestone Resources. Timchenko. According to the Associated Press, the company will open up the The processing of run-of-mine coal dropped by 45.2% to 4.7 doors to the Coal Mountain complex in Wyoming County and Red million mt and, consequently, production of clean coal decreased by Fox in McDowell County. Though no timelines were outlined — offi- 50.2% to 2.8 million mt. cials only said work would be done to recommence production as The mines in the Donbass have decreased production by 83.8%, soon as possible — both mines have been idle for more than a year. or 3.9 million mt. The mines are underutilized as the destroyed The announcement comes just four months after Jim Justice con- infrastructure in Donbass region constrains the delivery of all firmed he had bought Bluestone Resources back from Mechel, a required materials and equipment for mining operations and ship- Russian coal miner and steelmaker. The Justice family initially sold it to ping coal. About 2.45 million mt of coal remain stockpiled. the company in May 2009. The employees being called back are union miners, represented by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). MEC, E.ON Create Global Commodities Venture “This is a great day for these families in the wake of all the devas- U.S. coal producer Murray Energy (MEC) and German-headquartered tation that has happened to the coal industry,” Justice said. “I power group E.ON have come together to establish a new interna- appreciate my relationship with all the hardworking people and tional company, Javelin Global Commodities Holdings, for marketing officials of the UMWA. With all of the mine shutdowns and the terri- and trading commodities with a focus on coal and electric power. bly sad news, it’s about time that we finally have some good news to Javelin, which will be based in London, will expand into other com- report for our miners and their families.” modities outside of its main focus. It already has inked a long-term export marketing and domestic advisory agreement with MEC as Sunrise Hopes to Expand Oaktown Complex well as a long-term hedging and credit line with E.ON. A new permit application sought by Sunrise Coal Co. in Indiana is Chief Commercial Officer for Coal, LNG and Freight David Finch allowing the Hallador Energy Corp. subsidiary to pursue its goal of said the deal is a key step in its strategic vision and also a vehicle establishing a large, contiguous block of high-sulfur steam coal to continue to grow its presence in the U.S. coal and electric power reserves under both Indiana and Illinois. markets. “We could not be off to a better start with such key players The Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ Division of in the coal and other commodities markets supporting us,” Javelin Reclamation is expected to rule in early 2016 on the company’s CEO Peter Bradley added. “The onset of shale gas production has request to add 9,690.21 acres of underground acreage to its Oaktown changed the energy landscape in the U.S. and abroad, and we aim No. 1 mine in Knox County. Sunrise acquired the Oaktown Nos. 1 to provide services to clients to better manage their business in this and 2 deep mines along with the Prosperity underground mine near dynamic environment.” Petersburg in Pike County, Indiana, last year from Vectren Fuels Corp. for $296 million, with adjustments not to exceed $325 million. Churchill Mining and Indonesia in Talks to Settle Dispute Prosperity was subsequently shut by Sunrise. London-listed Churchill Mining and the Indonesian government are Pete Sartoris, assistant director of the technical services section holding talks aimed at reaching a settlement over a long-running of the state agency, said in June he believes the permitted area dispute for one of the world’s biggest coal reserves, according to sought by Sunrise would enable the company to tunnel beneath Reuters. Churchill has been embroiled in an international arbitra- Indiana’s portion of the Wabash River, which divides the two states. tion battle since 2012 with Indonesia over the licensing of the East Sunrise, Indiana’s second-largest coal producer behind Peabody Kalimantan coal project that is estimated by the firm to contain Energy Corp., still would need regulatory approval in Illinois, how- 2.73 billion metric tons (mt) of coal reserves. ever, before completing the reserve connection. The case revolves around the disputed ownership of the 350 km2 The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) plans to mine site in East Kutai, which the British miner said is worth around hold a public hearing in August on Sunrise’s application for the pro- $1.5 billion. posed Bulldog underground mine in Vermilion County. The IEPA The source said that while talks were ongoing, the legal or arbi- has issued a draft permit for the mine that would produce about 3 tration route would continue. Churchill has spent more than $10 million tons of high-sulfur coal annually for 20 or more years. million on its legal bid after claiming that it had been unfairly In addition to the Oaktown mines, Sunrise operates the Carlisle stripped of its licenses and accused of fraud. underground steam coal mine in Sullivan County, Indiana, and the Ace in the Hole steam coal surface mine in Clay County, Indiana. Sunrise is expected to produce close to 10 million tons of ˛ coal in 2015. Meanwhile, Sunrise is expected this summer to respond to an Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) request for addi-

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tional information in support of the company’s Bulldog application. surface mine that operated for more than three decades before On March 20, the DNR asked the company to respond to more than closing in 1998. 60 questions relating to a host of issues including sediment ponds For several years, Alcoa deposited toxic waste in Squaw Creek and federal endangered species. The original application was sub- from its aluminum-manufacturing process. Bill Musgrave, a for- mitted to the state agency in June 2012. mer Squaw Creek miner and member of the United Mine Workers If the application for Bulldog is ultimately approved, the mine is of America (UMWA), and Roger Myers, a retired UMWA official in expected to begin producing coal in 2016 or 2017. Indiana, told the DNR they were concerned that Liberty’s expan- sion might bring miners into contact with the toxic wastes. Alcoa Seeks Permit to Expand Liberty Coal Mine However, both the DNR and Alcoa officials denied that would Indiana state mining regulators are expected to decide before the be the case. Alcoa is seeking to add 1,413 acres to Liberty’s cur- end of this year whether to issue a permit to Alcoa to expand its rent mine plan, a move that should give the mine several more Liberty steam coal mine near Lynnville in Warrick County, Indiana, years of life although it is unlikely to increase overall production. that supplies high-sulfur steam coal to the giant aluminum maker’s “The proposed mining plan will improve overall efficiency while Warrick Operations near the Ohio River a dozen or so miles away. maintaining the same distance from the identified sites,” said Alcoa The permit application came under heavy criticism from spokesman Jim Beck. If the permit is granted, some areas of Liberty retired miners and union officials during an Indiana Department will be switched from highwall to surface mining. of Natural Resources (DNR) public hearing in late June. Liberty is Vigo Coal Co., based in nearby Evansville, Indiana, operates in the same general area as Peabody Energy’s former Squaw Creek Liberty as well as Alcoa’s Friendsville surface mine near Mount m PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Peabody Energy named financial executive Amy Schwetz to their control through the adsorption of surfactant films, and for his work on executive vice president and CFO. She replaces Michael atomic defects on properties and behavior of solid-liquid interfaces. Crews, who has announced plans to step down by the end of T. S. Ary was a leader in mineral exploration and a cham- July to take the top financial position at a major industrial pion of economically and environmentally sustainable miner- firm. al policies. A prolific author and advocate for the mining Amy Schwetz industry, Ary was a recognized authority on mineral policy Patriot Coal CEO Ben Hatfield has joined the board of direc- who served on the U.S. State Department Task Force to the tors of Foresight Energy. T. S. Ary United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea and on the Mineral Advisory Committee to the Department of Commerce. In 1988, Ary Todd Julian has recently joined Huesker as was sworn in as the 18th director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines. the vice president of sales and marketing for Ralph E. Bailey is a distinguished veteran of the coal their North and Central Americas operations. Ben Hatfield industry regarded not only for his impressive accomplish- ments as a mining industry executive, but also for his Shawn Rasey recently resigned as president of the heavy staunch commitment to safety, engineering and improving Todd Julian construction and mining tire division for BKT Tires. Mike mine operations. Bailey was also responsible for implement- Aguon, associate vice president, will now lead the company’s sales and mar- ing many effective new concepts, including the first longwall Ralph Bailey keting efforts related to its mining tires. system to operate in eastern bituminous coal and the implementation of a program to improve the health and safety of both underground and surface Kevin Hambrice has joined Syntron Material Handling as vice miners. Bailey is the namesake for the largest longwall coal mining complex president of sales. Most recently, he served as in the U.S. the global sales and marketing manager for Edward Steidle was an influential visionary leader of U.S. K-Tek Products, a division of ABB. Kevin Hambrice mineral education who recognized the need to bring under one roof all of the sciences and technologies needed to dis- Marilyn Treacy has been named commercial manager for cover, extract, process, utilize, and conserve mineral wealth Marilyn Treacy Solvay Chemicals in the SOLVAir division. for the benefit of humanity. Accordingly, Steidle created the Edward Steidle College of Earth and Mineral Sciences while dean at Penn The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum has State, where he taught and shared his ideas and philosophy on mineral edu- announced its 2015 inductees. A surprising number of cation and conservation. the inductees represent or are well-known within the coal The 2015 Annual Induction Banquet and Ceremony will be held on business. October 23, at the Omni William Penn Hotel ballroom in Pittsburgh, Dr. Frank F. Aplan is among the most influential mineral Pennsylvania. Full biographies and photographs of all current and past processing leaders in both industry and academia. His stud- Frank Aplan inductees can be accessed at www.mininghallofame.org along with addi- ies of the processes involved in the preparation of coal and mineral ores are tional information about the museum and its facilities. Located in Leadville, acknowledged worldwide for their broad applicability. An authority on flota- Colorado, the National Mining Hall of Fame serves as the showcase of tion, Dr. Aplan is especially known for his studies of the wetting of solids and American mining.

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Carmel, Illinois. All the coal mined from Alcoa’s extensive reserves when the next ton of coal will be produced. Amid what amounted to in the region is transported to the 755-megawatt Warrick power a virtual news blackout about the mine’s future, rumors were flying. plant that supplies electricity for Warrick Operations. Among them: As many as 3 million tons of high-sulfur steam Vigo has been ramping up production at Liberty during the past coal cover the ground at the mine site near Hillsboro in Montgomery year or so. After producing 586,627 tons of coal in 2013, the mine’s County. The mine owners, possibly because of the huge stockpile, output more than doubled to 1.22 million tons in 2014. Liberty pro- are in no hurry to resolve a lingering carbon monoxide issue and duced 237,929 tons in the first quarter of 2015. reopen the mine. Friendsville produced 849,383 tons last year and 220,805 tons in Do not believe the rumors because they are untrue, Gary the first three months of this year. Broadbent, assistant general counsel for Murray Energy Corp. and official spokesman for both Murray and Foresight, advised. Privately Still No Decision on Future of Foresight’s Deer Run Mine owned Murray, based in St. Clairsville, Ohio, acquired a major own- The forced idling of Foresight Energy’s Deer Run longwall mine in ership stake in St. Louis-based Foresight in early spring, and some Illinois entered its fourth month in July with no firm indication Murray executives since have assumed top positions at Foresight.

DATELINE WASHINGTON EPA Down on the MAT

BY LUKE POPOVICH Last month, David decisioned Goliath in a heavy- Luckily, five of the nine justices agreed with us that such a rule fails weight bout fought in Washington, not Vegas. the common sense test. The words of Justice Scalia in the majority opinion The Supreme Court awarded the National Mining should be inscribed over the portals of the EPA’s headquarters: “It is not Association (NMA) a 5-4 decision granting our request rational, never mind ‘appropriate,’ to impose billions of dollars in econom- to strike down the Environmental Protection Agency’s ic costs in return for a few dollars in health benefits.” (EPA) 2012 standard for mercury and other emissions. The practical impact of the decision on the number of power plants The court held that the EPA was unreasonable in not spared retirement remains to be seen. Many plants have already made the considering costs — including the cost of compliance decision to retrofit or retire. But more than 400 coal units representing — before deciding whether further regulations on power plants were 142,000 MW of capacity have been granted one-year extensions for com- appropriate and necessary. pliance. Some portion of this capacity will live another day to strengthen In other words, EPA didn’t use common sense when deciding it was coal demand and the electricity grid. “appropriate” to impose a rule whose costs far outweighed its benefits. Also unclear, if more important at this point, is the ruling’s impact on “Appropriate” is a commonplace word to help guide common sense deci- the EPA’s coming carbon reduction rule, the so-called Clean Power Plan, sions. We’re not parsing Heidegger’s “Being and Time” here or conjugat- expected later this summer. Forget any possibility that the EPA would ing Old Norse verbs. In setting this plain criterion under this section of the amend its proposal in light of the Supreme Court’s mercury rule. EPA Clean Air Act, Congress assumed regulators, whatever their political Administrator McCarthy struck a defiant tone at a House committee hear- views, were essentially rational people bound by broadly acceptable stan- ing, dismissing NMA’s victory as “very narrow” and irrelevant to the Clean dards of conduct and judgment, people who, if given your dog to walk Power Plan. around the block, would return home with the same animal. We’ll see about that. Five justices decided this EPA can’t be trusted to But this administration makes such a belief seem naïve, almost quaint. exercise common sense, so they might withhold the customary discretion Lawmakers did not anticipate this breed, much less that the nation’s energy the court gives to regulators. The court also decided the EPA can’t simply grid would one day be transformed by doctrinaire fanatics running an environ- “rebake” the law by accepting words that favor its regulatory ambition mental agency that is indifferent to cost, to the law, to congress and to public while ignoring words that restrain it. In the Clean Power Plan, the agency

opinion. That sounds like the old Soviet Politburo, not the U.S. government. ignores all precedent by straying far from the fence line of a power plant, Yet, fast forward to today, and we see how environmental mullahs at the where it has standard-setting authority, to the entire grid, where it doesn’t.

EPA thought it was entirely appropriate to expect Americans to pay $1,600 Mike Tyson said, “everybody’s got a plan until they get hit in the for $1 in benefits. A rule that triggered the closure of 60 GW of affordable mouth.” The EPA just got hit in the mouth, and its plan may need revision. power generation, not the 6 GW that the EPA estimated. A rule that led to many of the 45,000 coal jobs lost since the rule was imposed in 2012 and Luke Popovich is a spokesperson for the National Mining Association, the“ that stranded hundreds of millions of dollars spent on clean technology. industry’s trade group based in Washington, D.C. Five justices decided this EPA can’t be trusted to exercise common sense, so they might withhold the customary discretion the court gives to regulators. “12 www.coalage.com July 2015 CrushCrush IItt with 3 market-leadingmarket-leading brandsbrands

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Deer Run does not have a 3 million ton stockpile, Broadbent of Natural Resources (DNR) have refused to publicly disclose actual said. Such a figure exceeds the mine’s stockpile capacity, he added, CO readings, which apparently have fluctuated over the past few without saying how much coal was on the ground. Moreover, mine months. owners were working hard to restart Deer Run, he insisted. In late June, DNR spokesman Chris Young said CO numbers had Deer Run ceased production on March 26 after elevated levels of “remained low” over the previous week, although he could not pre- carbon monoxide were detected. However, both the federal Mine dict when the mine would be back in production. Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and Illinois Department A few days later, Young provided another brief update. “The company has submitted a new multiphase proposal beginning with an underground assessment and pointing toward an eventual goal CALENDAR OF EVENTS of returning to production,” he said. The proposal is under review by MSHA and DNR staff, but there apparently was no timetable for a decision. September 1-4, 2015: AIMEX 2015, Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia. Contact: An assessment team was allowed to go underground in early Web: www.aimex.com. May, ostensibly to check for a possible CO source and/or confirm September 9-11, 2015: The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) mining valuation course the CO threat had ended. According to DNR, no obvious CO source Identification and Appraisal of Mining and Mineral Processing Equipment, Butte, Montana. was discovered. Contact: Tel: (800) 272-8258; Web: www.appraisers.org. Some state mining officials have surmised that a “hotspot,” per- September 12-16, 2015: Electra Mining, Expo Centre, Nasrec, Johannesburg, South Africa. haps in a mine rib, might be responsible for the CO readings that on Contact: Web: www.electramining.co.za. occasion have exceeded ambient levels. If that is the case, state and federal mine-safety officials have not said so. September 14-17, 2015: National Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Preshift Competition, Deer Run, one of Foresight’s newest longwall mines, is located in Lexington, Kentucky. Contact: Web: www.coalminrescuecontest.com. an area of west-central Illinois where the geography has produced September 16-18, 2015: Bluefield Coal Show, Brushfork Armory-Civic Center, Bluefield, hotspots in underground mines, according to one state mining West Virginia. Contact: Web: www.bluefieldchamber.com/bluefield-coal-show. source. September 16-18, 2015: Coal Association of Canada Annual Conference, Westin Whatever the reason for the mine’s lengthy shutdown, elected Bayshore Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Contact: Web: www.coal.ca. officials in Hillsboro and Montgomery County area getting increas- ingly nervous. Deer Run provides more than 125 good-paying jobs Sepember 17-18, 2015: Platts 38th Annual Coal Marketing Days, Wyndham Grand and generates about $1 million annually in local taxes. Pittsburgh Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Contact: Web: www.coalmarket- “This is a huge hit to our county,” said Hillsboro Mayor Brian ingdays.com. Sullivan. “County revenue is in trouble if this thing closes down.” October 17-19, 2015: 34th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining (China), Sullivan personally thinks Deer Run probably will reopen, albeit not Jiaozuo, China. Contact: Nan Hua; Tel: (86) 13569149976; Email: [email protected]. soon. The mayor believes it could be months before the mine is run- October 19-21, 2015: Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, three-day ning coal again. course, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. Contact: CSM SPAC; Email: When it was active, Deer Run was one of Illinois’ largest coal [email protected]; Tel: 303-279-5563; Web: www.csmspace.com/events/econeval. producers. In 2014, just its second full year of operation, the mine turned out 5.5 million tons. Its output reached 1.7 million tons in October 29-November 1, 2015: China Coal and Mining Expo, Beijing, China. Contact: the first quarter of 2015, meaning it was on track to produce nearly 7 Web: www.chinaminingcoal.com. million tons this year. November 9-13, 2015: Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, five-day course, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. Contact: North Dakota Mine Idled After Dragline Slip CSM SPAC; Email: [email protected]; Tel: 303-279-5563; Web: www.csm- North American Coal Corp. has reportedly stopped production space.com/events/econeval. at the Falkirk mine near Underwood, North Dakota, after the January 28-29, 2015: 16th Coaltrans USA, The Four Seasons Miami, Miami, Florida. mine’s dragline, Old Ironsides, slid onto its side in a ground slip Contact: Web: www.coaltrans.com. on June 16.

January 31-February 3, 2016: 41st Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: ISEE; Email: [email protected]; Web: www.isee.org.

February 21-24, 2016: SME Annual Conference and Expo, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona. Contact: Web: www.smenet.org.

April 11-17, 2016: bauma, Messe Munchen, Munich, Germany. Contact: Web: www.bauma.de.

April 25-27, 2016: Coal Prep 2016, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky. Contact: Web: www.coalprepshow.com.

September 26-28, 2016: MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2016, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: Web: www.minexpo.com. Old Ironsides slid into the pit at the Falkirk mine in North Dakota.

14 www.coalage.com July 2015 news continued Coal Age Recognizes Top Performers at Longwall USA 2015

More than 2,000 people attended the 2015 Longwall USA International Conference & Exhibition that took place during June at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. After Hal Quinn, president and CEO, National Mining Association, delivered the keynote address, Coal Age presented the 2015 Longwall USA Top Performers Awards to three longwall mine operators. The Longwall USA Top Performers Awards are based on three criteria: safety performance, productivity (measured in raw tons per day) in the two prior years (2013 and 2014), and overall production. One award is presented for three cate- The Tunnel Ridge mine, Longwall USA Top Performer Low Seam Division winners (from left to right): Brian Norman, set- gories based on cutting height: low (less up and recovery supervisor; Robert Colaw, longwall maintenance coordinator; Josh Duncan, longwall coordinator; and than 72 in.), medium (73 to 95 in.), and Troy Hopper, continuous miner section coordinator. high (96 in. and greater), based on what was reported in Coal Age’s Longwall Census (See Coal Age, February 2015). The award consists of brass medallion, sculpted by Gary Prazen, mounted on a walnut plaque. Producing more than 9.9 million raw tons from a single face (2014), Alliance Resources Partners’ Tunnel Ridge mine won the low seam division. Tunnel Ridge posted a productivity level of nearly 32,500 raw tons per day (tpd) with a respectable loss time accident (LTA) rate of 2.95. The award winner for the medium The Mach No. 1 mine, Longwall USA Medium Seam Division winner (from left to right): Dwayne Francisco, COO; Jasen Taylor, superintendent; Parker Phipps, general manager; Brandon Murphy, regional longwall maintenance coordinator; seam division was Foresight Energy’s and Anthony Webb, president of underground operations. Mach No. 1 mine, which produced 11.9 and 12 million raw tons in 2014 and 2013, respectively, from a single face. Mach No. 1’s productivity level amounted to 47,600 and 46,000 raw tpd with LTA rates of 1.78 and 0.45 for 2014 and 2013. For the high seam category, the Top Performer Award was presented to Foresight Energy’s Deer Run mine, which produced 8.7 and 7.6 million raw tons with a productivity level of 39,500 and 33,100 raw tpd for 2014 and 2013, respectively. This is the first time since the award’s inception that the high seam division award has not been given The Deer Run mine, Longwall USA Top Performer High Seam Division winner (from left to right): Dwayne Francisco, to a western longwall mine, whose COO; Mark Cornell, operations manager; Dean Lee, human resources; Jon Carden, human resources; and Anthony seam heights are usually higher than oth- Webb, regional longwall superintendent. er districts.

