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Editorial
How many underground
coal miners does it take to change a light bulb? I don't
know, either. Buy I do know it takes a little more than
half of all the coal miners in the United States to product a
third of all the coal this country mines every year...>>more
When Exporting Becomes Importing
This year.
Next year. The year after. Pick one. Any one. It doesn’t really
matter but, assuredly, one of them will see the United States go
from a net exporter of coal to a net importer. From a million
tons or less a year to the mid 1980s, imported coal posted a
steady step-by-step increase from one million tons a year, to
two-to-three million tons and then, in 1993, when exported coal
tumbled from 102 million tons to 75 million tons, imported coal
more than doubled, from 3.8 million tons in 1992 to 8.2 million
tons. And there’s been very little looking back since...>>more
Emory Ralph Altizer
Emory Ralph Altizer, affectionately known as “Pops”, was so
young the first time he entered an underground mine that he
could stand up in low-seam coal. He never forgot that day, and
he never looked back. He’s always been a coal miner and has
never had aspirations to be anything but!..>>more
Capsule News
Tabor Machine Co., Princeton, WV, has moved to a larger facility
at the old MJ Electric Co. complex,
with a larger factory and offices. The 85,000 square foot
facility is on a 23-acre site on Shelter Road in Princeton, 9
miles from the old facility. Phone and fax numbers remain the
same. President Bryan S. Walker invites one and all to visit
the new site...>>more
Coal Events
ANNUAL MEETING EASTERN SECTION OF
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST
DATE:
September 16-18
SITE:
Lexington Center
CITY/STATE: Lexington, KY
SPONSOR:
KY Society of Professional Geologists, KY Geological Survey, UK
Dept of Earth & Environmental Science.
EXHIBITS:
Available
CONTACT:
Geaunita Caylor
ADDRESS:
University of Kentucky
107
Mining & Mineral Resource Bldg
Lexington, KY 40506-0107
PHONE:
859/257-2820
Email:
gcaylor@engr.uky.edu
WEB:
http://www.uky.edu/KGS/esaapg07.......>>more
Coal People In The News
Leonard A “Len” McIntosh
has joined Fairmont Supply Co. as a technical marketing
representative for the Fairmont Rubber Products division. He
will be responsible for sales and technical expertise in the
industrial rubber, hose and fittings arena. McIntosh has had
experience in sales over the past decade in pumps, gasoline
equipment, tanks, piping, fittings, and environmental controls...>>more
Product News
Dressta, Buffalo Grove, IL, introduces the TD-15M Extra Crawler
Dozer
with enhanced productivity and operator comfort.
Fully-electronic Tier III-certified Cummins engine deliver 190
net horsepower and a maximum torque of 745 ft-lbs. Engine
equipped with an air intake grid heater as standard equipment.
Has an operating weight of up to 46,451 lbs. and a blade
capacity of up to 7.8 yd3. Contact Vladimir Seizovic at
847/573-1250...>>more
Worldwide News
Central African Mining and Exploration Company Plc. has entered
into terms of agreement
to acquire prospecting rights for coal in South Africa in over
15 farms totaling over 20,500 hectares, located within the
Waterberg, Soutpansberg and Springbok flats coalfields.
Geologists have estimated the farms have a potential in excess
of 300 million tons of coal...>>more
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