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This month, Coal Age documents the American longwall sector with its annual U.S. Longwall Census. On the cover, a newly rebuilt longwall face at Bowie Resource Partners' Skyline mine in Utah (Photo courtesy of Bowie Resource Partners). DEPARTMENTS 2 Editorial 6 Coal in the News 7 World News 10 People 12 Dateline Washington 14 Calendar 21 Awards 22 Transport Tips 56 Suppliers News 58 Product News 61 Classified 64 Legally Speaking F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 4 V O L . 1 1 9 N O . 2 FEATURE ARTICLES 22 The Corps Fixes a Geologic River Hazard: Rock Pinnacle 26 The Landscape for U.S. Longwalls Changes Three new longwalls were added in a year that witnessed major shifts in ownership 34 Cat Refines, Expands Rope Shovel Feature Lineup The latest options, often employing new technologies, range from hoist braking to HydraCrowd, and e-room air filtration to onsite power generation 40 Balancing Appalachian Challenges, Opportunities West Virginia Coal Association symposium offers barometer of current industry 44 Considerations for Controlling Dust In addition to being a safety concern, fugitive dust emission can hurt operator's image 50 Methods for Analyzing Selenium More reliable testing procedures can help coal operators remain in compliance COAL IN THE NEWS 6 Kentucky Officials Question TVA's Motives 6 James River Explores its Options 7 Peabody Addresses Obama's State of the Union Speech 8 Alliance Continues its Streak 10 EPA Clarifies its Position on Coal Ash 12 Usibelli Celebrates 1 Year Accident-free 14 BMX to Begin Production Soon 54 Powder River Basin Coal-mining Lease Upheld by Court 55 Development Continues on Rhino's Pennyrile Mine WORLD NEWS 7 BHP Reports Record Performance 2 Killed, 15 Trapped Following Russian Mine Blast 8 WCA Calls for Norway to Reject Proposal to Divest from Coal NSW Coal Export Increases in 2013 THIS ISSUE February 2014 www.coalage.com 1 LONGWALL CENSUS/ 26 ROPE SHOVELS/ 34 NEWS/ 6 WVCA ROUNDUP/ 40 CA_pg01_CA_pg01 2/13/14 9:04 AM Page 1