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North American Coal’s Government and Public Affairs Director to examine the cause of the bench slip and the company was devel- David Straley told the Bismarck Tribune that the operator of the 13- oping a plan to remove the unit from its leaning position. million-lb machine (formally known as dragline 102) was working at the East mine pit on June 16 began to notice the slipping around Blankenship Trial Delayed Until October 4:30 p.m. local time. He was able to escape the cab without injury, A July 13 start of a criminal trial for former Massey Energy CEO Don and no other miners were hurt. Blankenship, who stands accused of felonies including conspiracy, Bulldozers aided in pushing dirt against the dragline and move- fraud and making false statements stemming from the Upper Big ment stopped about an hour later. Branch (UBB) mine explosion in 2010, has seen his trial date moved While a request for comment from North American Coal wasn’t once again to October 1. immediately returned, officials told the Tribune that it expects the According to the Associated Press, the 64-year-old ex-executive, machine would be returned to its position and working again within who has pleaded guilty on all counts, faces up to 31 years in prison 10 days. Only minor damage to the machine was reported. for conspiracy to violate mandatory federal mine safety and health The company also noted that coal was still being removed from standards, conspiracy to impede federal mine safety officials, mak- another area of the pit, so operations did not completely stopped. In ing false statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange the meantime, Straley said geologists and engineers were called in Commission (SEC), and securities fraud.

% 2015 AWARDS

Cordero Rojo Receives State of Wyoming Reclamation Award 2014, Cordero Rojo received approval for final, phase-three bond release on Cloud Peak Energy’s Cordero Rojo mine, located near Gillette, Wyoming, more than 900 acres of permanently reclaimed land from the Wyoming received the 2015 State of Wyoming Reclamation Award from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division for the success- ful restoration of the Belle Fourche River. The award was presented at the US Mining Hall of Fame Recognizes Powell River Project Wyoming Mining Association’s Annual Safety and Reclamation Banquet in The National Mining Hall of Fame will present the Prazen Living Legend of Cody, Wyoming, on June 19. Mining Award to the Powell River Project Research and Education Center, a Through design and reconstruction, the Cordero Rojo mine relocated a Virginia Tech program that conducts research and education programs to portion of the Belle Fourche River and reclaimed the stream channel to pro- enhance the restoration of coal-mined lands in partnership with the vide approximately the same conditions as premining. The reclaimed stream Appalachian coal mining industry. channel is stable from erosion with abundant grass cover, and the aquatic The Powell River Project was created in 1980 in direct response to coal life has been established with macro invertebrates and invertebrates. mine reclamation challenges presented by the Surface Mine Control and “Reclamation is a critical part of the mining process, and this award Reclamation Act of 1977. Its purpose has been to identify reclamation prac- recognizes the successful work of all our employees at the Cordero Rojo tices and post-mine land uses most beneficial to communities in the coal mine,” said Colin Marshall, President and CEO of Cloud Peak Energy. “We field region, particularly in the realm of reclaiming and reforesting mined will continue to return the land to a condition that is as good as or better lands with native hardwood species, and the utilization of reclaimed areas than before mining began.” for agriculture and horticulture. Each year, hundreds of people visit the cen- “Moving and returning the Belle Fourche River was a major project for ter to learn about mining, reclamation, and environmental protection at our team, requiring significant planning and execution,” said Joe Vaccari, Appalachian coal mines. Since its establishment, more than 50,000 visitors general manager of the Cordero Rojo mine. “Its completion highlights our have participated in educational programs at the center. commitment to reclamation and environmental stewardship.” The 2015 Annual Induction Banquet and Ceremony will be held on Cordero Rojo mined and shipped approximately 34.8 million tons in October 23, at the Omni William Penn Hotel ballroom in Pittsburgh, 2014, making it the third largest coal mine by production in the U.S. Also in Pennsylvania.

Cordero Rojo mine’s successful restoration of Belle Fourche River after min- More than 50,000 people have visited the Powell River projects to learn about ing cited as exemplary innovation. mine reclamation.

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The decision to move was made by U.S. District Judge Irene Berger; Berger has also moved the trial from Beckley to Charleston Duke Energy Cuts Fuel Use and despite reported requests to move it from West Virginia entirely. The judge had also reportedly been asked by prosecutors and Emissions with New Locomotives defense attorneys to move the trial date back, though she had BY LISA PARRISH already denied an initial request to delay until January 2016, the AP said. In court filings, she noted she was “making an effort to err, if at all, on the side of caution,” and decided that the push was for “good cause.” In January, a hearing in the case was given a delay until April 20. That date, too, was rescheduled. The UBB blast in April 2010 killed 29 miners.

Arch Coal Scheme Ringleader Sentenced to Prison The individual at the center of an extortion scheme at an Arch Coal operation in southern West Virginia that extended over several years has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Booth Goodwin announced that David Runyon, 45, was also fined $15,000 for his role in the kickback scheme. He pleaded guilty to extortion and tax evasion last year, admit- ting that, as general manager of the Mountain Laurel mining com- plex, he had participated in and benefitted from several schemes “It’s my baby,” said Dave Navey, equipment specialist for Duke Energy. where he and other Arch Coal employees were paid cash kickbacks That 130-ton baby is a new energy-efficient locomotive that hauls from complicit Mountain Laurel vendors in exchange for the ven- coal cars down the track at Marshall Steam Station near Charlotte, North dors’ continued business at Mountain Laurel. Carolina. Over the past year, Duke Energy has replaced older locomotives The cash kickbacks totaled more than $1.8 million between 2006 with high-efficiency Railserve LEAF Gen-Set Locomotives that are cutting and 2013. Runyon, one of 10 who have pleaded guilty to various emissions at some of the company’s largest power plants. roles in the circle, was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1 In addition to the one at Marshall, new locomotives are also operating million to Arch Coal and $325,485 to the Internal Revenue Service. at the Asheville Plant and Mayo Steam Plant near Raleigh.”The numbers speak for themselves,” said Navey. “As we introduce more green technolo- MEC Calls Back 262 in West Virginia gies, alternative fuels, hybrids and plug-ins to our fleet, we are seeing Murray Energy’s Monongalia County Coal complex has called back emissions reductions that are good for the environment and good for the 262 of its workers, bringing its miner payroll back up to 400 as it communities we serve.” keeps returning to production following a temporary idling. Exhaust emissions are reduced by 75% for nitrogen oxide and carbon The producer said June 18 that the mine, which had first shut dioxide, exceeding 2015 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air quality down production March 31 and furloughed its crews, resumed par- standards for locomotives. They are cheaper to operate, burning 75% less tial production on June 8, citing environmental, regulatory and diesel fuel. Older models consume an average of 55 gallons of engine oil a market conditions. This callback will allow it to continue operating month compared with none per month with the LEAF. Instead of taking 20 on a reduced schedule. minutes to crank up and reach operating condition, these machines take Chairman, President and CEO Robert E. Murray stated that, about 30 seconds. They are quieter, work by remote control, and are safer while the 400 positions are slightly reduced from prior levels, he is and easier to operate. pleased to get the employees back to their posts. “A conventional locomotive has a big old diesel engine that sucks up tons of fuel and blows out all kind of black soot. It runs a DC generator. Otter Trail Plants Will Open Soon The LEAF Locomotive runs an AC generator, which is more efficient, and it Before the end of summer, Minnesota-based Otter Tail Power Co. produces more power and torque,” said Navey. expects two of its three coal-burning power plants, 427-megawatt Marshall Steam Station purchased the locomotive with the help of a Coyote near Beulah, North Dakota, and 138-megawatt Hoot Lake $200,000 grant from the Clean Fuel Advanced Technology (CFAT) project near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to be fully operational again. at the North Carolina Solar Center, a project focused on reducing trans- Coyote has operated at about 50% capacity since late December portation-related emissions in North Carolina counties that have air qual- 2014. The plant was totally idled for a couple of weeks following a ity concerns. December 4 mechanical failure. One unit was placed back in opera- With the grant money and fuel savings combined, the price difference tion before the end of last year. between a standard locomotive and this new technology will be paid for in Otter Tail spokeswoman Cris Oehler said in early July that less than two years. Coyote should be cranking out electricity at full capacity again The Asheville and Mayo Plant locomotives were purchased without sometime this summer after repairs are completed. grant assistance, costing approximately $900,000 each. Dakota Westmoreland’s nearby Beulah surface mine normally Duke Energy has plans to purchase additional LEAF locomotives for its other coal plants in the Carolinas and Midwest. News Continued on Page 49

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3 Basins to Serve the Surviving US Coal Fleet

BY MOLLY CHRISTIAN AND NEIL POWELL, SNL ENERGY

An SNL Energy analysis shows that 75% of coal deliveries to surviving plants come from the Powder River Basin (PRB), Illinois Basin (ILB) and Northern Appalachia (NAPP) combined. The breakdown was similar for total shipments to retiring and non-retiring plants in 2014 and up from 62% from the three markets in 2007. The analysis is based on 2014, deliveries to coal units not already closed or announced for retirement or conversion. Coal receipts at those units totaled 733 million tons last year compared with overall shipments of 812.8 million tons, including those to plants slated for closure, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. PRB coal will serve 47% of the surviving fleet, steady with 2014’s total share but above 44% in 2007, before the U.S. shale gas production boom and closures in antic- ipation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) ramped up. ILB and NAPP will see bigger market gains, ris- ing to 13% and over 14%, respectively, from 7.9% and 9.7% in 2007. The high-cost Central Appalachia largely based in the PRB and ILB, expects ing PRB coal at its Greene County plant in (CAPP) region will be the biggest loser, demand for both coals to rebound after Alabama before gas became more attrac- with its portion of U.S. power sector coal MATS-related unit retirements subside tive. Southern expects to stop using coal deliveries looking to fall to 6.1% after all past 2016. “By 2017, we expect coal’s at units 1 and 2 of the Greene County announced closures and conversions are share of U.S. electricity generation to plant no later than April 2016 and start completed from 6.5% in 2014 and a little return to nearly 40%. And PRB and ILB operating them solely on gas. Southern more than 15% in 2007. Demand dis- demand is projected to increase, as natu- could switch to using PRB at one of its placement by natural gas has affected all ral gas prices recover and higher coal other units. The company said May 7 that U.S. coal markets, but CAPP has been the plant utilization and basin switching off- it was “evaluating its plans” for unit 3 most vulnerable. Average production set expected retirements,” Kellow said. totaling 225 MW at the Barry plant in costs in the basin of around $60/ton or Peabody estimates combined demand for Alabama, which is currently unavailable more than $10/ton above current spot PRB and ILB coal will grow by 50 million for generation. Rahm said Southern was prices, according to SNL Energy over-the- tons to 70 million tons between 2014 and considering using PRB coal there. In early counter market surveys. 2017. Company Executive Vice President 2015, the Barry plant mainly received CAPP coal does not become more com- and CFO Michael Crews added that the imported coal from Colombia, according petitive on a spot basis until gas goes above PRB is the “go-to source, and one that to U.S. Energy Information Administra- $4 per million Btu (MMBtu), but futures are we’re pleased to be the No. 1 producer tion data. trading just below $3/MMBtu. ILB coal has in.” Southern did not confirm whether it a tough time competing with gas until Although it will remain the single biggest was considering using PRB coal at Barry, prices for the latter reach $3.50/MMBtu to source of U.S. coal, optimism on the PRB’s telling SNL Energy it is “waiting for more $3.75/MMBtu, but PRB coal is more attrac- long-term prospects may be overdone. clarity on the future environmental regu- tive even when gas falls to $2.50/MMBtu to Southern Co. is retiring or converting a latory front to make final decisions on the $2.75/MMBtu, Peabody Energy’s newly large amount of its coal-fired generating future status of Barry 3. [Alabama Power] elected CEO Glenn Kellow said on the com- capacity to burn natural gas, which could continually evaluates its fuel mix to pany’s April 23 earnings call. limit the PRB’s penetration of the south- ensure the most economic value for our Producers of more competitive U.S. eastern utility market. customers.” The company ceased using coals expect their market share — and PRB Coal Users’ Group Executive coal at units 1 and 2 of Barry in April, outright sales — to potentially grow fur- Director Randy Rahm told SNL Energy which will be available on a limited basis ther. Peabody, whose U.S. mines are that Southern had been considering burn- with gas as the fuel source.

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Efforts by Illinois legislators to incen- tivize use of in-state coal by local genera- tors could also limit the PRB’s prospects. Illinois Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, told SNL Energy that he and a group of other state lawmakers hope to advance bills to overturn a state regulation that makes it cheaper for Illinois generators to use PRB coal railed in from the West than locally produced ILB coal. Illinois last year received about 10.4 million tons of coal, 84% of it from Wyoming. All major coal-producing regions will lose demand to pending plant retire- ments, but NAPP is the least exposed of the major basins. SNL Energy estimates that less than 4% of NAPP domestic coal deliveries last year went to units that have retired or are scheduled to stop burning coal. The only other basins with lower exposure on a percent basis are Gulf Coast and northern U.S. lignite regions, which largely serve mine-mouth plants, and the small southern Wyoming market, which only shipped 11.4 million tons to domestic generators in 2014. Part of NAPP’s advantage also lies in its proximity to major customers. The basin serves large scrubbed coal plants within its production footprint of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and other parts of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic. “I think the demand side for ILB and NAPP has been pretty much established, and it’s going to be flat for a while,” Alliance Resource Partners LP President and CEO Joe Craft said on an April 29 earnings call. Alliance reported in a May 22 investor presentation that domestic utility con- sumption of eastern U.S. bituminous coals will “stabilize” at around 250 mil- lion tons through 2020. More than 100 million tons each will come from the ILB and NAPP, with the rest from CAPP. CONSOL Energy, which has narrowed its steam coal assets to large Pennsylvania longwall mines, is one of the least exposed of publicly traded coal companies to plant retirements. About 6% of CONSOL’s coal sales last year were to retiring or closed units. Despite the PRB’s dominant role in U.S. coal markets, its sheer size means a large chunk of PRB coal-fired capacity is set to close, which will hit some producers harder than others. A little more than 12% of Peabody’s coal sales in 2014 went to units that are closing or converting, compared with around 10% each for Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources and 7% for Cloud Peak Energy.

July 2015 www.coalage.com 19 transport tips Shipping World Review

BY DAVE GAMBREL

This is a brief review of shipping issues of Post-Panamax Vessels that hasn’t stopped new investors from immediate interest. For example, there is On September 29, 2014, PCL took delivery opening new mines. Oversupply of coal is a focus on the Panama Canal Authority’s of the Post Panamax bulk carrier Double just now being corrected as low prices are (ACP) definition of New Panamax. ACP Fortune built at Imabari Shipbuilding Co. forcing some coal producers to go does not use the terminology Post Ltd. (Marugame Yard). This vessel is the bankrupt. Look for coal prices to start Panamax, but others do, so this article will first in a series of the IS-NEXTER design, creeping back up. attempt to clarify. It is defined as all ves- which has been developed as the next- The same dynamic is true in ocean sels with dimensions greater than generation of Post-Panamax bulk carriers shipping, where high charter rates in Panamax or Panamax Plus that comply catering to the demanding needs of its 2007-2008 stimulated ship owners to with the size and draft limitations of the clients in the steel and power sectors. The order far more dry bulk vessels than new locks, namely 366 m (1,200 ft 9 in.) in vessel has various advanced features, demand could ever support. The dry bulk length by 49 m (160 ft 9 in.) in beam by including a hybrid fin for enhanced market has long suffered from weak 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in.). Tropical fresh water fuel efficiency. The majority of the deck freight rates stemming from falling draft vessels are referred to as New machinery is electrically driven to prevent demand and an oversupply of ships, so Panamax vessels. Others may refer oil pollution. This is the first of six sister the increased demolition of Capesizes in to Post-Panamax vessels, so the charter- vessels PCL will receive over the next few particular comes at a much needed time er/terminal manager/agent must be very years. Its present fleet of Post-Panamax for the market. At first it sounds odd, but a careful when vessel dimensions are an bulk carriers (including vessels on order) reduction of vessels means more compe- issue. stands at 18. tition for business, which means higher It should be clear from a comparison freight rates. Shanghai Harbor of the Double Fortune’s dimensions that BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst Peter Issues such as pirate-proofing vessels, although it holds more cargo (95,790 met- Sand said, “The high amount of Capesize rogue waves and Plimsoll lines are all ric tons) than the typical Panamax, this demolition will benefit the segment. important, but cannot be covered in just Post-Panamax vessel will hold much less Although increasing scrapping was one article. In fact, one might even argue than the physically larger New-Panamax expected, the actual development exceed- why put any information in writing that vessels. ed BIMCOs expectations. This could have pirates might read and use, so may not be a positive impact on the market. ”What covered much in future issues. Suffice it Demolition choice did ship owners have? Sell vessels to say, however, piracy has advanced far Everyone learns about the law of supply to competitors only to be out-bid when beyond the purview of bands of rag-tag and demand in school, but it seems no bidding on new freight business? It is the Somalis armed with grappling hooks and one pays any attention to it when it comes age-old dilemma of “selling rope to the AK-47s. They may get to keep part of their to making capex decisions. The same rule hangman.” The same thing happens in booty, but the piracy operations are now works in coal or shipping. There has been the barge and railroad industries. controlled by European gangsters. an overhang of coal production since the The Capesize dry bulk demolition Enough about that...back to Post- oil companies began opening mines in market is off to its busiest start ever in Panamax vessels. the Powder River Basin in the 1970s, but 2015 amid some of the lowest dry bulk

20 www.coalage.com July 2015 transport tips continued freight rates in the last three decades. According to the world’s largest ship own- er association, BIMCO, during the first four months of 2015, 52 Capesizes with a total deadweight tonnage (DWT) of around 8.7 million have been sold for demolition. BIMCO pointed out that with those numbers, the market is well on its way to break the 2012 record, where a total of 70 Capesize ships were scrapped. The demolition of Panamax ships has also been on the rise in 2015, and although the development is not quite on par with the Capesizes, it is still substantial. In 2015, as much as 2.6 million DWT has already been sold for demolition, equaling more than half of last year’s total, when 4.8 million DWT was scrapped. Not all coal travels in Capesize or Panamax vessels. Not all ports have deep Delivery of Double Fortune, the first IS-NEXTER Post-Panamax bulk carrier. enough water or can justify large unload- ing facilities. For the smaller Handymax and Handysize vessels, demolition has also increased in 2015. For Handymax, a Vessel Particulars little more than 1 million DWT has been Meters Feet New Panamax Limit scrapped so far in 2015, 34% more than the same period last year. For Handysize, Length overall: 234.9 770’8” 366 meters Breadth (beam): 38 124”8” 49 meters the numbers are 2.2 million DWT so far, Draft (tropical fresh water): 14.4 47’3” 15.2 meters up 79% from last year. BIMCO noted that, despite worsening Deadweight tonnage: 95,790 metric tons freight market conditions, the demolition of dry bulk tonnage has not been adapting fully to this trend as could be expected, at least until now. During 2014, bulk carriers equaling 16 million DWT were sold for demolition, down from more than 23 mil- lion DWT in 2013. Scrap prices are under pressure from a general diminishing demand for steel in addition to cheap steel coming out of China. With low scrap prices, currently around $370 per LDT (light displacement ton), owners are more reluctant to let go of their ships despite being pressured from poor freight market conditions. However, data from the first four months of 2015 shows that more owners are scrapping their ships than ever before.

Carrollton Gauge Vessels approaching the Southwest Pass Gulf Outlet will notice the normally blue Gulf waters are muddy brown farther out View from the bridge of a Panamax — this is a so-called gearless vessel, meaning it has no deck cranes. than usual due to high water on the Beneath each of the hatch covers is a 70-ft-deep cargo hold capable of holding about 10,000 metric tons of Mississippi River. As of June 2, the coal. Since it has no deck cranes or other equipment that may obstruct shore-based ship loaders, it can be Carrollton Gauge near New Orleans, docked and loaded most efficiently. Each of the hatch covers is parted in the middle and rolled toward the side Louisiana, had reached 12 ft and is predict- of the ship. ed to remain above 12 ft. High water rates

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guidance anyway. As a result of the Carrollton Gauge reading (or expected to read) 12 ft and rising, the following Algiers Point VTS Special Area Operating require- ments are in effect: • 33 CFR 165.803 (m) requires stricter barge fleeting standards on the Lower Mississippi River. (Fleets that normally held 250 barges will be reduced to account for river stage.) • 33 CFR 165.810 (b)(2) describes high- water requirements for all vessels operating in the Lower Mississippi River below mile 233.9 AHP, including South Pass and Southwest Pass. • In addition to these requirements, the Algiers Point Vessel Traffic Control lights are energized and vessel traffic is being regulated in the vicinity of Algiers Point. The Vessel Traffic Control lights are located at Governor Nicholls Light, 94.4 AHP, LBD, LMR (LLNR 13630/33185), become effective at fleets in the vicinity at er rising and huge logs floating into barge Gretna Light, 97.6 AHP, RDB, LMR a 12-ft Carrollton Gauge reading. tows fleeted on the river banks, but (LLNR 3655/33210) and the Westwego River men don’t really have to be told the Coast Guard’s VTS (Vessel Traffic Repeater Light, 101.4 AHP, RDB, LMR to take special care when they see the riv- Services) will make sure they have proper (LLNR 13715).

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• Downbound vessels: Check in with Vessel Traffic Service Lower Mississippi River (call sign “New Orleans Traffic”) no lower than the Huey P. Long Bridge, MM 106.1, AHP (SHIPS and TOWS), and the Marlex Terminal, MM 99.0, AHP (SHIPS and TOWS). • Upbound vessels: Check in with “New Orleans Traffic” no higher than the Algiers Canal Forebay, MM 88.0, AHP (SHIPS), Industrial Canal, MM 92.7, AHP (SHIPS and TOWS), and Crescent Towing Smith Fleet, MM 93.5, AHP (TOWS). • In accordance with 33 CFR 160.111 (c), the COTP (Captain of the Port) has determined that during periods of high water, unless moored to a shore- side facility or mooring buoys, all deep draft vessels must have three means to hold position. An example would be two fully operational anchors and the bilities available, such as aft anchors Dave Gambrel is a transportation con- propulsion system in standby. Should or two main engines, a third means of sultant and writer for Coal Age, E&MJ and a vessel lose an anchor or become holding position could be via tug coal transporters. He may be reached at inoperable with no redundant capa- assist. [email protected].

