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editorial
While we
“pitty-patty” along with coal industry development in the good Ole
USA, China has moved light years ahead of us. No back-and-forth
stuff, the Chinese are getting it done. Perhaps in a brutal way,
but they are getting it done. They foresee a dire need for energy
in the near future, and are moving with rapidity toward an answer.
And they will get there, well ahead of us, but at a tremendous cost
in human lives. We need to be somewhere in between, the
humanitarian way, of course, but with some sense of urgency....>>more
mike
quillen
Coal people
understand the national spotlight, but the national media
doesn’t always understand the understated, deadpan humor that
weaves its way through most working people. On the day
that Mike Quillen, president and chief executive officer of
Abingdon, Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources Inc., was set
to make a major announcement concerning a dramatic, five-point
employee retention plan that would make Alpha’s 3,600 coal
miners part owners in the company, he cracked a joke that was
too subtle for a television production to catch...>>more
mine
rescue team
Mine
rescue teams have been the first people on the scene of any coal
mine disaster since the early 20th Century, but their
specialized training and unique capabilities make them a vital
link in any situation where conditions underground require
monitoring to insure the safety of their fellow coal miners...>>more
capsule
news
More than 40
leading U.S. companies from the electricity generation,
transportation, coal production, energy technology, and equipment
manufacturing industries have aligned to create the American
Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE). The group will
support public policies that advance environmental improvement,
economic prosperity, and energy security. ACCCE also supports
public and private sector efforts to develop and deploy new,
advanced clean coal technologies that protect and improve the
environment. The formation of ACCCE is the consolidation of the
Center for Energy and Economic Development and Americans for
Balanced Energy Choices. Contact Brad Jones of ACCCE at
703/585-3633 or e-mail at
bjones@cleancoalusa.org ...>>more
coal events
IMCC 2008 ANNUAL MEETING
DATE:
May 18-21
SITE:
Teton Mountain Lodge and Spa
CITY/STATE: Teton Village (Jackson Hole), Wyoming
SPONSOR: Interstate Mining Compact Commission (IMCC)
CONTACT: Beth A. Botsis
IMCC
445-A
Carlisle Drive
Herndon, VA 21070
PH:
703/709-8654
FAX:
703/709-8655
E-Mail: bbotsis@imcc.isa.us
WEB:
www.imcc.isa.us
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coal people in the news
Four vice
presidents have been promoted at Fenner Dunlop Americas,
Scottsdale, GA. Chuck Prezioso promoted to executive vice
president of operations, responsible for all manufacturing
operations in the company’s four heavyweight conveyor belt
manufacturing plants and single lightweight belting facility;
Jim Gann promoted to executive vice president of lightweight and
business development and will continue to work in business
development while taking on additional P&L responsibility for
the lightweight belting division in Charlotte, NC, and will be
supported by Prezioso; Doug Simmons promoted to executive vice
president of sales and marketing and will maintain his existing
responsibilities within the sales and marketing group consisting
of industrial and mining sales, national accounts and export
sales; Dan Fischer promoted to executive vice president of
finance and will maintain his existing responsibilities in the
finance department...>>more
product news
Bucyrus
International Inc., S. Milwaukee, WI, announces that its Belt
Division has a contract with Bowie Resources to supply Bowie
with a panel belt conveyor system consisting of a 54” Quad 400
HP Variable Frequency Drive Main terminal group with two 54”
Dual 400 HP VFD Tripper terminal groups. As part of the
longwall rapid retreat/advance panel belt system Bucyrus will
supply a 700’ belt storage unit, which includes a 250 HP, all
electric AC VFD winch. Call Guido Schawohl at +49 (0) 709 2306
709-1183...>>more
worldwide news
Bucyrus
International and China’s Huainan Mining have tentatively agreed
to a joint venture on the construction of a manufacturing
facility in the Huainan mining area of China.
Focus will be on the manufacture of belt systems and armored
face conveyors for resale on a preferential basis to Huainan
Mining, as well as to companies in China and overseas...>>more
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