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This month, Coal Age covers the issues related to coal mine firefighting. Mine fires occur and sometimes with deadly consequences. This month's reporting looks at the precautionary measures available to mine opera- tors. On the cover, a firefighting brigade trains at Alpha Natural Resources' Running Right Leadership Academy during July 2013. (Photographer: Tim Cox; E-mail: tim@timccox.com). DEPARTMENTS 2 Editorial 4 Coal in the News 5 World News 10 People 12 Dateline Washington 14 Calendar 16 Awards 24 Transport Tips 36 Marketwatch 46 Operating Ideas 48 Suppliers News 50 Product News 53 Classified 56 Legally Speaking M A R C H 2 0 1 4 V O L . 1 1 9 N O . 3 FEATURE ARTICLES 24 Railroad Performance: A Quick Look at a Few Railroad Measures 26 Overcoming Mine Fire Fears Mine fires are an unfortunate potential at any mine, but knowledge is power 30 Probabilistic Approach to Coal Pillar Design Performing a probabilistic study rather than a deterministic one is a relatively easy way to quantify the uncertainty in an engineering design 34 New Developments with Liebherr Hydraulic Excavators With more hydraulic excavators being deployed at mining operations, interest grows in new service systems and GET 38 Advances in Filter Press Technology Improved dewatering techniques offer an alternative to impounding coal fines 42 Coal Experts Review Current Market Forces Improved domestic steam markets offset weaker met pricing abroad COAL IN THE NEWS 4 Westmoreland Coal Demonstrates Improved Performance 4 Arch Sells Hazard Division to Blackhawk 5 Oregon Approves Coyote Island Permits 6 WV Chemical Spill Affects Rosebud Mining 8 EIA Launches Coal Data Browser 9 'Step Up, Get the Word Out' on Coal: Benson 10 Eastern Kentucky Employment Figures Plummet 13 MSHA Issues Refuge Alternative Safety Alert 14 Vectren Grows Coal Production 16 LC Energy Buys Lily's Landree Mine 23 Peabody Intervenes in Case before Minnesota PUC WORLD NEWS 5 Freezing of Bank Accounts Linked to Ukrainian President Could Impact Coal Business 6 Argentina's First 100% Coal-fired Plants Nears Completion 8 Fenxi to Invest USD 500 Million to Mine Coal in Kenya 8 Indonesia Set to Cap Coal Output THIS ISSUE March 2014 www.coalage.com 1 FIREFIGHTING/ 26 NEWS/ 4 DEWATERING FINES/ 38 CA_pg01_CA_pg01 3/12/14 12:32 PM Page 1