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July 2015 www.coalage.com 23 shuttle cars & scoops Getting the Scoop The latest in scoop, shuttle car technology

BY DONNA SCHMIDT, FIELD EDITOR

Scoops and shuttle cars, without a doubt, Improvements are being made at the carefully. Below are a few examples of are the workhorses of any continuous research and development tables and are this work put into action. operation, and as such they naturally are a being brought into design in many of these source of endless scrutinizing by opera- areas. Even better, nearly all of the industry’s Pursuing the Lowest Cost per Ton tors and original equipment manufactur- major players have been working diligently The concentration for Wisconsin-based ers (OEMs) alike. Both are always looking over the last few years to keep this technolo- Joy Global as of late has been on continu- for the all-in solution to provide higher gy quite literally at the cutting edge. ing its lowest-cost-per-ton mission, and and more efficient production, safer The aftermarket and rebuild segment in the area of its scoops and shuttle cars, operation, reduced emission, decreased of this area is also getting plenty of cus- that focus has been two-fold and related maintenance, consumables replacement tomer feedback on needed improve- to hardware. The first is the 550V DC, its and more. ments, and the vendor arena is listening variable frequency drive (VFD)-conveyor system is designed to help match up the discharge rate of the shuttle car to the belt infrastructure on which the tonnage is being loaded. “The VFD pump allows for the trailing cable to come under tension at a slow controlled rate when the pump is ini- tially energized,” the company said. “This, in turn, reduces the strain on the trailing cable as it eliminates the initial whipping of the cable when it comes under tension.” This Joy motor design, which is per- missible, does not require encoders, as the Joy motors are matched and “tuned” to the VFD drive. Additionally, the Joy system requires just two drives to run all four VFD motors. Because there are fewer components loaded into the system, it is easier to trou- bleshoot, resulting in reduced downtime, Joy’s current line of AC-VFD drive units have been redesigned to accept a 550-VDC input, which permits DC and the DC VFD’s drive enclosures are voltage to be supplied directly and eliminates the need for any DC rectification internal to the drive unit. internally cooled. According to Joy officials, its current proven AC VFD drive units have been redesigned to accept a 550-VDC input, which permits DC voltage to be supplied directly, eliminating the need for any DC rectification internal to the drive unit. Moreover, relocating the DC rectification off the machine allows for a second motor output without increasing the drive unit package size. “That DC voltage is then converted into a variable frequency AC output volt- age between 5 Hz through 90 Hz; this is the same as in the current proven AC VFD New AC conveyor motors from Joy utilize the same mechanical package as the existing conveyor motors. drive units,” the OEM said.

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Joy Global is also spotlighting the Mining has also helped its customer mines Marrying the company’s Invertex globally approved OptiDrive system for realize. “GE’s Invertex drive is designed to technology with its line of scoops has shuttle car conveyors, which increases maximize this advantage,” he added. improved the overall package in more conveyor system and component avail- ability and reliability by reducing the shock loading to all key parts of the con- veyor drive. A new AC-conveyor motor utilizes the same mechanical package as the existing conveyor motor. Motors are mechanically the same as the non-VFD motors, and the new designs have been based off of proven Joy conveyors already in use. The OEM also said that the windings have been redesigned to optimize the VFD outputs, and there is now a single conveyor motor part number for voltages and frequencies, making life easier for mines’ maintenance staff.

Integrating Technology The incorporation of Fairchild’s equipment with GE’s Invertex technology has resulted in a new generation of After spending years producing equipment underground mining equipment that offers operators optimized performance and efficiency underground and and purchasing internal hardware compo- also improves driver control, diagnostics and driver communication. nents from third parties, GE decided to bring its various content together and devel- op much of it internally. The result was its Invertex drive system, which it began installing on its locomotives and surface mining equipment during the 1990s. With the acquisition of the assets of Fairchild International, GE Mining expanded its product offering to under- ground mining and grow its customer base. In 2012 at MINExpo, the company The components of Invertex technology have been added to numerous models of GE Mining equipment, the latest unveiled its Invertex Electric Drive being for coal scoops. Systems for underground vehicles, which combined GE’s breadth of engineering, propulsion and motor leadership with Scoop and Shuttle Car Safety Fairchild’s industry underground prod- uct knowledge and expertise. There’s no shortage of available infor- examine working sections prior to According to GE Fairchild Products mation on keeping miners safer around any work to determine the safest Senior Product/General Manager Jay shuttle cars and scoops, and things to route for miners on foot; Klinko, the incorporation of Fairchild’s always and never do while in the pres- • Providing sufficient clearance at long history of quality equipment with ence of these machines. Mine operators dumping points (at least 24 in., per GE’s Invertex technology has resulted in should also use best practices to keep MSHA outlines) between the rib and a new generation of underground mining production moving along safely and the operator’s compartment to equipment to offer mine operators opti- efficiently. Some of these include: allow the operator to enter or exit mized performance and efficiency under- • Using approved transparent the equipment safely; ground, and also improve driver control, check curtains or fly pads for better • Ensuring visibility by not instructing diagnostics and driver communication. visibility; that haulage equipment be over- Much like its 2012 announcement, the • Scheduling survey times when a sec- loaded; and move to place Invertex on its scoops was tion is not in production; • Installing proximity detection and the result of changing customer needs. In • Instructing the section foremen to permissible strobe lights. this case, to support the migration of many from DC to AC drive technology. Source: U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration — Scoop/Shuttle Car Accident One of the biggest draws to that trend has Prevention been a lower life cycle cost, which GE

July 2015 www.coalage.com 25 shuttle cars & scoops continued ways than one. For one, the OEM was mine’s fleet of scoops, shuttle cars and mines’ feedback to make its offerings able to improve upon its low-profile bat- other mobile equipment. even better. tery-powered coal scoops by incorporat- It is no surprise, then, that Phillips “Currently, Phillips is working on pro- ing the GE Invertex drive system; also, its Machine has been receiving very positive jects that reduce total cost of ownership battery electric Invertex system emits no feedback from operators on its MineLink (TCO) for our OEM products,” he said of diesel particulate matter, which reduces system, an online monitoring system for the company’s R&D efforts, adding that noise and heat generation while also underground equipment that provides the biggest issues being heard from its improving air quality (versus diesel diagnostics access from any Internet-ready customers related to issues with the U.S. scoops, from which GE Mining said the device. From tonnage to oil temp- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), domestic coal community is largely erature/pressure and motor and conveyor permitting problems, and of course the removing itself). Having one package, all current/speed, MineLink can provide ongoing concerns with project financing developed by GE Mining, also has bene- everything in real-time; capabilities also and output prices. fits from the customer service/OEM sup- include incline degrees, equipment opera- These worries also extend to the costs port perspective. tion time and motor overloading/overheat- of adding or replacing a mine’s machines, Moving ahead with the success of its ing status. be it a scoop, shuttle car or any other scoop integrations, Klinko noted that the In fact, there are currently more than 50 piece of a mine’s fleet. While saving mon- company is now looking for other oppor- different alarms that can be customized for ey may be the easiest avenue to take now, tunities for technology transfer. One of a mine and set to go off within parameters it could create issues later. those is expected to see an official launch dictated by each user. Operators can also “Most of Phillips’ customers have cut in 2016: a plan to leverage the Invertex receive email or text alerts when alarms are their buy/build/rebuild budgets to the low- drive and GE Fairchild’s platform capa- activated, sent right to a mobile device or est possible levels,” Allen said. “More repair bilities to launch a new 7T battery-elec- tablet. At the end of each day, all MineLink- work is being done at the mine and the tric drive LHD for the hard rock linked units can be scheduled to undergo a equipment is being operated well beyond underground market. system backup. what is considered to be normal. Operating In addition to the Fairchild line, GE If a user needs to be to be added or the equipment for extended periods results also now owns Australian-based removed, or if an alarm needs edited, all in short-term savings, but will increase the Industrea. Both acquisitions closed in the can be easily done from the system’s costs to rebuild in the future.” second half of 2012. administration console. If a problem aris- To that end, the factors considered es and OEM support is ever needed, help when making such a move largely come Online Monitoring Systems is just a click away once the user submits back to two main things: whether the Monitoring of nearly every facet of min- a trouble ticket through the system. vehicle matches their mining conditions, ing has exponentially grown in popularity According to Phillips Sales and and if it fits into the budget. as the technology with which to achieve it Marketing Director C.R. Allen, monitor- “More customers are buying and using has gotten more and more advanced. ing is an exciting part of the company’s used equipment trying to reduce capital This also extends to the monitoring of a lineup, but it is also always looking at costs [and]…the demand for aftermarket parts has increased,” he noted. At this time, its engineering group is focusing on advancements in technology that are currently being used on the sur- face, aiming to implement these things into the underground environment. Some of these include high-speed data network use, real-time cameras, proximi- ty detection and cableless haulage. It has been busy testing all of these things, par- ticularly since its monitoring system has been such a positive. “Monitoring the equipment in real- time and scheduling component change- outs is a goal many process improvement professionals are seeking,” Allen said. “Running the equipment longer and increasing the life of components and complete machines, reducing labor costs through the use of monitoring will be Phillips Machine provides both new and rebuild units to the coal industry. more important for the future for under- ground miners.”

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The Coal Age Buyers Guide lists more than 500 companies that market equipment and Country Key Abbreviations AUL Australia ITA Italy Co Company services to the coal mining and processing industry. These companies have placed adver- AUS Austria MAL Malaysia Inc Incorporated BEL Belgium NET Netherlands Int’l International tising in Coal Age or one of its ancillary publications (i.e., Keystone Coal Industry Manual, CAN Canada NOR Norway Ltd Limited CHN China RSA South Africa Mfg Manufacturing Coal Prep Handbook & Directory, etc.), exhibited at the Longwall USA International Conference DEN Denmark SPA Spain Corp Corporation FIN Finland SRB Serbia Div Division & Exhibition or the Haulage & Loading conference, or paid for the listing. FRA France SWE Sweden GER Germany SWI Switzerland For a more complete listing of all the companies currently marketing equipment and ser- IDN Indonesia UK United Kingdom vices to the mining and mineral processing business, please visit Mining Media’s interac- IRE Ireland USA United States of America Coal Age’s 2015 Buyers Guide uses country abbreviations that can be tive website, World Mining Equipment (www.wme.com). found on the United Nations’ website.

Analysis Farnham & Pfile Construction Inc, USA...... +1 (724) 653-1010 Borton LC, USA ...... +1 (620) 669-8211 Energy Technologies Inc, USA ...... +1 (419) 522-4444 Flexospan Steel Buildings Inc, USA...... +1 (724) 376-7221 Caltex BMH Systems, USA ...... +1 (972) 751-0500 Hawk, USA...... +1 (978) 304-3000 Sprung Structures, USA ...... +1 (801) 280-1555 Centrifugal Services Inc, USA ...... +1 (618) 268-4850 Indutech Process Contral Inc, GER...... +49 74 84929 740 Steel Nation Steel Buildings Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 873-7533 Cypher Co, The, USA ...... +1 (724) 325-3900 LECO Corp, USA...... +1 (269) 983-5531 Daniels Co, The, USA ...... +1 (304) 327-8161 Bulk Materials Handling Scantech Int'l Pty, AUL ...... +61 8 83500 200 Deister Machine Company Inc, USA...... +1 (260) 426-7495 Coal Handling Solutions, USA ...... +1 (423) 224-7203 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, USA ...... +1 (781) 622-1000 Cogar Manufacturing, USA ...... +1 (304) 252-4435 Woodward Consulting, USA ...... +1 (858) 699-5252 FAM USA, USA ...... +1 (509) 468-2677 Antiques/Collectors Cap Lamps Ohio Vintage Coal, USA...... +1 (740) 924-4985 Koehler-Bright Star, USA ...... +1 (570) 825-1900 Associations Strata Worldwide LLC, USA ...... +1 (800) 691-6601 Derrick Corp, USA ...... +1 (716) 683-9010 Alaska Miners Association, USA ...... +1 (907) 563-9229 Downer EDI Ltd, AUL...... +61 2 9468 9700 Chain Coal Association of Canada ...... +1 (403) 262-1544 Eirich USA, USA...... +1 (847) 336-2444 Columbia Steel Casting, USA ...... +1 (503) 286-0685 FORCE (Families For Coal), USA ...... +1 (724) 684-8051 Elgin Equipment Group CMI, USA ...... +1 (314) 776-2848 U.S. Tsubaki, USA ...... +1 (800) 323-7790 National Mining Association, USA ...... +1 (202) 463-2600 Elgin Equipment Group Tabor, USA ...... +1 (304) 431-4100 National Mining Hall of Fame Chemicals Elgin Equipment Group, USA ...... +1 (630) 434-7200 Eriez Magnetics, USA ...... +1 (814) 835-6000 & Museum, USA ...... +1 (719) 486-1229 Afton Chemical, USA ...... +1 (440) 257-7565 Farnham & Pfile, USA...... +1 (724) 929-3151 Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, USA ...... +1 (724) 684-8051 Zinkan, USA ...... +1 (800) 229-6801 FGX Septech, USA ...... +1 (859) 263-8300 Auctioneers Coal Mining Companies FLSmidth Krebs, USA ...... +1 (520) 744-8200 CA Global Partners, USA...... +1 (818) 340-3134 Anglo American, AUS ...... +61 7 3834 1449 FLSmidth Ludowici, USA...... +1 (304) 855-7880 GoIndustry DoveBid, PH ...... +63 2 478 5555 Centralia Coal Sales Co, USA ...... +1 (570) 822-4135 Forge Group America, USA...... +1 (724) 754-9800 Hilco Industrial LLC, USA...... +1 (248) 254-9999 Cloud Peak Energy, USA...... +1 (307) 687-6000 Garlock Sealing Technologies, USA ...... +1 (315) 597-4811 Myron Bowling Auctioneers, USA ...... +1 (513) 738-3311 CONSOL Energy Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 485-4000 General Kinematics, USA...... +1 (815) 455-3222 Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, USA ...... +1 (800) 211-3983 Contour Mining, USA ...... +1 (304) 872-4841 Greenfields Coal, USA ...... +1 (304) 929-3480 Autonomous Mining Cravat Coal Co, USA ...... +1 (740) 942-4656 Guohua Technology Corp, USA ...... +1 (859) 898-2128 Drummond Co, USA ...... +1 (205) 945-6300 Hawk, USA...... +1 (978) 304-3000 Carlo Gavazzi, USA ...... +1 (847) 465-6100 Extreme Coal Inc, USA ...... +1 (606) 422-1472 Hazemag & EPR GmbH, GER ...... +49 259477490 CAT Global Mining, USA ...... +1 (309) 675-1000 Jeddo Coal, USA ...... +1 (570) 825-0138 Hein Lehmann LLC, USA ...... +1 (678) 566-1987 Joy Global, USA...... +1 (724)-779-4500 Jim Walter Resources, USA ...... +1 (813) 871-4811 IG America, USA ...... +1 (804) 733-0808 Komatsu America Corp, USA ...... +1 (847) 437-5800 Kiewit Mining Group, USA ...... +1 (402) 342-2052 Imperial Technologies, USA...... +1 (330) 491-3200 Neptec Technologies Corp, CAN ...... +1 (613) 599-7602 Lehigh Coal & Navigation, USA ...... +1 (570) 621-7372 Industrial Resources Inc, USA ...... +1 (304) 363-4100 Bearings & Bushings Murray Energy Corp, USA ...... +1 (216) 765-1240 Ingwenya Mineral Tech, UK...... +44 1202706085 HEF Groupe USA, USA ...... +1 (317) 862-8458 NB Coal, CAN ...... +1 (506) 327-2200 Jadco Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 452-5252 Inpro/Seal Co, USA ...... +1 (800) 447-0524 Oxbow Carbon LLC, USA ...... +1 (561) 697-4300 KBR Minerals, USA ...... +1 (801) 364-0900 Kaman Industrial Technologies, USA ...... +1 (904) 696-2394 Patriot Coal, USA ...... +1 (314) 275-3600 Larox Corp, FIN ...... +358 (201) 113-311 Kaydon Bearings Division, USA...... +1 (231) 755-3741 Peabody Energy, USA ...... +1 (314) 342-3400 Lincoln Contracting & Equipment Co, USA....+1 (814) 629-6641 Timken Company, The, USA...... +1 (330) 471-4392 Rio Tinto Services, USA ...... +1 (801) 532-1729 LKAB Minerals, USA ...... +1 (513) 322-5530 Signal Peak Energy, USA...... +1 (406) 323-4510 Marietta Silos, USA ...... +1 (740) 373-2822 Brakes Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich Ausco Products Inc, USA ...... +1 (269) 926-0700 Coal Preparation GmbH & CoKG, GER ...... +49 06283 51-0 The Hilliard Corp, USA ...... +1 (607) 733-7121 Allmineral LLC, USA...... +1 (770) 410-0220 Maschinenfabrik Koppern, GER ...... +49 02324 207 0 ASI Industrial, USA ...... +1 (406) 245-6231 Buildings & Structures MBE Coal & Minerals Technology BDP Industries, USA ...... +1 (518) 527-5417 Allight Pty Ltd, AUL...... +61 (8) 9302 7000 GmbH, GER...... +49 221 99892 700 Beard Technologies Inc, USA ...... +1 (405) 842-2333 ASI Industrial, USA ...... +1 (406) 245-6231 Metso Minerals, USA ...... +1 (412) 269-5000 Bedeschi America Inc, USA...... +1 (954) 602-2175 Bedeschi America Inc, USA...... +1 (954) 602-2175 Minelco Inc, USA ...... +1 (513) 322-5530 BinMaster, USA ...... +1 (402) 434-9102 BinMaster, USA ...... +1 (402) 434-9102 Mineral Technologies, USA ...... +1 (904) 827-1694

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Mole-Master Services Corp, USA ...... +1 (740) 374-6726 GAI-Tronics, USA...... +1 (800) 492-1212 Rema Tip Top North America Inc, USA ...... +1 (520) 421-2280 Ohio Magnetics Inc, (Stearns), USA ...... +1 (216) 662-8484 Helicomm, USA ...... +1 (858) 638-0850 Outotec Oyj, USA...... +1 (904) 353-3681 Innovative Wireless Technologies, USA...... +1 (434) 316-5230 Peters Equipment, USA...... +1 (276) 322-5451 Intec Video Systems, USA...... +1 (949) 859-3800 Peterson Filters Corp, USA ...... +1 (801) 487-7761 IWT, USA ...... +1 (434) 316-5230 Kenwood USA Corp, USA ...... +1 (310) 639-9000 Kutta Radios, USA ...... +1 (866) 574-9990 Richwood, USA ...... +1 (304) 525-5436 Matrix Design Group, USA ...... +1 (866) 462-4849 Rulmeca Corp, USA ...... +1 (910) 794-9294 Mine Site Technologies (USA) Inc, USA ...... +1 (303) 951-0570 Sandvik Mining & Construction, USA ...... +1 (404) 589-3800 Mine Site Technologies, AUL...... +61 (2) 9437-4399 Shaw Almex Industries, CAN...... +1 (905) 643-7750 Phoenix Process Equipment, USA ...... +1 (502) 499-6198 Optical Cable Corp, USA...... +1 (800) 622-7711 Smalis Corp, USA ...... +1 (724) 925-8500 Pillar Innovations, USA ...... +1 (301) 245-4007 Superior Industries, USA ...... +1 (320) 589-2406 Pyott-Boone Electronics, USA...... +1 (276) 988-5505 Syntron Material Handling, USA ...... +1 (800) 356-4898 Radio Frequency Systems, USA ...... +1 (203) 630-3311 TECH (Pang) Industrial, USA ...... +1 (800) 705-2206 Rajant Corp, USA...... +1 (484) 595-0233 Tenova Takraf GmbH Delkor, AUL ...... +61 2 85967 000 RuggedCom, CAN...... +1 (905) 856-5288 Thor Global Enterprises Ltd, CAN ...... +1 (905) 564-0440 Polydeck Screen Corp, USA ...... +1 (864) 579-4594 SMC Electrical Products Inc, USA...... +1 (304) 736-8933 ThyssenKrupp Robins, USA ...... +1 (303) 793-2657 PrepTech Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 727-3439 Snively Inc, USA ...... +1 (440) 974-9937 US Rubber Corp, USA...... +1 (800) 872-3587 Quality Magnetite LLC, USA ...... +1 (304) 453-2222 Stran Technologies, USA...... +1 (203) 729-2572 Van Der Graaf, CAN...... +1 (905) 793-8100 Reiss Viking, USA...... +1 (859) 296-2106 Strata Safety Products LLC, USA ...... +1 (770) 321-2500 Veyance Technologies Inc/ San-Con Industries Inc, USA...... +1 (419) 294-5609 Goodyear Engineered Products, USA...... +1 (888) 899-6354 Schenck Process, USA ...... +1 (440) 543-6000 Cranes & Lifts Seetech LLC, USA...... +1 (304) 769-3010 All Erection & Crane Rental Corp, USA ...... +1 (800) 232-4100 Somerset Coal, USA ...... +1 (412) 576-4000 Stedman, USA ...... +1 (800) 262-5401 Crushers & Sizers Steinert US, LLC, USA...... +1 (800) 595-4014 Strata Worldwide LLC, USA ...... +1 (800) 691-6601 ALLU Group, USA ...... +1 (201) 288-2236 Stock Equipment Co, USA ...... +1 (440) 543-6000 Strictly Business Computer, USA ...... +1 (888) 529-0401 Joy Global, USA...... +1 (414) 319-8500 Strongwell, USA ...... +1 (276) 645-8000 SYColeman Corp, USA ...... +1 (703) 293-7813 McLanahan Corp, USA ...... +1 (814) 695-9807 Tema Isenmann Inc, USA ...... +1 (859) 252-0613 TESSCO Technologies, USA...... +1 (800) 472-7373 MMD Mineral Sizing, USA ...... +1 (423) 884-6100 Tenova Takraf GmbH Delkor, AUL ...... +61 2 85967 000 TR Minecom, AUL...... +61-3-9896 3000 Sandvik Mining & Construction, USA ...... +1 (404) 589-3800 Tunnel Radio of America, USA ...... +1 (541) 758-5637 Victor Products USA, USA ...... +1 (724) 776-4900

