JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2017 VOL. 122 NO. 1
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feature articles
20 The Outlook for Coal Improves
Optimism returns to an industry ravaged by
hostile regulatory overreach
26 U.S. Longwall Operations: How Slow Can We Go?
Anticipating a recovery in 2017, longwall mines
sit in a holding pattern
34 Informational Preferences of Coal Miners
The What, When and Who
coal in the news
4 Working With Congress, President Trump Repeals
Stream Protection Rule
4 Corsa Increases Met Coal Guidance
5 Greens Hollow Coal Tract Receives Bid of $22.9M
7 Peabody Reaches Agreement With UCC on
Reorganization
9 Texas Mineral Resources Signs Extension With
Jeddo Coal
10 Illinois Power Generating Emerges From
Chapter 11
10 Alliance Sees Large Increase in Net Income
for 4Q 2016
16 Duke Seeks Approval for East Bend
Generating Station
18 Bills Introduced in KY Seek to Help
Coal Production
19 Bill is Introduced to Streamline Permits
for Mining
world news
5 Japan to Build 45 New Coal Pants in Next 10 Years
6 India Postpones Coal Exports
7 Conuma Restarts Operations in British Columbia
departments
2 Editorial
4 News
5 World News
8 Dateline Washington
10 People
14 Awards
18 Calendar
40 Operating Ideas
42 Suppliers News
44 Product News
47 Classifieds
48 Legally Speaking
In addition to the Annual Forecast, Coal Age publishes the U.S. Longwall
Census. The top four longwall mines produced 43.5 million tons last year.
(Cover photo courtesy of Cat.)
this issue
NEWS/ 4
U.S. LONGWALL CENSUS/ 26 HEALTH & SAFETY/ 34
2017 ANNUAL FORECAST/ 20