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DEC 2013

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DECEMBER 2013 FEATURE ARTICLES 25 NO. 12 TRAINING/30 Ocean Freight Rates for Coal 30 NEWS/6 VOL. 118 Blended Training A more effective model for haul-truck operator training 38 Leveraging Lubrication It's a time-worn adage, but still true: pay now or pay later. When it comes to proper lubrication of mine equipment, a few dollars spent now can help avoid major unplanned costs in the future 44 Software Solutions for Better Blasting MAINTENANCE/38 BLASTING TECHNOLOGY/44 Computerized tools for designing, recording and analyzing a blast offer 3-D visualization of terrain profiles, patterns and other parameters 50 Ukraine Faces Oversupply Crisis Even small markets must obey the laws of supply and demand to top coal caving techniques COAL IN THE NEWS THIS ISSUE 6 Peabody Moves Lee Ranch Dragline to El Segundo 6 Leer Mine Begins Longwall Production 7 Westmoreland Inks Long-term Supply Deal with TransAlta 8 Oxbow Idles Elk Creek Longwall Mine 8 AEP Maintains Coal Burn 12 Paradise Lost: TVA's New Coal Retirements a Rare Blow This month, Coal Age carries articles on training and maintenance for for Illinois Basin large surface mining equipment. On the cover, an electric shovel loads a 14 Hallador Hopes to Increase Sales Komatsu 930E haul truck. 18 MSHA Issues 4th POV Notice 20 Oxford Expects Additional Sales DEPARTMENTS 2 Editorial WORLD NEWS 6 Coal in the News 7 Vale to Sell Stake in Coal Operations 7 World News Peabody Energy Closes Wilkie Creek Mine in Australia 14 People 16 Dateline Washington 18 Calendar 20 Awards 25 Transport Tips Mozambique Approves Terms for Port and Railway Project 54 Operating Ideas New Coal-fired Power Plant Planned for Namibia 55 Suppliers News Thermal Coal Imports into India Continue to Rise 58 Product News 61 Classified 64 Legally Speaking Indian Government Asks CIL to Meet its 2014 Production Target 8 Tepco, Mitsubishi to Build Cutting-edge Coal Plants in Fukushima 10 December 2013 www.coalage.com 1

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