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TerraSource, USA ...... +1 (855) 483-7721 TerraSource, USA ...... +1 (855) 483-7721 Wright Concrete & Construction Inc, USA ....+1 (800) 670-6965 ThyssenKrupp Inc, GER...... +49 201 844 0

Coal Preparation Consultant Diesel Engines DRA Global, USA...... +1 (724) 754-9800 AirFlow Catalyst Systems, USA...... +1 (585) 295-1510 ASGCO-Complete Conveyor Solutions, USA+1 (800) 344-4000 Coal Transportation CAT Global Mining, USA ...... +1 (309) 675-1000 Belt Conveyor Guarding, USA ...... +1 (866) 300-6668 Cummins Power Generation, USA ...... +1 (812) 377-5000 AEP River Operations, USA...... +1 (636) 530-2172 Belt Tech Industrial, USA ...... +1 (812) 644-7623 John Deere Power Systems, USA ...... +1 (800) JD-ENGINE Alabama Port Authority, USA...... +1 (251) 441-7200 Benetech, USA ...... +1 (630) 844-1300 MTU, USA ...... +1 (313) 592-7000 American Commercial Lines, USA ...... +1 (812) 288-0100 Beumer Corp, USA ...... +1 (732) 893-2800 Republic Diesel Inc, USA ...... +1 (502) 561-2200 Appalachian Timber Services, USA...... +1 (304) 765-7393 Beumer Group GmbH & CoKG, GER...... +49 02521 24-0 Crounse Corp, USA...... +1 (606) 564-6843 CAT Global Mining, USA ...... +1 (309) 675-1000 Drilling & Blasting Ingram Barge, USA ...... +1 (615) 298-8200 Clasic Conveyor, USA ...... +1 (724) 459-5261 Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions LLC, USA...... +1 (972) 496-7400 JK-CO, USA...... +1 (419) 422-5240 Claudius Peters Projects GmbH, USA ...... +1 (972) 386-4451 Atlas Copco, USA ...... +1 (800) 732-6762 Kinder Morgan, USA ...... +1 (713) 369-9000 Coal Handling Solutions, USA ...... +1 (423) 224-7203 CAT Global Mining, USA ...... +1 (309) 675-1000 Mid-Ship Group, USA ...... +1 (516) 944-3500 Cobra America LLC, USA ...... +1 (866) 768-9700 Dyno Nobel, USA...... +1 (801) 328-6477 Port Corpus Christi, USA ...... +1 (361) 882-5633 Cogar Manufacturing, USA ...... +1 (304) 252-4435 GeoSonics Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 934-2900 River Consulting, USA ...... +1 (614) 890-3456 Conflow Inc, USA...... +1 (724) 746-0200 Trinity Industries, USA ...... +1 (214) 631-4420 Conveyor Services Corp, USA ...... +1 (304) 855-2860 Two Rivers Authority, USA...... +1 (406) 665-9274 Douglas Manufacturing, USA ...... +1 (205) 884-1200 Collision Avoidance FAM Forderanlagen Magdeburg, GER ...... +49 391 6380 - 0 Guardvant Inc, USA ...... +1 (520) 299-1911 Fenner Dunlop Americas, USA ...... +1 (404) 297-3115 Kuriyama of America Inc, USA...... +1 (847) 755-0360 SAFEMineTechnology, USA ...... +1 (510) 473-7233 Flexco, USA ...... +1 (800) 323-3444 Innoveyor Inc, USA...... +1 (757) 485-0500 REICHdrill, USA ...... +1 (814) 342-5500 Communications & Tracking Joy Global, USA...... +1 (724)-779-4500 Sandvik Mining & Construction, USA ...... +1 (404) 589-3800 3D-P, USA...... +1 (800) 955-93DP Macquarie Mfg Pty Ltd, AUL ...... +61 (0)249 753 711 Sauls Seismic Inc, USA ...... +1 (205) 592-2466 Active Control Technology Inc, CAN ...... +1 (905) 670-5500 Martin Engineering, USA ...... +1 (309) 594-2384 Shaft Drillers Int'l, USA ...... +1 (800) 331-0175 AFL Telecommunications, USA...... +1 (800) 235-3423 Mine Drives, USA ...... +1 (814) 449-7578 T&T Carbide, USA ...... +1 (618) 439-7253 Amphenol Fiber Systems, USA ...... +1 (800) 472-4225 PEBCO Inc, USA ...... +1 (270) 442-1996 Target Drilling Inc, USA ...... +1 (412) 384-2292 Becker Mining America, USA ...... +1 (304) 736-9833 Phoenix Conveyor Belt Systems, GER ...... +49 40 7667 2205 Terex Reedrill, USA ...... +1 (972) 265-7110 Becker Mining Systems GmbH, GER ...... +49 6897857232 Picor, USA ...... +1 (423) 282-9900 US Synthetic Mining, USA ...... +1 (800) 535-7419 Carroll Engineering Co, USA...... +1 (877) 9-MINERS Pioneer Conveyor LLC, USA ...... +1 (301) 334-8186 Varel Int'l, USA ...... +1 (972) 242-1160 CSE Corp, USA ...... +1 (800) 245-2224 Precision Pulley & Idler, USA ...... +1 (800) 247-1228

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Pincock Allen & Holt, USA ...... +1 (303) 986-6950 Resource Capital Funds, USA...... +1 (720) 946-1444 General Contractors RAG Mining Solutions GmbH, GER ...... +49 6897857319 ANV Group Ltd, GER ...... +495 504-08-01 Firefighting Raw Materials Group, SWE ...... +46 87440065 Beaver Steel Services Inc, USA ...... +1 (412) 429-8860 Kidde Fire Systems, USA...... +1 (508) 881-2000 RungePincockMinarco, AUL ...... +61 7 3100 7200 Bruks Rockwood Inc, USA ...... +1 (770) 849-0100 Phoenix First Response, USA ...... +1 (800) 516-4266 RungePincockMinarco, USA...... +1 (303) 986-6950 Gasbarre Products Inc, USA ...... +1 (814) 371-3015 Spraying Systems Co, USA ...... +1 (800) 95-SPRAY Schneider Electric, USA...... +1 (847) 397-2600 GMS Mine Repair & Maintenance Inc, USA ..+1 (301) 334-8186 USF Equipment & Services Ltd, USA ...... +1 (903) 753-3901 Shaft Drillers Int'l, USA ...... +1 (800) 331-0175 Hoffmann Inc, USA ...... +1 (563) 263-4733 Weatherford Int'l, USA ...... +1 (713) 580-9700 Skelly & Loy, USA...... +1 (800) 892-6532 Rock & Coal Construction Inc, USA ...... +1 (304) 683-5600 Somerset Coal, USA ...... +1 (412) 576-4000 Fleet Management/Dispatch Systems Specialized Career Search, USA ...... +1 (610) 351-4322 Leica Geosystems Inc, USA ...... +1 (770) 326-9500 SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd, UK ...... +44 2920 348150 MinVu Pty Ltd, AUS ...... +61 7 3255 2333 Stagg Resources Consultants, USA ...... +1 (304) 776-6660 Modular Mining Systems Inc, USA ...... +1 (520) 746-9127 Stolar Research Corp, USA...... +1 (575) 445-3607 Strata Mine Services, USA...... +1 (770) 321-2500 Summit Engineering, USA ...... +1 (606) 432-1447 Tenova Takraf GmbH Delkor, AUL ...... +61 2 85967 000 Trinity Consultants, USA ...... +1 (800) 229-6655 Tymark, LLC, USA ...... +1 (518) 489-8950 U.S. Commercial Service, USA ...... +1 (412) 644-2800 Varo Engineers, USA ...... +1 (614) 459-0424 Wallace + Pancher, Inc., USA ...... +1 (724) 551-1240 Weir Int'l, USA ...... +1 (630) 968-5400 Tough, Reliable and Economical. White Engineering, USA...... +1 (800) 220-2097 Wood Mackenzie, USA ...... +1 (303) 425-5025 The Jeep® J8 combines everything you need Woodward Consulting, USA ...... +1 (858) 699-5252 in one rugged, servicable package. WSP Environment & Energy, UK...... +44 (0)20 7314 5000

Environmental Abanaki Corp, USA ...... +1 (440) 543-7400 Abutec LLC, USA...... +1 (770) 846-0155 CiDRA Minerals Processing Inc, USA ...... +1 (203) 265-0035 Environmental Stabilization Solutions, USA....+1 (623) 934-6767 GE Water & Process Technologies, USA ...... +1 (913) 206-1102 GEC Drilling, USA...... +1 (478) 757-1606 GSE Lining Technology, USA ...... +1 (800) 435-2008 Hi-Vac Corp, USA ...... +1 (740) 374-2306

Phoenix Process Equipment, USA ...... +1 (502) 499-6198 Strata Safety Products LLC, USA ...... +1 (770) 321-2500 US EPA Coalbed Methane Outreach Program, USA ...... +1 (781) 674-7313 Wallace + Pancher, Inc., USA ...... +1 (724) 551-1240 Worthington Products, USA ...... +1 (330) 452-7400 WSP Environment & Energy, UK...... +44 (0)20 7314 5000

Fasteners The Jeep® J8 meets underground mining requirements, cuts Nord-Lock Inc, USA...... +1 (412) 279-1149 downtime and improves the bottom line. Filters • Powered by a MSHA-approved VM Motori 2.8L Turbo Diesel AirFlow Catalyst Systems, USA...... +1 (585) 295-1510 Donaldson Co, USA...... +1 (952) 887-3300 • Base J8 chassis available in either two-or four-door configurations Industrial Lubricant Co, USA ...... +1 (903) 597-4800 • Flatbed or pickup style vehicles are available with customizable Kaydon Filtration, USA ...... +1 (706) 884-3041 wheelbases based on customer specifications Luber-Finer, USA ...... +1 (513) 421-6622 One Eye Industries, CAN ...... +1 (403) 242-4221 • The only underground utility vehicle manufactured and supported Phoenix Process Equipment, USA ...... +1 (502) 499-6198 by a major international company, Jeep®! Precision Filtration Products, USA ...... +1 (215) 679-6645 Schroeder Industries & Irwin Car Visit online or call today to find out more about the Jeep® J8. and Equipment, USA ...... +1 (724) 318-1100 Seebach America Inc, USA ...... +1 (304) 720-3746 Seetech LLC, USA...... +1 (304) 769-3010 120 South Main St, Richfield, UT 84701 800-825-9674 • www.classicmo.com/j8.htm Finance [email protected] CIT Equipment Finance, USA ...... +1 (215) 854-6434 Falls River Group LLC, USA...... +1 (239) 649-4222

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Novatek, USA...... +1 (724) 288-6945 Maintenance Polaris Laboratories, USA ...... +1 (317) 808-3750 Afton Chemical, USA ...... +1 (440) 257-7565 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, USA....+1 (509) 332-7990 American Utility Metals, USA ...... +1 (719) 597-2423 SGS North America, USA ...... +1 (410) 355-1958 AZZ Galvanizing, USA ...... +1 (817) 810-0095 Beaver Steel Services Inc, USA ...... +1 (412) 429-8860 Land Companies Strata Worldwide LLC, USA ...... +1 (800) 691-6601 Bel-Ray Company, USA ...... +1 (732) 938-2421 Appalachian Timber Services, USA...... +1 (304) 765-7393 Trinity Mining and Construction Bortech Corp, USA ...... +1 (603) 358-4030 Chartwell Int'l, USA...... +1 (740) 532-7155 Equipment Inc, USA...... +1 (210) 589-8948 CMA, LLC/Double Coin Tires, USA...... +1 (626) 301-9575 Hode Lumber Co, USA ...... +1 (419) 753-2263 Vaughan Co Inc, USA ...... +1 (360) 249-4042 Expander Americas Inc, USA ...... +1 (928) 646-3500 Marcus & Millichap, USA ...... +1 (904) 565-2919 FLIR Systems Inc, USA ...... +1 (800) 727-3547 Ground Engaging Tools Resource Land Holdings, LLC, USA...... +1 (719) 633-1505 Flow Ezy Filters Inc, USA ...... +1 (734) 665-8777 CAT Global Mining, USA ...... +1 (309) 675-1000 The 84 Group Inc, USA ...... +1 (412) 788-3939 Gasbarre Products Inc, USA ...... +1 (814) 371-3015 Columbia Steel Casting, USA ...... +1 (503) 286-0685 Law Firms GMS Mine Repair & Maintenance Inc, USA ..+1 (301) 334-8186 ESCO, USA ...... +1 (814) 467-0822 Bailey & Glasser, LLC, USA ...... +1 (304) 594-0087 Hausner Hard Chrome Inc, USA ...... +1 (270) 684-2279 Guns Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, USA ...... +1 (513) 977-8200 Hedweld USA Inc, USA ...... +1 (208) 755-2976 Henry Repeating Arms, USA ...... +1 (201) 858-4400 Jackson Kelly PLLC, USA ...... +1 (304) 340-1000 Henkel Corp., USA...... +1 (816) 571-5100 Jackson Lewis PC, USA ...... +1 (703) 483-8373 HMC, USA ...... +1 (866) 990-9462 Haul Roads Spilman Thomas & Battle, USA...... +1 (800) 967-8251 Industrial Lubricant Co, USA ...... +1 (903) 597-4800 Big R Mfg., USA...... +1 (800) 234-0734 IPD LLC, USA ...... +1 (310) 530-1900 Lighting Hoists L&H Industrial, USA ...... +1 (307) 682-7238 Allmand Bros Inc, USA ...... +1 (308) 995-4495 Lawson Products, USA ...... +1 (866) 837-9908 FKC-Lake Shore, USA...... +1 (877) 554-8600 KH Controls, USA ...... +1 (724) 459-7474 Layfield Poly Films Ltd, CAN ...... +1 (604) 275-5588 Rouster WRR, USA ...... +1 (800) 595-2747 Nordic Lights NA Inc, USA...... +1 (330) 519-8133 Longwall Associates, USA...... +1 (276) 646-2004 Siemag Tecberg GmbH, GER ...... +49 2738210 Phoenix Products Co, USA ...... +1 (414) 973-3300 Materion Brush Performance Alloys, USA...... +1 (216) 486-4200 Thern Inc, USA...... +1 (507) 454-2996 Shat-R-Shield, USA ...... +1 (800) 223-0853 Monitek Inc, USA ...... +1 (307) 685-2566 Hydraulic Power Systems MPI, USA ...... +1 (412) 664-7788 Liners Alerton International, USA ...... +1 (516) 408-7550 NAES Corp., USA ...... +1 (425) 961-4700 Bailey Parks Urethane, USA ...... +1 (901) 774-7930 Cypher Co, The, USA ...... +1 (724) 325-3900 OEM Retrofit Inc, USA ...... +1 (606) 437-1656 Plastatech Engineering Ltd, USA...... +1 (989) 754-6500 Flodraulic Group Inc, USA ...... +1 (480) 921-5440 Partsmaster, USA ...... +1 (800) 336-0450 Worthington Products, USA ...... +1 (330) 452-7400 Gates Corp, USA ...... +1 (800) 366-3128 Pauls Fans, USA ...... +1 (276) 530-7311 Gates Fluid Power Division, USA...... +1 (303) 744-1911 Longwall Mining Equipment Sioux Rubber & Urethane, USA...... +1 (712) 252-3257 Hauhinco, USA...... +1 (724) 789-7050 Advanced Cutting Systems, USA ...... +1 (260) 423-3394 Southwestern Manufacturing Inc., USA ...... +1 (519) 985-6161 Hose Solutions, USA ...... +1 (480) 607-1507 AirFlow Catalyst Systems, USA...... +1 (585) 295-1510 Stellar Industries, USA ...... +1 (641) 923-3741 Hydra-Tech Pumps, USA ...... +1 (570) 645-3779 C&A Cutter Head, Inc, USA...... +1 (276) 646-5548 T.F. Hudgins, USA ...... +1 (713) 682-3651 Capital Group Fasing Plc, POL ...... +48 32/ 735 00 00 York Portable Machine Tools, CAN...... +1 (250) 287-7716 CAT Global Mining, USA ...... +1 (309) 675-1000 Mechanical Power Transmission Chain Connection, USA...... +1 (724) 539-8222 Cone Drive, USA ...... +1 (888) 994-2663 Eickhoff Bergbautechnik GmbH, GER ...... +49 234 975-0 EES Gear Gmbh, SWI...... +41 41 755 09 54 Eickhoff Corp, USA ...... +1 (412) 788-1400 Emerson Power Transmission, USA ...... +1 (630) 561-1431 Kuriyama of America Inc, USA...... +1 (847) 755-0360 Famur Group, POL ...... +48 32 359 63 00 Force Control Industries, USA ...... +1 (513) 868-0900 Manuli Hydraulics (Americas) Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 778-3380 Hauhinco, USA...... +1 (724) 789-7050 Hansen Gearboxes, USA...... +1 (304) 262-5860 Marco Systems, GER ...... +49 8131 5161 0 Heintzmann, USA...... +1 (276) 964-7413 Hansen Transmission Inc, USA ...... +1 (757) 478-3605 Mercia Int'l Products Ltd, USA ...... +1 (412) 787-2400 Inpro/Seal Co, USA ...... +1 (800) 447-0524 North American Hydraulics, USA...... +1 (225) 751-0500 Jahnel Kestermann, GER ...... +49 0234 339-249 Open Loop Energy, USA ...... +1 (575) 644-2907 KTSDI-Kessler, USA ...... +1 (330) 783-2000 Parker Hannifin Corp, USA ...... +1 (216) 896-3000 R&M Fluid Power, USA ...... +1 (330) 758-2766 Royal Brass and Hose, USA ...... +1 (800) 669-9650 HUESKER inc, USA...... +1 (704) 588-5500 Ryco Hydraulics, USA ...... +1 (281) 821-4100 Hydrowatt AG, SWI...... +41 (0)52 624 53 22 System Seals, USA ...... +1 (800) 465-8835 Joy Global, USA...... +1 (724) 779-4500 US Rubber Corp, USA...... +1 (936) 756-1977 K.B.P. Kettenwerk Becker-Pruente GmbH- Kuriyama of America Inc, USA...... +1 (847) 755-0360 Wojanis Supply Co, USA ...... +1 (800) 345-9024 Capital Group FASING Plc, GER...... +49 2363 7334 15 Magnetek, USA ...... +1 (800) 288-8178 Wooster Hydrostatics Inc, USA ...... +1 (330) 263-6555 King Packaged Materials Co, CAN ...... +1 (905) 633-6613 Manuli Hydraulics (Americas) Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 778-3380 Longwall Associates, USA...... +1 (276) 646-2004 Material Control Inc, USA...... +1 (630) 892-4274 Instrumentation Longwall Mining Services (LMS), USA...... +1 (724) 816-7871 Midwest Brake, USA ...... +1 (586) 775-3000 BinMaster, USA ...... +1 (402) 434-9102 Longwall Services Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 228-9898 Mine Drives, USA ...... +1 (814) 449-7578 Fluke Corp, USA ...... +1 (425) 347-6100 Macquarie Mfg Pty Ltd, AUL ...... +61 (0)249 753 711 Multigear GmbH, GER ...... +49 (0) 2652 93605 0 Hawk, USA...... +1 (978) 304-3000 Marco North America, USA ...... +1 (304) 733-0977 Nord-Lock, USA ...... +1 (800) 345-BOLT Kuriyama of America Inc, USA...... +1 (847) 755-0360 Marco Systems, GER ...... +49 8131 5161 0 Preinfalk, GER ...... +49 6894 3101 0 Paratech Inc, USA ...... +1 (815) 469-3911 Insurance Rexnord Industries, LLC, USA...... +1 (414) 643-3000 Seetech LLC, USA...... +1 (304) 769-3010 American Mining Insurance Co, USA ...... +1 (205) 870-3535 Security Locknut, USA...... +1 (847) 970-4050 Stolar Horizon, USA ...... +1 (575) 445-3607 Houston International Insurance Group, USA +1 (205) 776-1590 Svendborg Brakes, DEN ...... +45 63 255 255 Sunkun American Mining Equipment, USA....+1 (858) 353-5335 System Controls Inc, USA ...... +1 (205) 591-0401 Laboratories System Controls Inc, USA ...... +1 (205) 591-0401 Tribco Inc, USA ...... +1 (216) 486-2000 Certified Laboratories, USA ...... +1 (972) 428-0591 Tiefenbach North America, USA ...... +1 (304) 368-9440 Voith Turbo GmbH and Co KG, GER ...... +49 (7951) 32-409 Clark Testing Services, USA ...... +1 (269) 697-8632 United Mining Equipment, USA...... +1 (724) 586-0195 Wolfgang Preinfalk GmbH, GER...... +49 (0) 6894 3101 0 Hazen Research Inc, USA ...... +1 (303) 279-4501 ZMJ, CHN...... +86 371-67891026

