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NOVEMBER 2013 FEATURE ARTICLES 18 NO. 11 CONVEYOR ENGINEERING/22 Colombian Coal Prepares for Canal Expansion 22 NEWS/4 VOL. 118 Conveyor Designers Concentrate on Safe, High-capacity Systems Improvements allow coal operator to enjoy economies of scale while minimizing hazards 28 BelAZ Builds the World's Largest Haul Truck Belarusian OEM believes this is the best time to introduce new ideas and has made a substantial investment in its production facilities 34 HAUL TRUCKS/28 MINE RESCUE/34 Inventory of U.S. Mine Rescue Training Facilities Researchers document progress as well as areas that need improvement COAL IN THE NEWS 4 Thousands rally in Washington against anti-coal regulations 4 TVA closes several coal-fired units 5 Murray Energy buys 5 CONSOL longwall mines 6 BHP sells Navajo mine 6 Liberty Fuels begins lignite production 8 Alliance continues to grow 10 Crown III mine will close 14 Kentucky Power now owns half of Mitchell plant 14 Patriot prepares Highland mine for production in early 2014 16 Pennyrile set to produce steam coal next summer THIS ISSUE This month Coal Age offers an in-depth report on the U.S. coal industry's top mine rescue training facilities and the improvements they have made recently. On the cover, coal miners converge on Washington for a major rally. (Photo courtesy of the National Mining Association) WORLD NEWS 5 Rio Tinto sells its interest in Clermont CoAL idles Vele, begins construction on expansion DEPARTMENTS 2 Editorial Coal in the News 5 World News 10 People Coalspur faces another delay with Alberta Energy 12 Dateline Washington 14 Calendar 16 Awards 18 Transport Tips 46 Operating Ideas 48 Suppliers News 50 Product News 53 Classified 56 8 4 Ukraine coal mine output down in 2013 Fonterra will develop open-cut coal mine in New Zealand 6 Legally Speaking JSPL to acquire majority stake in Gujarat NRE coking coal November 2013 www.coalage.com 1