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Media Fenner Dunlop Americas, USA ...... +1 (404) 297-3115 Thermo-Tech Heating Devices Inc, USA...... +1 (877) 693-7693 Mining Media Int'l, USA ...... +1 (303) 283-0640 Gardner Paint Services, USA...... +1 (423) 928-8351 Thiele GmbH & Co KG, GER ...... +49 2371 / 947-0 Garlock Klozure, USA ...... +1 (866) 556-9873 Timken Co, The, USA ...... +1 (330) 471-4392 Methane Drainage Garlock Rubber Technologies, USA ...... +1 (870) 239-4051 United Central Industrial Supply, USA ...... +1 (276) 466-0511 KSD Ent LLC - Methane Busters, USA...... +1 (304) 624-7452 Harrington Hoists, USA ...... +1 (800) 233-3010 Vesta Mine Supply, USA ...... +1 (724) 674-7477 Methane Recovery Solutions, LLC, UK ....+44 (0) 161 483 1435 Hilti, USA ...... +1 (866) 445-8827 Williamstown Mine Supply, USA ...... +1 (817) 891-5105 US EPA Coalbed Methane Hytorc, USA ...... +1 (800) 367-4986 Wire Rope Corp of America Inc, USA ...... +1 (412) 373-6122 Outreach Program, USA ...... +1 (781) 674-7313 Kimes Steel & Rail Inc, USA...... +1 (888) 392-7245 Worthington Products, USA ...... +1 (330) 452-7400 Welldog, USA...... +1 (307) 742-6340 Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Works, USA ....+1 (734) 302-0125 Mine Supplies Motors 3M Co, USA...... +1 (651) 737-1538 Baldor Electric Co, USA...... +1 (479) 646-4711 Applied Industrial Technologies, USA ...... +1 (216) 426-4000 Mohler Technology Inc, USA ...... +1 (812) 897-2900 SIEMAG Inc, USA ...... +1 (518) 966-4650 Kuriyama of America Inc, USA...... +1 (847) 755-0360 Siemag Tecberg GmbH, GER ...... +49 2738210 Lewis-Goetz & Co Inc, USA...... +1 (304) 252-6203 T&N Electric Motors Exchange Inc, USA ...... +1 (800) 513-7931 McNichols Co, USA ...... +1 (877) 884-4653 Yost Electric, USA ...... +1 (785) 637-5454 MCS, USA ...... +1 (412) 429-8991 ASGCO-Complete Conveyor Solutions, USA+1 (800) 344-4000 Pioneer Supply, USA ...... +1 (412) 471-5600 Oils & Lubricants Becker Wholesale Mine Supply, USA ...... +1 (724) 515-4993 Bel-Ray Company, USA ...... +1 (732) 938-2421 Bluefield Mfg, USA ...... +1 (800) 445-4461 BP, USA ...... +1 (800) 333-3991 Brady Mining, USA...... +1 (314) 872-8192 Castrol Industrial North America Inc, USA...... +1 (877) 641-1600 Cattron Group Int'l, USA ...... +1 (724) 962-3571 CC Jensen Inc, USA ...... +1 (206) 789-1710 Chain Connection, USA...... +1 (724) 539-8222 ConocoPhillips Lubricants, USA ...... +1 (303) 649-4080 Cincinnati Mine Machinery, USA ...... +1 (513) 522-7777 Richwood, USA ...... +1 (304) 525-5436 D-A Lubricant Company Inc, USA...... +1 (800) 645-5823 Crompion International, USA ...... +1 (225) 343-4219 Ringers Gloves, USA ...... +1 (800) 421-8454 DA Stuart GmbH, GER ...... +49 2 02/60 70 Douglas Manufacturing, USA ...... +1 (205) 884-1200 RM Wilson Co Inc, USA...... +1 (800) 624-5460 Fuchs Lubricants, USA ...... +1 (724) 627-3200 Dry Systems Technologies, USA...... +1 (630) 427-2051 Strata Mine Services, USA...... +1 (770) 321-2500 Graco, USA ...... +1 (800) 533-9655 Erlau AG, USA ...... +1 (319) 294-0001 Swanson Industries, USA ...... +1 (800) 327-6203 Industrial Lubricant Co, USA ...... +1 (903) 597-4800 Fairmont Supply Co, USA ...... +1 (724) 514-3900 Syntron Material Handling, USA ...... +1 (800) 356-4898 Luber-Finer, USA ...... +1 (513) 421-6622

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Lubrizol Corp, USA ...... +1 (440) 943-4200 Heartland Pump Rental & Sales, USA...... +1 (618) 985-5110 Mantek, USA ...... +1 (800) 527-7850 Hydra-Tech Pumps, USA ...... +1 (570) 645-3779 Quaker Chemical, USA ...... +1 (610) 832-4000 Industrial Service & Electronics Inc, USA...... +1 (270) 830-0074 Reserve Systems Inc, USA ...... +1 (661) 256-2275 ITT Flygt AB, SWE ...... +46 (8) 475-600 Spinner II Products, USA ...... +1 (713) 682-3651 ITT Water & Wastewater U.S.A. Inc, USA ...... +1 (203) 380-4700 Kamat Pumpen GmbH, GER...... +49 (0) 23 02 / 89 03 - 0 HUESKER inc, USA...... +1 (704) 588-5500 Piping Megator Corp, USA ...... +1 (412) 963-9200 InterState Treated Materials, USA ...... +1 (724) 324-2107 Altoona Pipe and Steel Supply, USA...... +1 (814) 944-1631 Mersino Dewatering, USA ...... +1 (810) 658-3472 Jennmar Corp, USA...... +1 (412) 963-9071 CertainTeed Corp, USA...... +1 (610) 341-7825 Modern Pump & Equipment Inc, USA ...... +1 (717) 444-2200 JH Fletcher & Co, USA ...... +1 (304) 525-7811 CF Ultra Tech, USA ...... +1 (262) 284-7800 Odesse Pumpen, GER ...... +49 (0) 3949 932-0 Marco Concrete Lifting, USA ...... +1 (866) 886-2726 Grinnell Products, USA ...... +1 (215) 362-0700 RePower Mining Int'l Inc, USA...... +1 (205) 483-0350 Minova USA, USA ...... +1 (502) 868-6224 Indumar Products, USA...... +1 (713) 977-4100 Ritz Pumpenfabrik GmbH & Co KG, GER ...... +49 7171609286 Jabo Supply Corp, USA ...... +1 (304) 736-8333 Service Pump & Supply Inc, USA ...... +1 (304) 429-6731 Lee Supply Co, USA ...... +1 (724) 483-3543 Thompson Pump & Mfg Co Inc, USA...... +1 (800) 767-7310 Ultra Tech Pipe, USA ...... +1 (800) 626-8243 US Tsubaki, USA ...... +1 (847) 459-9500 Victaulic, USA...... +1 800-PICK-VIC Watson Marlow, USA ...... +1 (800) 282-8823 Power Systems Weir Minerals-Slurry Group, USA ...... +1 (608) 221-2261 Strata Worldwide LLC, USA ...... +1 (800) 691-6601 Sub-Technical Inc, USA...... +1 (724) 625-0008 ABB Inc, USA...... +1 (970) 282-7734 Xylem Dewatering Solutions (Godwin), USA ..+1 (856) 467-3636 Ampcontrol Pty Ltd, AUS...... +61 2 4961 9000 Reagents Rope (Wire & Synthetic) Arizona Electrical Apparatus, USA...... +1 (520) 622-7802 Arclin, CAN...... +1 (905) 712-0900 Rouster WRR, USA ...... +1 (800) 595-2747 Avtron Mfg, USA ...... +1 (216) 573-7600 Chemstream Inc, USA...... +1 (814) 629-7118 Samson Rope, USA...... +1 (360) 384-4669 Cavotec, USA...... +1 (704) 873-3009 CyPlus GmbH, GER ...... +49 6181-59-6934 Southwire Co, USA ...... +1 (770) 832-5723 CW Electric Inc, USA ...... +1 (606) 928-2074 Nalco Co, USA...... +1 (630) 305-1000 WireCo WorldGroup, USA...... +1 (816) 270-4700 Diversified Energy, USA ...... +1 (480) 507-0297 Zinkan, USA ...... +1 (800) 229-6801 Yale Cordage, USA ...... +1 (207) 282-3396 Draka Industrial Cable GmbH, NET ...... +31 (0)20 56 89 865 EnerSys, USA...... +1 (904) 374-3534 Research Safety Flanders Electric, USA ...... +1 (812) 867-7421 CDC/NIOSH, USA ...... +1 (800) 232-4636 American Mine Research, USA ...... +1 (276) 928-1712 Fluke Corp, USA ...... +1 (425) 347-6100 Missouri University of Science Aqua Blox Emergency Drinking Water GE Transportation, USA ...... +1 (814) 875-5257 & Technology, USA ...... +1 (800) 522-0938 Solutions, USA ...... +1 (866) 500-2782 General Cable Corp, USA ...... +1 (800) 243-8020 NIOSH, USA...... +1 (800) CDC-INFO Avon Protection Systems, USA...... +1 (410) 273-1161 Innovative Utility Products, USA...... +1 (479) 410-2098 Southern Illinois University Bashlin Industries Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 458-8340 Intermountain Electronics Inc, USA ...... +1 (435) 637-7160 Coal Research Center, USA ...... +1 (618) 536-5521 BWI Eagle Inc, USA ...... +1 (724) 283-4681 Joslyn Clark Controls, USA ...... +1 (800) 390-6405 CAB (Cambria County Assoc), USA ...... +1 (814) 472-5077 Rock Dust CDC/NIOSH, USA ...... +1 (800) 232-4636 Blastcrete Equipment Co, USA ...... +1 (256) 235-4867 Dan Post Boot Company, USA...... +1 (724) 561-3997 Carmeuse Lime & Stone, USA ...... +1 (412) 995-5500 Draeger Safety Inc, USA ...... +1 (412) 787-8383 DSI Underground Systems Inc, USA ...... +1 (801) 973-7169 Durable Documents, USA ...... +1 (412) 221-6400 Hafco, USA ...... +1 (201) 447-0433 Hedweld USA Inc, USA ...... +1 (208) 755-2976 Kuriyama of America Inc, USA...... +1 (847) 755-0360 Honeywell Safety Products, USA ...... +1 (800) 430-5490 Line Power, USA ...... +1 (276) 466-8200 Impact Safety Products, USA ...... +1 (970) 241-8783 Midsun Specialty Products Inc, USA...... +1 (860) 378-0111 Lewis-Goetz & Co Inc, USA...... +1 (304) 252-6203 Nexans AmerCable, USA ...... +1 (800) 643-1516 Matterhorn, USA ...... +1 (800) 441-4319 Plymouth Rubber, USA ...... +1 (781) 828-0220 Mine Safety Apparel, USA ...... +1 (800) 292-9878 Imerys, USA ...... +1 (888) 277-9636 Preco Electronics, USA ...... +1 (866) 977-7326 MineARC Systems America LLC, USA...... +1 (214) 337-5100 Saminco Inc, USA ...... +1 (239) 561-1561 Roof Bolters NL Technologies, CAN ...... +1 (416) 425-6559 Oliver USA, USA...... +1 (406) 273-9060 Schneider Electric, USA...... +1 (847) 397-2600 JH Fletcher & Co, USA ...... +1 (304) 525-7811 Siemens AG, GER ...... +49 (9131) 723-327 On-Site Gas, USA ...... +1 (800) 559-8403 Siemens Industry Inc, USA ...... +1 (770) 740-3480 Roof Control Predictive Compliance, USA ...... +1 (801) 994-6455 SMC Electrical Products Inc, USA...... +1 (304) 736-8933 DSI Underground Systems Inc, USA ...... +1 (801) 973-7169 Red Wing Shoe Co, USA ...... +1 (800) 733-9464 Tele-Fonika Cable Americas, USA ...... +1 (630) 406-9000 DU Technologies, USA ...... +1 (201) 729-0070 Rel-Tek Corp, USA ...... +1 (412) 373-6700 TJB Inc, USA ...... +1 (440) 327-6154 EMS Mining, USA ...... +1 (513) 543-9721 Ringers Gloves, USA ...... +1 (800) 421-8454 TMEIC, USA...... +1 (540) 283-2300 FiReP North America Inc, CAN ...... +1 (905) 686-7907 Strata Worldwide LLC, USA ...... +1 (800) 691-6601 Victor Products USA, USA ...... +1 (724) 776-4900 King Packaged Materials Co, CAN ...... +1 (905) 633-6613 Tapeswitch, USA ...... +1 (631) 630-0442 Wabash Power Equipment, USA ...... +1 (800) 704-2002 KING Shotcrete Solutions, CAN ...... +1 (905) 639-4401 TP Mfg, USA ...... +1 (978) 422-3400 Wilson Creek Energy LLC, USA ...... +1 (814) 443-4600 MICON, USA ...... +1 (877) 746-9911 Tuff Knucks Gloves (Lewellyn Safety), USA....+1 (812) 699-1601 Paratech Inc, USA ...... +1 (815) 469-3911 Turtle Plastics, USA ...... +1 (440) 282-8008 Processing Controls Emerson Process Management, USA ...... +1 (641) 754-3011 Roof Support Sampling Camber Corp, USA ...... +1 (724) 933-6040 HSS Sampling Div (McLanahan), USA ...... +1 (814) 695-9807 Pumps ChemGrout Inc, USA...... +1 (708) 354-7112 James A Redding Co, USA ...... +1 (814) 444-3452 Arthur Habermann GmbH & CoKG, GER ...... +49 2302 /6606-0 DSI Mining Americas, USA ...... +1 (801) 973-7169 Scales BJM Pumps LLC, USA ...... +1 (877) BJM-PUMP Gunite Construction Co, USA ...... +1 (740) 676-2172 Chesterton Co, USA ...... +1 (781) 438-7000 Cardinal Scale Mfg Co, USA ...... +1 (417) 673-4631 Grindex AB, SWE...... +46 86066600 Intercomp, USA ...... +1 (763) 476-2531 Grindex Pumps, USA...... +1 (708) 532-9988 Southwestern Scale Co Inc, USA ...... +1 (602) 243-3951 Hauhinco, USA...... +1 (724) 789-7050 Tecweigh, USA ...... +1 (651) 777-4780 Thermo Fisher, Process Inst., USA ...... +1 (858) 882-1358

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Walz Scale Co, USA ...... +1 (309) 694-3200 Security Atlas Copco, USA ...... +1 (800) 732-6762 Global Security & Engineering Bundy Auger Mining Inc, USA ...... +1 (304) 872-5497 Scrap Yard Services Solutions, USA ...... +1 (703) 708-1400 CAT Global Mining, USA ...... +1 (309) 675-1000 M&M Recycling, USA...... +1 (404) 516-4869 Imprints, USA ...... +1 (727) 535-9492 Caterpillar, USA ...... +1 (888) 614-4328 CCC Group Inc, USA...... +1 (210) 661-4251 Screens Shaft Sinking Columbia Steel Casting, USA ...... +1 (503) 286-0685 Frontier-Kemper Constructors Inc, USA ...... +1 (812) 426-2741 CWS Industries Mfg Corp, CAN ...... +1 (604) 888-9008 R.G. Johnson Company Inc, USA...... +1 (724) 222-6810 Shaft Drillers Int'l, USA ...... +1 (800) 331-0175

Software Derrick Corp, USA ...... +1 (716) 683-9010 Aspen Technology Inc, USA ...... +1 (281) 584-1945 Duraline LLC, USA ...... +1 (412) 831-9200 Carlson Software, USA ...... +1 (606) 564-5028 Eriez Manufacturing Co, USA ...... +1 (814) 835-6000 Coal Software and Systems Inc, USA...... +1 (304) 467-7856 General Kinematics, USA...... +1 (815) 455-3222 Dassault Systèmes Canada JVI Vibratory Equipment, USA ...... +1 (832) 467-3720 Software Inc, CAN ...... +1 (604) 684-6550 MESA Inc, USA ...... +1 (412) 921-6372 Micromine Ltd, USA...... +1 (604) 646-8924 Mintec Inc, USA ...... +1 (520) 795-3891 MinVu Pty Ltd, AUS ...... +61 7 3255 2333 Motion Metrics, USA ...... +1 (604) 822-5842 Polydeck Screen Corp, USA ...... +1 (864) 579-4594 Predictive Compliance, USA ...... +1 (801) 994-6455 PreView Radar, USA ...... +1 (208) 323-1000 Sealants & Coatings Convenience Products, USA...... +1 (800) 325-6180 Surface Mining (Collision Avoidance) Henkel Adhesive Technologies, USA ...... +1 (800) 562-8483 Advanced Mining Technologies, AUL ...... +61 2 4389 2344 Hercules Sealing Products, USA ...... +1 (800) 777-5617 Surface Mining Equipment A M King, USA ...... +1 (800) 334-6699 AGM USA Inc, USA ...... +1 (480) 289-3400 American Highwall Systems, USA...... +1 (276) 646-2004

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Increase Your Productivity BNI Coal Ltd., a company with more than 84 years of experience, took a risk by purchasing their first Hurricane® bucket—a design that increases productivity by allowing quicker bucket loading and a greater heap factor than any other bucket on the market today. The risk paid off and BNI Coal now owns four Hurricane® buckets and recently placed an order for two additional Hurricane® buckets including the 200th dragline bucket build by CQMS Razer. BNI has seen a 10 percent increase in yards moved per hour and an overall 12 percent increase in productivity.

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July 2015 www.coalage.com 37 disaster training A Life-saving Response MSHA, partners test new mine emergency operations response system at CONSOL’s Harvey mine

BY DONNA SCHMIDT, FIELD EDITOR

where the simulated emergency was staged (the Bailey, Enlow Fork, Buchanan and Harvey mine rescue teams partici- pated in this exercise) some 2,000 ft inby. Just outside of the mine office, posi- tioned beside a throng of emergency vehicles, was Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) mobile com- mand center, where federal officials were able to monitor gas levels and other sys- tems underground along with tracking the movements of the rescue teams. By noon, using the technology incor- porated in what MSHA Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph Main has already called a “game changer” for the mining industry, the mock emergency — which involved a miner trapped beneath a vehicle after a jack failed — was successfully responded to and all simulated injuries remedied. Surface personnel were gratified by the success of the exercise as well as the sys- Mine rescuers tend to an injured miner during the MERD. tem’s performance.

It is the scenario no one wants to see hap- response drill, or MERD, at CONSOL Getting the Tech to Now pen: a mine emergency with miners Energy’s Harvey mine in southwestern According to Main, the system — the trapped underground, perhaps injured. Pennsylvania that incorporated a new technology within has been developed by What happens first, what is the plan? underground wireless communications Innovative Wireless Technologies (IWT) Every minute that passes is crucial, as we system to transmit voice in real time — is the result of work the two first col- have learned from the past. along with video and data between the laborated on in 2010, when the agency Preparation is key in such instances, underground incident area and a surface kicked off efforts to find and remedy as is consistent and clear communica- command center and a mobile com- “gaps” in the nation’s mine emergency tions, and the best way to achieve both is mand trailer. preparedness. planning and practice. Enter the By midmorning, a group of miners In the years that have followed, the increased interest in mock drills, which simulating an emergency situation were initiative has attained notable headway, themselves are getting a boost from ever- in place and video was successfully being including direct communication technol- changing technology. sent to the mine office command center ogy that brings together the surface with On April 8, one such drill was con- staffed by Consol officials as well as those underground; new mapping tech- ducted that could change the face of members of the state’s Special Medical nology that allows the command center the mine rescue: a mine emergency Response Team (SMRT), which exists and other rescuers to watch the progress under the umbrella of Pennsylvania’s of the advancing rescue team in real time; Department of Deep Mine Safety. new atmospheric monitoring technology In case of a mine emergency, A SMRT physician, part of the team’s featuring sensors that can be left at loca- contact the MSHA reporting collection of medical and emergency tions in the mine as rescuers move for- hotline within 15 minutes at experts, headed up instruction as mem- ward, or are forced to retreat, that will 1-800-746-1553 bers of eight of CONSOL’s mine rescue continue to transmit data; and also teams began their trips to the section upgraded MSHA command centers

38 www.coalage.com July 2015 disaster training continued designed to manage the new information streams and quickly relay critical infor- mation to others coordinating the mine emergency. “Mine rescue teams will now be able to communicate directly with the surface command center and have explorations mapped in real time,” Main said in a con- ference that followed the simulation, joined by IWT Vice President Phil Carrier, who was also on hand to oversee the technological side of the event. “The old method of relaying the results of explo- ration through multiple persons — almost like a ‘pony express’ system that often led to miscommunication — is over.” The term “pony express” may bring Officials brief mine rescue team members and surface emergency responders prior to the April 8 exercise at the with it images of days gone by, but the Harvey mine. roots of this effort for complete, cutting- edge mine emergency preparedness are Industrial Scientific has been involved in Looking Ahead actually much more recent. Among the adapting its gas detection equipment As of April 8, the day of the Harvey exer- real emergencies that have prompted this with the system. cise, the technology was available for use work: the 2006 explosion at the Sago mine The system was designed to be in Pittsburgh, and Main said that MSHA in West Virginia, where 12 men died and portable, allowing teams to take it virtu- is aiming to have it available in Beckley, another was left with serious injuries; the ally anywhere its needed, for both com- West Virginia; Denver, Colorado; Aracoma mine fire in 2007 that killed two, munications and tracking, using a Madisonville, Kentucky; and Price, Utah, the Crandall Canyon collapse in August combination of fiber optic and wireless by the end of the year. Alpha Natural 2007 (nine total fatalities) and even the technology. When used with success, as it Resources has also reportedly expressed Upper Big Branch explosion on April 5, did at Harvey, it allows for clear commu- interest in testing the system at two of its 2010, where 29 workers perished. nications from the exploring team direct- coal operations in West Virginia. John Urosek, chief of mine emergency ly to the command center as well as the Urosek also said that it is working to operations for MSHA’s Pittsburgh Safety visual component to allow officials to see plan an exercise at a metal/nonmetal and Health Technology Center, said that the involved miners as well as under- mine at some point this year as it sched- the April event — the first in what will be ground conditions. ules additional coal MERDs. a series of MERDs — achieved exactly “We think we’re ready to rock and roll “The long-term goal of MSHA is that what everyone involved was aiming for: with the systems we’ve built,” Main said. this communication equipment will proof that both the human and techno- logical components would respond as designed and that, should a true emer- gency arrive tomorrow, the system as a whole would be ready. “CONSOL has been working with MSHA closely during the development of this new system,” he said of MSHA’s deci- sion to host at the Harvey mine. He also noted that, impressively, the CONSOL longwall operation lost no production from its active sections during the entire exercise. MSHA, which purchased the complete communications system from IWT, had been working through the Holmes Mine Rescue Association to keep the industry informed of its progress. Another partner, MSHA head Joseph Main offers a briefing on the technology of the communications system in the surface com- Draeger, is involved in the development mand center. of a new face piece radio system, and

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underground mines; and also updated training and guidance for command and control during mine emergencies, includ- ing the implementation of the systems. “Together, these improvements will enable faster and safer rescue operations by reducing the potential for miscommu- nication and providing real-time infor- mation to decision-makers,” he said. “Ultimately, it means we will be better prepared to come to the aid of our nation’s miners if danger strikes.”

Nationwide Mine Rescue Teams

MSHA has an online tool/reference guide that includes all of the mine res- cue teams currently active in the U.S. Broken down by state into two main categories, coal and metal/nonmetal, Donning SCBAs, rescuers from some of CONSOL’s teams communicate before heading to the active section. the resource indicates the number of teams as well as their locations, equip- become a standard piece of mine rescue communications, tracking and monitor- ment in use, the number of mines equipment for every mine rescue team,” ing system; that will likely occur later this each crew covers, and how often he said. year. Additionally, he wants to see members train. Main said one of MSHA’s goals, par- improvements in seismic equipment for The tool is available at www.msha. ticularly in the short term, is to equip all better through-the-earth detection of gov/minerescue/MAP/ASP/mineres- four of the agency’s mobile mine emer- trapped miners; improved robotics for cuehome.asp. gency units with this state-of-the-art use in lieu of human exploration in

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2Q Fatality Review April-June quarter proves to be another active period in coal mining, particularly underground

BY DONNA SCHMIDT, FIELD EDITOR

While the second quarter began quietly, “The tractor and trailer was transport- “Turn the engine off, place the trans- with no fatal accidents recorded in coal at ing a highwall miner to the job site and mission in gear, set the park brake, and all in April and most of May, the three encountered a steep incline that could not always ensure equipment is securely deaths that followed came in fairly rapid pull on its [own] power,” the Mine Safety blocked against motion before perform- succession, and all from the eastern U.S. and Health Administration (MSHA) said in ing repair or maintenance work, which coalfields. a preliminary report. “A road grader was includes connecting tow bars,” officials Of these events, one was at a surface brought to assist the tractor up the said, adding that all tow bars used should operation and two incidents occurred at incline…[and] the foreman was between be the proper length and rating for the underground mines. None were classified the two machines connecting a chain job. as the same type of event, and so far (the when the grader rolled back.” Among other best practices were the third fatality occurred near press time, so The mine in Phelps, Pike County, maintenance and adjustment of equip- some information is still being confirmed), owned by Cambrian Coal Corp. had just ment braking systems — do not depend all involved appear to have had many eight workers on-site at the time, but for- on hydraulic systems to hold mobile years of experience in the industry as well tunately no one else was hurt. The event equipment stationary — and the perfor- as at their respective positions. was classified by MSHA as a machinery mance of pre-operational examinations fatality. to identify and repair defects that may May 28 — Allen Branch While a final investigation report is affect safe equipment operation. At Apex Energy’s No. 11 Allen Branch still pending for Mullins’ death, federal complex in Kentucky just after the investigators stressed proper training and May 31 — Gateway Memorial Day holiday, 45-year-old fore- communications in a fatalgram report in News of the Allen Branch fatality had man Roy Mullins was crushed after being the weeks following. barely left our ears when, just three days pinned between the rear of a road grader Additionally, it urged miners to be aware later in Illinois, another coal miner lost and front of a loaded tractor and trailer. of their positioning during such tasks and to his life on the job. The victim in this inci- Mullins, a contractor for ST&T never place themselves in between any kind dent was mine examiner Glen Campbell, Leasing, had been working in mining for of equipment that has not yet been blocked 59, a 32-year mining veteran who had 27 years. and secured from movement. been at a Randolph County, Illinois, mine for more than nine years and had more than a year of examining experience. According to a preliminary report from federal investigators, Campbell — one of three workers at Peabody Midwest Mining’s Gateway operation in Coulterville that day — was found in an unconscious state by another examiner at Crosscut 193 on the Main South travel- way. “The victim was driving a two-seat diesel mantrip en route to examine a set of seals,” MSHA found. “The mantrip was nosed into the west rib just inby the loca- tion of the victim [along the east rib].” Despite first aid being performed on Campbell, he was pronounced dead by the coroner upon being transported to the surface. MSHA classified the death as a pow- An experienced worker at Apex Energy’s No. 11 Allen Branch complex in Kentucky was crushed after being pinned ered haulage accident, and a subsequent between the rear of a road grader and front of a loaded tractor and trailer. fatalgram report from federal investiga-

42 www.coalage.com July 2015 safety report continued tors did not offer much more insight into the events surrounding the fatality; in addition to seat belt use, proper speeds of all mobile equipment, and the compli- ance with all standardized traffic rules underground, MSHA recommended pos- itive controls use on personnel carriers and mantrips to limit speeds as well as safety devices to prevent miners from falling or being tossed from moving units. While local media quoted the coroner as noting some trauma on the victim, no elaborations were made. A final investi- gation report is pending. One of three workers at Peabody Midwest’s Gateway mine in Illinois, a 32-year mining veteran, was found in an June 28 — 4 West Mine unconscious state by another examiner at Crosscut 193 on the Main South travelway on May 31. Just two days before the quarter closed, a third fatality was reported at Dana year-old fuel truck driver Von Bower, a such, many of MSHA’s resulting best Mining’s 4 West complex in Green contractor for Roger Petroleum, was practices for preventing future similar County, Pennsylvania. The incident was descending on the Eagle Land haul road events related to safety belt use. so recent that, at press time, details were to fuel an excavator when the vehicle Investigators also have stressed the still emerging from forensic profession- overturned. The driver was found unre- use of conspicuous signage on all haulage als, and MSHA had not yet issued its offi- sponsive by some of the other 46 workers roads for speed limits, grades/curves and cial preliminary report. at the Fayette County, West Virginia, appropriate gears; thorough pre-opera- An agency spokeswoman, however, operation working the owl shift. tional examinations and staying within said the victim, identified by local media A fatalgram report released just as this the capabilities, operating ranges, limits as John William “Bill” Kelly, 55, was in the edition of Coal Age was going to press and features of all mobile equipment. process of closing airlock doors at the said the tandem-axle truck was fully load- With the addition of Bower’s death to operation in Mount Morris when the ed with about 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel the list, the total coal deaths as of June 30 complete structure fell on him. Three and that the descending grade included a stands at eight. For the first half of the year, days post-incident, a 103k order to halt sharp right curve. underground deaths have topped the list all production was still in effect, and Even after interviews, investigators with six and Pennsylvania is the No. 1 state MSHA was still on-site conducting its have not been able to determine whether suffering fatal incidents (West Virginia fol- investigation; an autopsy conducted the victim was wearing a seat belt. As lows closely behind with two). March saw reportedly determined his cause of death was crushing blunt force trauma. Dana Mining is controlled by Mepco Intermediate Holdings, and the 4 West operation (cutting from the Sewickley seam) has been active since 2005. Dana Mining took over operations in 2008. MSHA has classified the fatality as falling material.

Addition of March 17 — Republic Energy Too many blinks would almost allow someone to miss an addition to the fatali- ty list by MSHA made in the time between the May 31 Gateway death and the fatali- ty June 28 at Dana Mining’s 4 West. It involves a March 17 incident at Republic Energy’s surface operation in West Virginia. On March 17 of this year, a fuel truck driver overturned a loaded vehicle on a haulage road at Republic Energy’s According to preliminary findings (a surface mine in West Virginia. final report is still being developed), 52-

July 2015 www.coalage.com 43 safety report continued the most number of deaths with three, and and braking systems, did not reveal any the fatal accident came back to the oper- two were recorded in May. irregularities or deficiencies. However, ator, which “failed to provide adequate MSHA noted that it was the second seri- engineering controls, administrative con- Final Federal Reports Issued ous accident and the first fatality with the trols, and acceptable work practices to MSHA’s progress to release final investi- hauler. The first injury accident occurred protect miners” from mobile equipment gation reports of coal deaths during the December 5, 2013, when a miner, while hazards. second quarter ending June 30 was not as walking beside the de-energized hauler, “In addition, the mine operator failed rapid as usual, but the agency did release walked through a ventilation curtain to maintain the condition of the mine its findings on two single-death incidents where the coal hauler was parked floor free of preventable bottom irregu- from underground incidents in late 2014 beneath the curtain. Not realizing that larities,” the investigators wrote. “The and early 2015. the miner on foot had not cleared the coal bottom irregularities present in the inter- The first report detailed the events of hauler, the coal hauler operator started section of the No. 7 entry greatly reduced December 16, 2014, when repairman Eli the coal hauler and engaged the steering, the coal hauler operator’s field of view, Eldridge, 34, was struck by a battery ram which pinned the miner between the until the coal hauler was clear of the bot- car/coal hauler at Patriot Coal’s Highland machine’s bed and coal rib, breaking his tom irregularities.” 9 complex in Union County, Kentucky. leg. In its corrective actions, the agency Some additional information released In its probe, the agency also obtained required the operator provide all miners shortly after the incident by MSHA indi- more information on the miner’s person- working or traveling inby the loading cated that the unit was traveling toward al strobe light, which had been attached point with two-way radios to use to com- the face area, striking the victim with the to the front lower portion of his belt sus- municate their presence on the unit, their left side, trailer end of the ram car. penders; interviews indicated that the intended activities and route of travel. The Union County coroner deter- victim did not have his strobe light turned Additionally, the mine instituted a poli- mined that the victim died instantly when on at the time of the accident. cy that all rubber-tired equipment opera- the accident occurred at 10:55 a.m. “The strobe light worked properly tors on the working section shall sound an Eldridge, a 15-year mining veteran, had when it was tested,” the report said. audible warning device before tramming experience at his job (eight years) but had “During the investigation, it was deter- the equipment in any direction. been at the mine just 36 weeks. The Non- mined that the location of the victim’s Four safeguards were issued as a Fatal Days Lost (NFDL) rate for the mine in strobe light would have been ineffective result of the fatality, all citing 30 CFR 2014 was 6.49, versus the national average to warn the coal hauler operator due to Section 75.1403. of 3.27 over last year for mines of this type. the raised position of the bed when the The second final investigation report Investigators said a test of the No. 26 victim was struck.” for the quarter was released in late June, coal hauler, which involved functionality MSHA concluded that the blame in and dealt with the February 20 roof fall at Rosebud Mining’s Heilwood operation in western Pennsylvania. The victim, 29-year-old roof bolter helper Todd Trimble, who had four years in the mining industry, was instantly killed when he was crushed between a piece of roof rock and the top of a drill canopy at the mine’s No. 2 slope entry. The roof rock that fell measured 3 ft wide, 11.5 ft long, and varied between 3 and 16 in. thickness. In a preliminary report released by MSHA the following day, it was revealed that Trimble had been repositioning roof mesh for the upcoming row of roof sup- ports at the time of the accident. “At approximately 2:05 p.m., Trimble was positioned between the roof bolting machine drill mast and the ATRS…wit- nesses stated that Trimble was attaching support wire to the previously installed wire roof screen and the piece of wire roof screen that would be installed,” investiga- tors said in the report. “The rock fell in A rendering of an incident from December 2014 in which repairman Eli Eldridge, 34, was struck by a battery ram such a manner that the ATRS could not car at Patriot Coal’s Highland 9 complex in Union County, Kentucky. prevent the rock from hitting Trimble. The

44 www.coalage.com July 2015 safety report continued edge of the rock closest to Trimble struck roof screen. This, too, was a primary machine operators were allowed to posi- and pinned him in an upright position focus of corrective actions completed at tion themselves between the drill mast against the roof bolting machine drill the mine post-incident. and the ATRS, with the drill station canopy.” Once again, the investigators’ conclu- canopies lowered, while positioning the A coroner pronounced the victim sions in the report pointed back to the roof screen. This practice exposed roof dead at 4:30 p.m. at the mine’s surface. mine’s operator. bolting machine operators to hazards Among the areas of focus in the death “The operator failed to prevent min- from falling roof.” probe: the geological conditions of the A ers from working in an area that was not The agency issued one citation for a Main section and the mine’s roof control adequately supported or otherwise con- violation of 30 CFR, Section 75.202(a), for plan and addendum at the time of the trolled to prevent hazards from falling a failure to support or otherwise control accident. As was noted by MSHA, all was roof,” MSHA said. “The roof bolting the area of loose roof rock in the A Mains. in compliance, including the measure- ments and distances that had been adjusted in the RCP addendum. Testing was also performed on the ATRS and roof bolter by federal investiga- tors. “Although not a factor in the acci- dent, the lack of a pre-charge in the hydraulic accumulator and the high leak- age rate of the check valve increased the likelihood that the ATRS would not pro- vide proper roof support during a roof bolting cycle longer than 20 minutes,” the group noted, adding that a non-con- tributing citation was issued, as was another for the middle extension of the ATRS beam, which was flipped forward in the stowed position. Additionally, during the accident investigation interview process, it was discovered that the wire roof screen installation was not being conducted in a Settling ponds cause profit-draining downtime and environmental consistent manner by all roof bolters. headaches. McLanahan Corporation offers a custom engineered “Four of the seven roof bolters stated processing solution to help you recover more fines, while saving time that they walked in front of the drill mast to install support wire and felt that it was and maximizing production. Where you once had fine-laden slurry, acceptable, since they said they were you now have dry cakes you can market. For a more sustainable under the ATRS at all times,” MSHA said and more profitable operation, call McLanahan at +1 (814) 695 9807. in its report. “However, during re-enact- ment of the accident, it was determined Filter Press Dewatering Screen that the distance from the outby edge of the ATRS to the drill mast ranged from 18 to 22 in. At the time of the accident, the right hand canopy was approximately 4.3 ft off the mine floor and the left side canopy was approximately 4.5 ft off the mine floor.” The report went on to indicate that Thickener Filter Press Cake drill station canopies were lowered in order to place wire roof screen on top of the canopies for installation, a practice that causes the drill station canopies to not be in a position to protect the roof bolters from potential roof hazards while positioning the wire roof screen. As a result of the investigation, the mclanahan.com mine’s roof control plan was revised to include a safer means of installing wire

July 2015 www.coalage.com 45 indian lignite Neyveli Updates Its Excavator Fleet Indian miner relies on bucketwheel excavators to mine lignite

BY SIMON WALKER, EUROPEAN EDITOR

Neyveli Lignite recently purchased and erected two new bucketwheel excavators from Tenova Takraf.

At the beginning of February, India’s biggest estimated at some 42 billion metric tons India’s Lignite Center lignite miner, Neyveli Lignite Corp. (NLC), (mt), of which around 80% lie within Tamil NLC was established as a state-owned took delivery of two new Tenova Takraf Nadu. company in 1956 with the specific aim of bucketwheel excavators (BWEs). Ordered in Today, the company, in which the state working these deposits, which lie around 2012, the two machines were erected and still has a 90% holding, operates three mines 200 km (125 miles) south of Chennai. supplied by Takraf India Ltd., based in at Neyveli, with a combined capacity of 28.5 Mining began in 1957 using conventional Chennai (formerly Madras) in collaboration million mtpy. It also has a 2.1-million-mtpy equipment, with continuous mining sys- with its parent company in Germany. lignite-mining operation at Barsingsar in tems — BWEs, conveyors and spreaders — Not only was it the first time in NLC’s the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan; being introduced in stages between 1958 nearly 60-year history that two excavators of both mining centers are linked to power- and 1961. Early BWEs had bucket capaci- this size were delivered simultaneously, but generation stations that have a total capaci- ties of 350 and 700 liters (12 and 25 ft3). the work was completed five months ahead ty of 2,740 megawatts (MW). The initial mine, based on an area holding of schedule, Takraf reported. Built with The Neyveli operations consist of Mine some 200 million mt (220 million tons) of state-of-the-art technology, they replace I, with a capacity of 10.5 million mtpy of lig- lignite, was designed for a production rate two BWEs that were supplied by another nite, Mine 1A (3.5 million mt) and Mine II, of 3.5 million mtpy (3.9 million tons), with German manufacturer more than 30 years which has recently been expanded from the main seam running between 10 and 25 ago. 10.5 million to 15 million mtpy. Production m (33-82 ft) thick beneath 50-80 m (165- Traces of lignite were discovered by in the financial year to the end of March 260 ft) of overburden. chance in the Neyveli district of the state of 2014 — the last for which figures are pub- The operation was soon in trouble. Tamil Nadu in the 1930s. The deposits were licly available — totaled a little more than 25 After six years, the 3.5-million-mt pro- confirmed in the late 1940s, with explo- million mt (27.6 million tons), involving the duction target had still not been ration during the 1950s revealing their stripping of 161.6 million m3 (211 million achieved, the principal cause being the extent. India’s lignite resources are now yd3) of overburden. hardness and abrasiveness of the sand-

46 www.coalage.com July 2015 indian lignite continued stone overburden. According to a paper rent 15 million mtpy at Mine II coming capable of handling 11,000 mtph and four presented by two authors from NLC at a on stream in 2010. rated at 5,000 mtph. meeting in the late 2000s, typical strata As for the future, NCL is currently in Mohan described the working system cutting resistance at Neyveli was 15-20 the process of updating both its lignite- used at Mine II, where five overburden MPa (2,100-2,800 psi), compared to con- fueled power plants, with civils works for stripping benches have a total capacity of ditions of 7-10 MPa that were then found a new 2×500-MW station to replace the 78 million m3py (102 million yd3). The top in Germany’s lignite mines, and on which original Thermal Power Station (TPS) I — four benches are each 25 m (82 ft) high, the machine designs had been based. commissioned in the 1960s — having with the lowest overburden bench at 18 Downtime for changing excavator bucket started last year. Meanwhile, expansion m (59 ft). In sequence from the top, the teeth was excessive. of the second existing station has first three benches are each equipped And not only were teeth wearing out involved the construction of two 250-MW with two 1,400-liter bridge-type BWEs in as little as 3.5 hours, but the shock circulating fluidized-bed units, which jointly feeding a 20,000-mtph spreader. loading from digging this material was came on stream in March — six years The bench below that has a single 1,400- causing extensive structural damage to behind schedule as a result of boiler tech- liter machine that feeds an 11,000-mth other machine components. NLC was nology problems. Completion of these spreader, while the bottom bench uses forced to undertake major modifications projects will increase its total generating two 700-liter BWEs feeding another to the teeth, buckets, booms, slewing capacity at Neyveli to 3,390 MW, to which 11,000-mtph spreader. mechanisms and drives, among other the company is adding 10 MW through Lignite seam mining, using an 18 m- things. As the authors noted in their the construction of a solar power plant. high bench, is carried out using four, 700- paper, the modifications resulted in sub- In terms of fuel, the previously com- liter excavators. In his presentation, stantial performance improvements, pleted Mine II expansion was designed to Mohan explained that a 1,400-liter BWE while “the experience gained helped in supply the additional requirements for working 4,000 hours a year has the capac- arriving at the present set of equipment TPS II, while a restructuring of operations ity to move 9 million m3 of overburden — in which most of the problems have been in Mines I and IA will provide an addi- a volume that would require a fleet of 26, eliminated.” tional 1.5 million mtpy for the new TPS I. 10-12 m3 mining shovels and 230, 100- Capacity at Mine I is being cut to 8 mil- mt-capacity haul trucks to accomplish. Expansion From the 1980s lion mtpy, while that of Mine IA is being Not only does NLC face challenges With Mine I established, in 1978 the increased to 7 million mtpy, at a cost of with the hard, abrasive overburden, but Indian government gave the go-ahead for some $250 million. also with materials handling and water NLC to develop Mine II, initially with a control. The stripping ratio is high, at capacity of 4.7 million mtpy, but soon The Mining System around 6 m3 of waste per metric ton of increased to 10.5 million mtpy. Although According to a presentation made by lignite, while the presence of a pressur- located only 5 km from Mine I, overbur- NLC’s chairman and managing director, ized artesian aquifer beneath the lignite den removal for the new operation threw Shri B. Surender Mohan, at a workshop on seam means that the operation has to up a different set of challenges, as well as technology development and the mecha- pump 8-10 m3 (2,100-2,650 gallons) of those involving the hard sandstone. Here, nization of mines, held in New Delhi in water per ton of fuel mined. With the the surface alluvium overlying one area January, the company currently operates aquifer exerting an upward thrust of 5-8 of Mine II consists of a sticky clay that 29 BWEs. Of these, 13 are fitted with 1,400- kg/cm2 (70-110 psi), depressurization expands when it gets wet, becoming soft liter (50 ft3) buckets, with the remainder at through permanent pumping is the only and plastic. It stuck in the excavator 700 liters. At the other end of the overbur- way of preventing the seam from heaving buckets, clogging them and causing den-removal system, there are four once overburden has been stripped, extensive soil spillage. 20,000-mtph (22,000 tph) spreaders, seven Mohan told the meeting. Again, NCL found remedies through lining the buckets and material chutes of machines working in this material with HDPE teflon sheets, and using open- backed buckets with chains to knock the clay free. Mine II began producing lignite in early 1985. The next stage of expansion came in 1998, with the development of Mine IA at a capacity of 3 million mtpy. Output from this mine feeds a local private-sector company’s power plant, and also helps balance NCL’s feed to its own generating stations. Mine IA came into production in Neyveli Lignite operates 29 bucketwheel excavators in India. 2003, with a capacity increase to the cur-

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And in terms of overcoming the hard inaugurated, including a traditional bless- further three mines in the state, adding 4.75 sandstone, NCL now drills and blasts each ing, a year later, and Surender Mohan per- million mtpy in capacity. In Tamil Nadu, it is bench before stripping, using around 7,300 formed the handover ceremony on working on two hard coal-based power pro- mtpy of explosives — mainly site-mixed February 5. jects, based on both local and imported coal. emulsion — to fragment the rock and Standing 37 m tall, each machine weighs Elsewhere in India, it is looking at developing reduce the potential for damage to the some 2,600 mt, and is equipped with 34-m- hard coal mines in the states of Odisha and bucketwheels. Overburden blasting has led long (110 ft) bucketwheel and discharge Uttar Pradesh in joint venture with other to a remarkable improvement in produc- booms. The wheel itself, 8.2 m (27 ft) in organizations — projects that could also tion, Mohan stated. diameter, carries 14 buckets, giving a maxi- involve the construction of new thermal mum digging capacity of up to 6,800 m3ph. power plants — and it is investigating oppor- Updating the Excavator Fleet Using an 11,000-volt power supply, the tunities for mining coal outside of India. According to Tenova Takraf, a total of some machines are carried on six crawler units In a national media interview earlier this 32 BWEs have been supplied to NLC since that give it a tramming speed of 8 m per year, Mohan noted that the Neyveli mines operations began at Neyveli, with almost all minute. Two 750-kW motors power the achieved their highest output on record in of them having come from various German bucket-wheel drive, while the hoist winch 2014-2015, at 26.5 million mt (29.2 million companies. Some have worked for an has 2×220-kW drive motors. The entire tons), with a target of 27 million mt for this impressively long time, an example being a superstructure can rotate through 180° in financial year. However, he warned that machine that NLC recently renovated at a either direction, Tenova Takraf said, while actual output will be dependent on the cost of some $7 million. Originally supplied the machine has a maximum digging height power market in the five southern Indian by Buckau Wolf and commissioned in 1983, capability of 30 m (98 ft). states that the operation’s power stations the 700-liter machine had completed more supply, with recent off-take cutbacks having than 124,000 hours in Mine II. Including a NLC’s Future led to nighttime output reductions. major update of its operating systems, the While NLC maintains it main operations at Whatever the outcome, India’s highest- renovation work was designed to give the Neyveli, the company is looking to expand in capacity surface mines will continue to pro- machine a further 15 years of life. other directions, in other parts of India and duce fuel for this part of the country, with Meanwhile, Tenova Takraf received its overseas. Following the opening of its the new machines from Tenova Takraf play- order for the two new 1,400-liter BWEs in Barsingar mine and 250-MW captive power ing an important role in keeping the rock on July 2012. The erection site was officially plant in Rajasthan in 2009, it has plans for a the move.

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News Continued from Page 17 supplies about 2.5 million tons of lignite coal annually to the power plant. Since December, Dakota Westmoreland has adjusted the mine’s production to meet the lower demand for fuel. The mine produced 572,000 tons of coal in the first quarter of 2015 compared to nearly 2.8 million tons in 2014, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Meanwhile, Hoot Lake should resume running summer as well, Visit us! Oehler said, after the plant’s two units, in operation since 1959 and Mining Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia September 9 - 12, 2015 1964, respectively, were temporarily idled for economic reasons ear- lier this year. Power prices in the Midcontinent Independent System Visit us! Operator, a regional grid operator, are expected to be sufficiently EXPOSIBRAM 2015 high this summer to allow for Hoot Lake’s restart, she said. Hoot EXPOMINAS, Belo Horizonte Lake, which burns subbituminous coal, had not yet returned to ser- Minas Gerais, Brazil September 14 - 17, 2015 vice as of early July, however. Stand D14, Diamante Street in the Pavilion Otter Tail invested in pollution controls to enable Hoot Lake to comply with the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule that took effect in mid-April. The plant currently will retire in 2020. At this time, Otter Tail has not decided to extend Hoot Lake’s life despite the Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling that remanded MATS back to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., for further review. Otter Tail’s largest plant, the 475-megawatt Big Stone station near Big Stone City, South Dakota, is expected to continue operat- ing indefinitely. It also burns subbituminous coal. SOME THINK DTE Makes Plans to Upgrade Plants to Comply With MATS Rule LONG-DISTANCE Starting in July, DTE Energy Co. began recovering $190 million in new electricity revenue in Michigan to help finance a $300 million TRANSPORT IS plan for an environmental upgrade at four coal-burning power plants so they can comply with the federal Environmental INFRASTRUCTURE- Protection Agency’s new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule and continue operating at least into the early 2020s. INTENSIVE. The utility intends to install activated carbon injection and/or dry sorbent injection technology on its St. Clair, Belle River, River WE THINK Rouge and Trenton plants to reduce mercury emissions. DTE has DIFFERENT. spent about $2 billion on pollution controls in recent years at it’s largest baseload coal plant, the 3,000-megawatt Monroe generating station on the western shore of Lake Erie, enabling Monroe to meet Transporting materials from remote locations has traditionally the MATS rule that took effect in mid-April. required signifi cant infrastructure investments in road or rail Monroe’s four units went into commercial operation between links, vehicles, personnel and fuel. BEUMER of ers an 1971 and 1974. The plant is the largest electric generator in Michigan economical, ef cient and environmental alternative – and one of the largest in the Midwest. It burns nearly 10 million tons long-distance overland conveying. This gives you a dedicated, of low-sulfur Powder River Basin coal annually. around-the-clock transport link at the fraction of the cost To help pay for the new environmental spending, DTE self- of infrastructure development. The reduced noise and air pollution minimises environmental impact and improves implemented more than half of a $370 million annual electric rate personnel safety. Add to that a high degree of design fl exibility increase still pending before the Michigan Public Service and customisation and you can see why overland conveying Commission (PSC). Under a 2008 Michigan law, utilities are permit- makes a big dif erence to operational ef ciency and ted to self-implement rate hikes, subject to possible refund, if the environmental protection. commission has not acted within six months on a new rate request. For more information, visit www.beumergroup.com The company filed its latest rate case in December 2014. A final PSC order is expected by the end of this year. DTE is getting strong pushback from environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and Michigan Environmental Council for the new pollution controls at St. Clair, Belle River, River Rouge and Trenton, which together total more than 3,000 MW of generating capacity.

July 2015 www.coalage.com 49 aimex 2015 preview AIMEX Links Mining and METS

BY JOHN MILLER, AUSTRALIAN EDITOR

For more than 35 years, the Asia-Pacific this goes to show that AIMEX is still consid- Clark said early interest from attendees International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) ered to be a significant industry event. had also been strong with more than 1,100 has linked mining companies with “The downturn has seen most compa- pre-registered by the end of June, which providers of mineral equipment, technolo- nies involved in the mining industry cut was tracking somewhere between the pre- gy and services (METS). Despite the global back on spending and as a result, interest shown in 2011 and that in 2013. mining downturn, which has hit Australia a number of the major mining OEMs, such Reed Mining Events is aiming for 10,000 particularly hard, AIMEX 2015 will again be as Caterpillar, Komatsu and Joy, will not be attendees in 2015, slightly down from the a one-stop shop for the industry through represented this year, but there will still be attendance in 2013. the showcasing of the latest trends, innova- many large OEMs and METS companies “As well as the exhibition, there will be tive solutions and newest technologies. present with very impressive displays.” an educational aspect through a series of With companies in the mining space These include Hitachi Construction seminars presented by industry experts who seeking to optimize operations and maxi- Machinery Co. Ltd., Cummins, Caltex, will also focus on optimization and produc- mize productivity in the most cost-effec- Eaton, Mobile Conveying Systems and tivity,” Clark said. “There will also be infor- tive manner, the focus of AIMEX 2015 at Putzmeister, Flexco, Altra Industrial Motion, mative demonstrations by many of the Sydney Showground from September 1-4 Duratray International, Haver & Boecker, exhibitors, while the event will also feature will be on innovation and technology in Herrenknecht, SEW EURODRIVE, Hexagon an industry dinner, and the previously pop- mining. Most exhibitors will focus on Mining, SIEMAG TECBERG, ThyssenKrupp, ular Meet the Buyer program returns this achieving these aims through operational TOMRA Sorting, and Voith Turbo. year. and cost efficiencies, automation, technol- Other exhibitors include Anshan “As in previous events, there will again ogy and innovations. Heavy Duty Mining Machinery Co., ASG- be a strong international presence with AIMEX organizers Reed Mining Events CO Conveyor Solutions, Banlaw, Becker companies from Germany, China, USA, said that, by June 30, more than 400 Mining Systems, BMT WBM, Cavotec Canada, Spain, Chile, Denmark, Poland, exhibitors had confirmed their participa- Australia, Chemgrout, Enerpac, Hofmann France and South Africa in attendance on tion, utilizing about 25,000 m2 (about Engineering, Kal Tire, KAMAG, LONGI the exhibition floor. Their presence indi- 269,000 sq ft) of floor space. Company Magnet, Manitou, Marco, Modular cates that AIMEX is still recognized overseas Director Robbie Clark said, “Although the Mining Systems, Panalytical, Scheuerle, as an important event for the mining indus- mining industry has tightened considerably, SKF Australia, THIELE, Transmin and try in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region,” we are pleased with the initial response and Vayeron. he added.

Technology is the Focus The global mining industry continues to be challenged by lower commodity prices, increased economic volatility and rising production costs, with finding improve- ments and cost-savings in production even more pertinent. Global suppliers of conveyor solutions and mechanical power transmission sys- tems, Flexco (stand 1711) and the SEW- EURODRIVE Group (stand 1311) understand the impact of utilizing innova- tive products and services to enhance the production performance of mine sites and will be exhibiting a number of these at AIMEX 2015. Flexco said its new H-Type Service AIMEX organizer Reed Mining Events expects 10,000 attendees at the Sydney, Australia-based show in 2015, Advantage Cartridge Primary Cleaner is slightly down from 2013’s numbers. Just before this issue went to press, Reed announced that more than 400 acknowledgment of this reality, incorporat- exhibitors had reserved floor space so far. ing the H-Type Primary Cleaner with the

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Service Advantage Cartridge System that already features in three secondary cleaners across the Flexco range. Flexco National Sales Manager Mark Colburn said, “By combining the reliable and popular H-Type with the tried and test- ed cartridge system, Flexco can now offer a complete easy-removal cartridge system for both the primary and secondary positions on the conveyor. “AIMEX is the biggest show on our cal- endar and a great place to officially launch new products and show our conveyor solu- tions to a domestic and international audi- ence,” he said. Similarly, the SEW-EURODRIVE Group offers mining customers extensive know- how and product adaptations for their mechanical power transmission systems and motor control electronics. Industrial Gears Product Manager Ian Tribe suggested Attendees will have an opportunity to take the wheel of Hitachi’s largest rigid-body hauler, the EH5000AC-3, in the effectiveness of their product ranges for a highly realistic simulator at the company’s large exhibit space. mining applications is evident in their record of supplying the Australian mining The EH5000AC-3 is Hitachi’s largest software and hardware to accurately industry. “Recently, we successfully sup- rigid dump truck, with a payload class of record equipment activity, location, time, plied four 1.25-megawatt drives for an iron 300 tons. Green said that with a reputation production and possible maintenance ore project in Western Australia bringing for superior hauling capabilities in surface information. our total installations in Australia with gear- mining, the machine featured advanced “We’re very excited about this partner- boxes larger than 1 megawatt to 36. drive control systems, a high-powered ship, which brings together the products “SEW-EURODRIVE is preparing to engine and a strong-structured body. The and services of Hitachi Construction launch a number of new products at AIMEX simulator will be set up to replicate an RDT- Machinery with Wenco’s expertise in pro- 2015, suited for different mining applica- plus trailer configuration. duction optimization, asset health, safety tions, including the X Series Mixer/Agitator “We’re excited to be heading back to and systems connectivity for mining opera- Gear Unit, PX Series of Planetary—Bevel AIMEX this year to talk with visitors about tions. This combination delivers a genuine- Helical Gear Units and the Australian how our business can support theirs,” ly scalable fleet management model for any assembled XS Range, which is suited for Green said. “Our offering in the mining sec- size or type of mine and quarry,” Green said. conveyor drives in the 20- to 100-kW tor includes not only market leading equip- “We’re looking forward to talking about this ranges,” Tribe stated. ment, but also exceptional parts, service new partnership at AIMEX, where our team and ongoing product support. Through our will also be on hand to discuss our specialist Hitachi Truck Simulator Mine Performance Analytics, we use com- financing through Marubeni Equipment A high-tech, rigid dump truck simulator will prehensive data to optimize and sustain Finance.” be a feature of the Hitachi Construction productivity across mine sites. Green said specialists from across the Machinery Stand (0301) at AIMEX 2015. “We’re looking forward to talking with Hitachi Group would be on hand at AIMEX Visitors will have the chance to take visitors at AIMEX about how this whole to talk everything from equipment to parts, Hitachi’s EH5000AC-3 rigid dump truck for package fits together to deliver the best pro- fleet planning and technology, and “pit to a virtual spin on center stage at the compa- ductivity at the lowest cost. It’s vital for mine port” solutions. ny’s stand. operators to choose equipment partners Visitors to Hitachi’s futuristic stand will Hitachi Construction Machinery who can help them boost productivity, not only get the chance to put the Australia’s Eric Green said the truck simula- manage costs and run their operations in EH5000AC-3 rigid dump truck simulator tor would be just one of many innovative the most cost effective, streamlined ways through its paces — there’ll also be a theater features of the stand, which is designed to possible,” Green said. space featuring the brand’s latest innova- showcase the full breadth of integrated In April, Hitachi Construction tions, meeting space for visitors to chat with solutions Hitachi and its partners offer the Machinery Australia became the exclusive the team, and some fun giveaways. mining industry. “It is more important than distributor of Wenco International Mining The Hitachi Theatre will feature footage ever for mining customers to partner with Systems throughout Australia, New of Hitachi gear in action, including the suppliers who have the proven capacity to Zealand, New Caledonia and Papua New EX8000-6 backhoe excavator. This huge, work with them on their business goals.” Guinea. Wenco delivers fleet management sophisticated and powerful piece of

July 2015 www.coalage.com 51 aimex 2015 preview continued machinery is Hitachi’s flagship excavator, weighing in at more than 800 tons, with the ability to load a 300-ton payload in a Hitachi EH5000AC-3 truck with just four passes. The monstrous EX8000-6 is transported to site by many large floats and semi-trailers and assembled on-site with the assistance of large cranes.

Largest Mobile Conveyor The world’s largest mobile conveyor is headed to Sydney in September, with the Putzmeister Telebelt TB200 to be displayed at AIMEX 2015. Featuring a 62-m placement conveyor, 22-m feed conveyor and a maxi- mum throughput of 7.65 m3 (or one and a quarter Olympic-sized swimming pools) per day, the TB200 will be exhibited by Putzmeister’s Telebelt TB200, billed as the world’s largest mobile conveyor, is heading to Sydney in September Australian industrial supplier Mobile for display at AIMEX. Conveying Services on stand 0108. Suited to a range of industrial bulk to do this from a barge, at considerably and services that are really tailored to our material applications beyond mining, greater expense,” Cooney explained. customers’ needs. We don’t work for manu- Mobile Conveying Services said the TB200 facturers. We work for miners.” provides greater production efficiency by First Time for Kal Tire Kal Tire, a company founded in the eliminating frequent relocation, the need Mining tire specialist Kal Tire Mining Tire mountains of British Columbia more than for multiple machines and conveyor load- Group is exhibiting for the first time at 60 years ago, has been delivering local tire ing systems. The independent slew of the AIMEX. The Canadian-based company will solutions to mine sites around the world feed conveyor and placement belt also pro- showcase its Total Tire Solutions for mining and at every extreme — from 14,000-ft-high vide productivity advantages, with the tele- tire service and supply, and how this pro- sites in the Andes to the -30°C oil sands scoping of the placement belt allowing gram can effectively decrease costs and of Alberta, and the scorching rainforests of larger areas to be processed. improve productivity. Ghana to the remote red earth of the “The TB200 on show is the only one in “Kal Tire has been operating in Western Pilbara. the world available for wet hire and project Australia for many years,” said Kal Tire “Safety is a number one priority, like it is work, and is available for regional work as Australia Managing Director Darren Flint. with any mining customer, and we’re proud well as work in Australia. It suits large scale “We’re expanding our reach to bring our to be showcasing Journey to Zero at bulk handling work such as backfilling tail- best-in-class mining tyre solutions to mines AIMEX,” said Flint. “At Kal Tire, our goal is ings dams, mine reclamation, port develop- across Australia’s east and west.” zero harm for every team member, every ment and work on large scale hard stands,” Kal Tire has spent more than 40 years day. Like our training, we have global stan- said Mobile Conveying Services’ Managing delivering tire solutions to more than 150 dards when it comes to operating safely.” Director Graeme Cooney. mines across five continents. Due to hav- There will be an interactive display “With cost savings an ever-present chal- ing more than 1,600 team members of Kal Tire’s capabilities, services, products lenge for mining companies throughout the worldwide, the company is able to mobi- and portfolio at AIMEX stand 2216, Hall 3. Asia-Pacific region, particularly with lize quickly and efficiently to new pro- reduced commodity prices and global eco- jects. Flint said Kal Tire team members nomic volatility, the TB200 provides signifi- were qualified to a global standard and cant cost advantages as placement or setup together had amassed a wealth of knowl- ground preparation is not required, which edge. “The constant goal is to provide makes it suitable for projects involving sen- mining customers innovative tire solu- sitive or unstable ground and backfilling. tions that improve productivity at every “Compared to dump trucks dumping at step of the mining process, from sourc- the face, there is no need to build, maintain ing, maintenance and reporting, to and move a haul road. There are no safety on-site custom solutions and safety and congestion issues with dump trucks programs. backing up to a face on ground that may “We’re considered a trusted partner to cause stability issues with the dump body many leading mining companies because raised. On one job the TB200 backfilled cais- we’re capable of handling all of the tire requirements, every day,” said Flint. “We’re sons [water-tight retaining structures for Canada-based mining tire specialist Kal Tire is foundations] for a port development from on the mine sites, bringing our global expe- exhibiting for the first time at AIMEX 2015. land, where the alternative would have been rience and knowledge to deliver tire supply

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Moisture-tolerant Rock Dust Could Improve Safety Underground

Research & Development mines (Table 1). The new modified rock After many meetings, extensive research, dust performed as well as the current rock and lab testing, Imerys, with NIOSH assis- dusts in their ability to inert explosions. It tance, developed a new modified rock dust was found that Imerys’ new product that was produced in larger quantities for showed greatly improved dispersibility over additional testing. The samples were tested the current rock dusts being used in North for inerting effectiveness with a 20-L American coal mines when subjected to wet explosibility chamber. This was done by and damp conditions. The new modified carefully mixing the new rock dust with pul- rock dust met or exceeded all the current verized Pittsburgh No. 8 seam coal (77% less government requirements (see Table 2), than 200 mesh) before being placed in the meaning that the new rock dust solution 20-L chamber for testing. The ratios of rock could begin to be used in North American Imerys has developed a moisture-tolerant rock dust. dust to coal varied and the results were mines without delay. compared to results of conventional rock The durability of Imerys’ new rock dust For many years, limestone-based rock dust dusts that are currently being used in coal was also evaluated alongside conventional has been the product of choice for North Table 1 — Imerys Samples Tested in NIOSH 20-L Explosibility Chamber American coal mine explosion abatement. Typically, limestone products are readily available throughout North America and when processed to meet government speci- fications, adequately prevent the propaga- tion of a coal dust explosion. The old adage, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” comes to mind when one thinks about business practices, especially in the ever- changing and increasingly more expensive coal mining industry. But, what if it’s really broken and there is no fix? Even more impor- tantly, what if the issue puts lives at risk? After the Upper Big Branch explosion in West Virginia, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) asked the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to conduct an investigation into rock dust. The investi- gation revealed two significant concerns with the rock dust currently used in the U.S.; insufficient particles less than 200 mesh (75 microns) and the tendency to form a cake when wetted and dried that will not disperse. Needing a non-caking rock dust for the U.S. coal mining industry, NIOSH offered a grant to explore the development of a new solution. Imerys, one of the world’s largest mineral producers with years of global min- eral expertise and a focus on innovation, won the grant bid to work alongside NIOSH to develop a new moisture-tolerant product to address the issue of caking rock dust. go = explosion; no = no explosion, dnt = did not test; no-no = two tests conducted and both inerted the coal dust.

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Table 2 — Imerys Rock Dust Samples Comparison to 30 CFR 75.2 ed that due to the moisture tolerance, it could potentially flow smoother and further down trickle dusting systems in addition to not clogging sprayers. This could potential- ly mean less maintenance issues. Unlike commonly used limestone, mar- ble-based rock dusts have some additional features that make the new moisture-toler- ant dust more appealing. Mined from the world’s largest open-pit marble quarries, Imerys’ marble-based material has high brightness and whiteness, providing great contrast against coal dust. With the new hydrophobic product, this visual contrast should be higher since the product doesn’t cake and turn into gray mush. This means that when you inspect your walls, you can clearly see where the moisture-tolerant product still exists and where the coal dust has settled on top.

Expected Market Impact The new moisture-tolerant product pro- vides a ready-to-use “fix” material for the North American market to address the caking issues in high-moisture and wet coal mine environments. Internationally, moisture-tolerant products do exist in other countries in Europe and the U.K. However, their dusts are designed for use in bulk dust systems where it is stored for long periods of time in bag or trough deployment systems. Being designed in North America, the uniqueness of Imerys’ new moisture-tolerant rock dust is that it rock dust. Both dusts were applied using the The new moisture-tolerant product is meant to be applied the same way as standard spray application methods and looks, feels and can be applied just like oth- other North American rock dusts, using results showed that the conventional rock dust er conventional North American rock dusts. the same equipment. This means that absorbed moisture from the mine wall and In fact, it is greater than 99% of the same North American operators do not need to was not dispersible within a fairly short time makeup as the original Imerys rock dust; invest in new equipment or learn any new period. The new Imerys rock dust proved to be therefore the product can easily be integrat- application methods in order to use the more moisture tolerant and has remained dis- ed into current dry dusting methods. In new moisture tolerant product. persible for more than six months. examination of the new product, it was not- Imerys also expects the new moisture- tolerant rock dust to help mine operators save on their overall cost of ownership. With its long-lasting properties, the cost of reap- plication is expected to be reduced, there- fore reducing the amount of material and labor for this ongoing process. The initial cost-savings evaluation focuses on the non- active sections of the mines where a long- lasting material could reduce the reapplication maintenance to once daily, weekly, or even less depending on the amount of float coal dust present in the area. The idea is that with the improved Traditional rock dusts cake when they dry. moisture tolerance, the main focus of com- pliance will be on the coal dust parameters,

54 www.coalage.com July 2015 operating ideas continued not on the rock dust functionality itself, What’s Next? References allowing operators to only reapply when the With the new moisture product heading for *Table courtesy of NIOSH other parameters are out of compliance. production and availability in late 2015, live Elzbieta, Vogt (2010). Hydrophobized In the U.S., there are also some major mine trials are being undertaken to further Limestone Powder as an Antiexplosive compliance concerns about new regula- explore the cost-savings impact of the prod- Agent, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, AGH – tions regarding respirable dust. In this light, uct on coal mines and the industry overall. University of Sciences and Technology, A. added value with Imerys’ marble-based Imerys and others who have seen the mate- Mickiewicza 30, 30 -059 Krakow, Poland. rock dusts is that they contain less res- rial in action believe the product to be the ASTM E1226 (2010). Standard Test Method pirable dust than most limestone-based beginning of a new era in rock dust func- for Explosibility of Dust Clouds, In Annual products. Even with a slight increase in the tionality. Even with the respirable dust chal- book of ASTM standards, vol. 14.02, West fine particle sizes for the new moisture-tol- lenges facing the U.S. coal mining industry Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International. erant product, Imerys’ rock dust products today, the improved functionality provides Cashdollar, KL (1996). Coal dust explosibility. still provide an improved option in compar- a new level of safety for miners that might J Loss Prev Process Ind 9:65-76. ison to many of the limestone-based prod- inspire a change in the way American coal Cashdollar, KL (2000). Overview of dust ucts currently on the market. miners look at rock dust usage. explosibility characteristics. J Loss Prev Additionally, with the concerns about This article was written and submitted Process Ind 13:183-199. current rock dusts expressed by NIOSH and by Imerys. The research was supported by Man, CK and Harris, ML (2014). Participation MSHA in mind, this new moisture-tolerant the National Institute for Occupational of large particles in coal dust explosions. J product was developed to meet or exceed Safety and Health (NIOSH) under contract Loss Prev Process Ind 27:49-54. the health and safety expectations of current No. 200-2012-52496. The author acknowl- Mangulkar M. N., Dr. Jamkar S. S. (2013) rock dust products available within the U.S. edges the contributions of NIOSH Review of Particle Packing Theories Used Imerys also believes that the new mois- researchers from the Fires and Explosion For Concrete Mix Proportioning. ture-tolerant dust with its enhanced perfor- Branch in providing information on the International Journal of Scientific and mance can contribute to improved mine testing and mine conditions throughout the Engineering Research. Vol 4, Issue 5 – safety in the worldwide mining industry. course of this contract. May 2013.

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lion metric tons (mt) of material moved. The FrontRunner trucks run completely autonomously — they are not remotely controlled — with a full truck fleet able to be monitored by single controller located up to thousands of miles away. The trucks oper- ate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, deliv- ering significant safety, productivity, reliability, performance and operational benefits to mine fleet owners.

Xylem Offers Pumping Solutions Microsite Xylem recently introduced an online des- tination for mining professionals, show- casing the company’s range of system solutions and application expertise to The new XDR 250 50/80R57 from Michelin was developed to fit Cat 793F and Komatsu 830E AC haul trucks. solve the most challenging water issues in the mining industry. The microsite is Michelin Earthmover recently introduced that measures both tire pressure and tem- designed to help mining professionals a new mining tire for 250-ton haul trucks perature. Real-time alerts are sent to the address water accessibility, transport and and said it could increase hauling produc- mine’s operator in the control room to noti- quality challenges in even the most tivity at least 24%, based on ton miles per fy in the event that a tire is overheating or is remote regions, where water can either be hour (tmph). The new tire, the XDR250 over- or underinflated so immediate action overabundant or scarce. 50/80R57, was developed to fit Cat 793F can be taken. The online resource (mining.xy- and Komatsu 830E AC haul trucks. lem.com) provides information on solu- According to Michelin, it features signifi- Komatsu Lands Major Haul Truck Deals tions to support open-pit mines, under- cant technical advancements: greater load Adani Mining Pty. Ltd. awarded Komatsu ground mines and material processing. capacity, lower operating temperature, with an order for a total of 55 haul trucks “Global mining operators require reliable faster driving speed, higher level of perfor- (960E-2s and 930E-4SEs) for delivery in the service, high-quality products and fast mance for improved productivity and second half of 2016 for use at its Carmichael response from their solutions providers,” longer life cycle. coal mine in Queensland, Australia. The said Nate Maguire, Americas director of “Rigid dump trucks are the lifeblood of Carmichael coal mine will be one of the industry and agriculture for Xylem’s applied open-pit mining operations. These tires world’s largest coal mines. water systems business unit. “Our advanced need to deliver maximum productivity, Adani Mining in Australia is part of the technologies and experience in the industry safety and durability to eliminate down- Indian Adani conglomerate, and the enables us to deliver on these needs across time,” said Jamey Fish, director of earth- Carmichael project represents a part of the myriad mining applications and in a highly mover marketing for Michelin North Adani Group’s large project to bring the ener- efficient manner.” America. “This tire carries a 67-ton nomi- gy supply chain of mine, railway, ports, ship- Xylem’s pumps, advanced treatment nal load capacity at a faster speed with a ping and electricity production in India equipment, and precision analytics are longer life cycle. Michelin is delivering together in one conglomerate. According to engineered for severe applications that solutions that can increase mine prof- Adani, the reliability of Komatsu’s mining help mining operations minimize down- itability through lower operating costs.” equipment and its product support capabili- time, maximize performance and manage A new tread pattern incorporates smaller ties lead to the award. water in sustainable ways. The company’s rubber blocks crossed by grooves that opti- This announcement follows the news complete product offering provides water mize air flow and cooling. The tire runs 17°F that Suncor, a Canadian oil sands miner, management options to producers across cooler in the crown, allowing it to carry a signed a five-year agreement to purchase 175 the mine exploration, development and heavier load at the same speed or to increase haul trucks from Komatsu. operation phases. the average operating speed. Both of these mining operations were To match the growing capacity of this interested in the autonomous haulage sys- Sedgman Extends Contract With QCoal new generation of machines, the XDR250 tem Komatsu has pioneered. The compa- Sedgman Ltd. announced the renewal of contains an additional 9.2% in air volume. ny’s FrontRunner autonomous trucks its coal handling and preparation plant The tire has an integrated sensor system recently surpassed a milestone of 330 mil- (CHPP) operations contract with QCoal

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Group for a further three years until American underground recipients, second-largest international market in December 2017 at the Sonoma mine in the Magnetek represents best in industry quali- 2014, with more than $550 million worth of Bowen Basin, Queensland, with an expect- ty, delivery and value as identified by Joy state products shipped to the country. ed revenue of $70 million over the con- Global. Those companies receiving the Petitto makes the Mule longwall shield tract term. award achieved target metrics for quality of transporter, and Datong also agreed last The CHPP facility is scheduled to pro- 99.7% or better, on-time delivery of 95% or week to continue their business and tech- cess approximately 6 million metric tons better, material productivity and a success- nology collaboration to “improve mining per year (mtpy) of coking and thermal coal ful long-term relationship with Joy Global. safety and efficiency in the future.” Other from the QCoal Group open-cut mines “We are proud to be recognized for a signed documents from the meeting located near Collinsville in the Bowen second year by Joy Global for our dedica- included a friendship agreement between Basin. Sedgman designed and constructed tion to providing high-quality products at Shanxi and the state and a memorandum the Sonoma CHPP and has operated the a good value, and meeting the needs of of understanding to promote educational facility since 2009. their business,” said Peter McCormick, and academic exchanges among higher CEO and Managing Director Peter president and CEO for Magnetek. education institutions in both locations. Watson is delighted to continue the strong The West Virginia Development Office and enduring relationship with QCoal. Petitto, Datong Ink New Export Deal Export Promotion Program has sponsored “This latest renewal is a clear demonstra- Three years after signing its first business a West Virginia pavilion at the biennial tion of the value that Sedgman’s business collaboration agreement, West Virginia China Coal and Mining Expo since 1999. It model offers clients from concept study firm Petitto Mine Equipment and Chinese will attend the Beijing event once again through delivery to ongoing operations,” operator Datong Mine Group have settled this year from October 29-November 1. Watson said. “Our operations team have on its latest purchase agreement to export Morgantown-headquartered Petitto been working collaboratively with QCoal another one of its machines to the Shanxi was formed in 1969 by Angelo Petitto as a to maximize CHPP productivity and opti- Province. repair facility and began manufacturing mize processing costs. Our Sonoma site The purchase agreement was part of a equipment in 1978. The Petitto Mule based team, supported by our off-site sup- larger meeting between Shanxi delegates evolved from a 10-ton prototype to a 55- port group, have consistently delivered and officials from West Virginia held recent- ton machine; it is currently one of the industry leading facility run hours and ly in Charleston. China was West Virginia’s industry’s largest available units. excellent process performance at this facility.”

Magnetek is Awarded 2014 Premier Supplier by Joy Global Magnetek, a leading designer and manu- facturer of digital power and motion con- trol systems used in mining applications, has been awarded the 2014 Premier Supplier of the Year status by Joy Global. This is the second year Joy Global has rec- ognized Magnetek from its nearly 4,000 suppliers. As one of only 26 North

Joy Global presents Magnetek with Supplier of the Year.

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Sandvik Boosts Its Continuous Mining Offering

and water and superb durability when dropped or exposed to cold, heat or other rugged environments. With minimal increases in weight, the new Surveyor2 offers greater memory and data storage, a faster, 1 GHz processor, and significantly improved Bluetooth range — up to 1,500 ft. The data collector also features a new QWERTY keyboard with large buttons for easy data entry, enhanced battery power with 20-plus hours of runtime, and a larg- er, brighter display, providing great visibil- ity in any lighting conditions. www.carlsonsw.com

The Sandvik MC350 continuous miner has been tested extensively in South Africa.

The MC350 continuous miner for mid- a robust gearbox. Semi-automated, they size room-and-pillar applications is the offer a higher cutting rate and quicker latest addition to Sandvik’s offering of loading time. Sandvik continuous miners continuous miners. The MC350’s perfor- can be fitted with a proximity detection mance has been proven in extensive field system to improve safety. A health moni- tests in South Africa and, as with all the toring function also ensures advance continuous miners in the MC series, it warning of any problems before they offers high productivity and low total cost arise. of ownership. “It’s all about availability of the equip- Sandvik continuous miners, including ment and predictability in the operations, MC250, MC430, MC470 and now MC350, and part of that is also our complete parts satisfy all seam conditions for room-and- and service offering,” Reumueller said. pillar mines. Segmented for low-, medi- “Our service engineers ensure that our Sulfur/Carbon Analysis by Combustion um- and high-seam applications, the customers get the right parts, rock tools, LECO recently introduced the 832 series, continuous miners are all equipped with and service at the right time to ensure safe which will redefine the way plant techni- the functions expected to ensure maxi- operation, low operating costs and long cians determine sulfur and carbon in a mum productivity, reliability and mini- service life.” wide variety of organic materials. The mum cost for any seam. As a leading supplier to the mining instrumentation takes advantage of an on- “By using Sandvik continuous miners industry, Sandvik offers integrated solu- board software platform powered by a our customers benefit from more cost-effi- tions for continuous mining in room-and- touch-screen interface, increasing usabili- cient operations,” said Bruno Reumueller, pillar applications to make mining more ty and operational control without using product line management, underground productive and profitable. valuable bench space. A high-efficiency coal and minerals for Sandvik Mining. www.sandvikmining.com “Thanks to a higher weight class, shear-up capability and loading and conveying mod- Data Collector for Surveyors ules, our continuous miners can improve Carlson Software recently released its new productivity by 10%-20% compared to oth- Carlson Surveyor2, the newest model in its er continuous miners in their range. In line of data collectors. The Surveyor2 is addition, extended operating time paired with Carlson’s software to provide between overhauls and a cost per ton that a powerful, complete solution for survey- is equal to or better than other continuous ing, stake out, construction layout, and miners make this a very attractive offering.” GIS mapping. Designed and manufac- The MC-series continuous miners are tured by Juniper Systems, the Carlson built using top-quality parts, sturdy, Surveyor2 is built to withstand the harsh- rugged structural components and boast est conditions, with an IP68 rating for dust

58 www.coalage.com July 2015 product news continued combustion furnace, improved IR cell local firewall, addressing network and data design, and a robust, rugged design make storage restrictions and preferences. the 832 a valuable resource for any labora- www.indsci.com/dsx tory needing fast and accurate analysis of sulfur and/or carbon in organic materials. Proximity Sensors www.leco.com The P800 Proxswitch sensors are now available in two versions (P8003V10C & Surveillance Cameras P8004V10C) with solid-state relays specifi- The Flexidome IP 4000 and Flexidome IP cally designed for speed monitoring appli- 5000 cameras offer an excellent price-per- (PCT) enables single and multitouch or ges- cations requiring a pulse output up to 120 formance ratio and again raise the bar and ture-based operation, even when wearing VAC/VDC for PLC integrations. The sen- set new standards in image quality, ease of thin protective gloves, and images can be sors can also be used to detect shaft, gate installation and data management. All panned, zoomed, or hidden components or slide position as well as object pres- FLEXIDOME IP cameras are ideal for every- shown both intuitively and quickly. ence. The sensors are fully encapsulated day video surveillance situations, including www.siemens.com/ip65-hmi-devices in a polycarbonate body that is corrosion overland conveyor systems and plant and abrasion resistant, dust-tight and machinery. The indoor 4000 HD model Docking Station for Methanometers waterproof (IP67). The P800 is CSA class II offers 720 p resolution and the outdoor 5000 The DSX Docking Station provides three division 1 groups E, F & G approved for IR model offers five megapixel resolution, operating modes: standalone, cloud-con- hazardous dust environments. No contact Automatic Varifocal (AVF) and integrated nected (DSXi) and local server (DSX-L). The is made between the sensor and the object infrared illumination. www.bosch.com DSX Standalone is an out-of-the-box solu- being monitored. www.go4b.com/usa tion that requires no network configuration or support. It provides easy bump testing and calibration of instruments, automated record keeping, and automated instrument wake-up and instrument battery charging. With the use of a DSXi activation key, the DSX Standalone becomes a cloud-connect- ed, fully automated instrument mainte- nance station. There is no need to send anything back for activation — all upgrades are easily performed in the field. The DSXi is a cloud-connected record storage, fleet management, and automated Flat Panel Screens maintenance and notification station. It for Industrial Environments provides customers with the ability to man- A set of 19-in. widescreen Flat Panels and age gas detectors, access exposure and Panel PCs with all-round IP65 protection are maintenance reports, see the status of each the latest addition to the Siemens glass-front calibration gas cylinder across the facility, portfolio. Fitted with a rugged aluminum and schedule equipment updates from any- enclosure, the new devices are designed where on any Web-enabled PC or mobile especially for use at the machine level in device. The DSXi provides an optional auto- harsh industrial environments and can be matic calibration gas replenishment pro- mounted either from the top or the bottom gram, eliminating the need to keep up with on a stand or supporting arm system. gas cylinder status. In local server mode, the Simatic IFP1900 PRO Flat Panels and DSX offers the option to automatically store Simatic IPC477D PRO Panel PCs have crys- data from all docking stations behind the tal-clear, scratchproof, 100% glass fronts that are highly resistant to chemicals. Highlights include a special industrial anti- glare surface, excellent legibility even at large viewing angles thanks to the high image resolution and brightness, and the automatic detection of inadvertent touch- ing or operation, for example, caused by catching the screen with the ball of the hand or the buildup of dirt on the panel surface. Projected-capacitive touch technology

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WARNing! Steps to Consider Before Downsizing

BY ERIK M. DULLEA AND PENNY ANN LIEBERMAN

The Worker Adjustment and Which employees are protected? WARN does not distinguish Retraining Notification Act between managers and non-managers or hourly or salaried (WARN) was enacted in 1988. employees. If a sufficient number of full-time employees are While the law and its regula- impacted, all employees affected by the plant closing or mass lay- tions have not changed signifi- off are entitled to WARN notices. cantly since then, there have What types of layoffs trigger a WARN Act notice? A covered been several court decisions employer conducting a plant closing or a mass layoff must pro- interpreting WARN’s provi- vide WARN notices. sions. WARN was enacted to require employers to provide WARN defines a plant closing as the permanent or temporary advance, written notice of a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” to the shutdown of a single site of employment, or one or more facilities or affected employees, their union representatives, the state dislo- operating units within a single site of employment, if the shutdown cated worker unit and the chief elected official of the local gov- results in an employment loss at the single site of employment during ernment where the facility is located. Financial pressures in the any 30-day period for 50 or more employees, excluding any part-time mining industry require WARN to be considered during manage- employees. The WARN regulations may extend that 30-day period to ment discussions on labor and manpower. In recent months, coal 90 days, depending on the timing of the employment losses. operators provided WARN notices for upcoming layoffs (e.g., A mass layoff is a reduction in force that does not meet the defi- Alpha Natural Resources and Murray Energy), and mine opera- nition of a plant closing, but results in the employment loss at a sin- tors that do not give notice are often involved in WARN lawsuits. gle employment site during any 30-day period for at least 50 Failure to comply with WARN can expose employers to lawsuits full-time employees constituting 33% of the full-time workforce at and significant financial obligations. Employers that violate WARN that single employment site, or at least 500 full-time employees at can be liable for back wages and benefits accrued during the period that single employment site. of the violation, attorney’s fees and a $500/day civil penalty for the Will the sale of a facility or business trigger WARN’s notice require- duration of the violation. For example, last year, a federal judge held ments? A sale alone will not trigger WARN’s requirements. However, that a Virginia coal operator violated the WARN Act because it failed a plant closing or a mass layoff occurring in the context of a sale, will to provide adequate notice of layoffs during 2013. See Sullivan v. trigger WARN notice requirements. The WARN regulations make it Nine Mile Mining (Western District of Virginia, September 4, 2014). clear that there is always an employer responsible for giving notice. Following the decision, Nine Mile Mining agreed to pay more than For plant closings or mass layoffs prior to the transaction closing, $1.7 million in back wages to affected employees. the seller is responsible for providing WARN notices. After the trans- When contemplating layoffs and closings, employers must action closes, the buyer must provide WARN notices. review applicable state and federal WARN laws. WARN is a law Who enforces the WARN Act? Unlike the Mine Act, and even that requires advance planning as well as an understanding of its though the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued the WARN requirements. The questions and answers that follow are regulations, the DOL has no enforcement authority for WARN designed to provide a basic understanding of WARN and its claims. WARN is enforced through private lawsuits, often assert- requirements. These Q&As are not a substitute for legal advice, ed as class actions, filed solely in U.S. District Court by aggrieved and prior to announcing any layoffs or closings, employers employees, their unions or local government officials. should consult with outside counsel to determine any state or Are there any state law counterparts to WARN? Seventeen states federal WARN obligations they may have. have adopted their own “mini-WARN” statutes, and there are some How much advance notice does the WARN Act require? municipal ordinances that impose local WARN-type requirements. Employers covered by the WARN Act must give 60 days of The state’s requirements may be similar to, but are not always iden- advance notice in writing to each affected employee or the affect- tical to, federal WARN requirements. Illinois is the only state with a ed employees’ representative, as well as the state dislocated mini-WARN law that is also a large coal-production state. In contrast worker unit and chief elected official of the local government to the federal statute, the Illinois mini-WARN applies to smaller where the affected facility is located. employers, and some of the key definitions are different. New York Which employers are covered by the WARN Act? Covered currently has the most stringent mini-WARN statute — it applies to employers subject to the WARN’s requirements have 100 or more small employers, is triggered by small layoffs and requires 90-day full-time employees. While WARN does not define full time, it does advance written notices. define part time. An employee who is not a part-time employee is a The variations in state laws show that employers contemplat- full-time employee. Part-time employees, as of the date a WARN ing closures or layoffs must investigate the laws in the affected notice is due, have been employed fewer than six out of the past 12 states as well as the federal statute. We recommend employers months, or average less than a 20-hour work week. consult with employment counsel to avoid legal pitfalls. Alternatively, a covered employer employs at least 100 full- Erik Dullea is a member of Jackson Lewis’ Workplace Safety and time and part-time employees, who in the aggregate work an Health and Litigation practice groups. Penny Ann Lieberman is a average workweek of at least 4,000 hours, exclusive of overtime. shareholder and member of the firm’s reduction-in-force practice.

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