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JANUARY 2014 FEATURE ARTICLES 21 NEWS/4 VOL. 119 NO. 1 BLASTHOLE DRILLING/28 Met Coal Demand Increases for India; Be Alert to Shipping Risks 24 Coal Markets Will Rebound in 2014 Supply and demand fundamentals work for the industry after huge rationalization in 2013 28 Simulator Training, Real Productivity Master Driller Program comes to the U.S. after proven success in other countries 30 New Owner of Freedom Industries Must Face Fallout of POLAND/32 DUST CONTROL/34 West Virginia Chemical Spill 32 Polish Coal Industry Faces Tough Decisions Accustomed to the props of socialism, mine operators are finding it hard to compete in the domestic market they used to serve 34 Pressurizing with Dust Collectors Guidelines on how to apply a concept that is appropriate for mine and plant environments, where dust generated during crushing, screening, and conveying must be controlled to protect workers, office spaces and sensitive equipment COAL IN THE NEWS THIS ISSUE 4 Westmoreland Acquires Sherritt's Coal Operations 4 Fourth Quarter Fatalities Set the Industry Back 6 Patriot Investing at Highland 8 Kentucky Officials Refuse to Give Up on Big Sandy 9 Coalview Finances Fine Coal Recovery Plant for TransAlta 10 Illinois Coal Production Exceeds 50 Million Tons 12 Lily Group Will Be Put Up for Auction 13 Michigan's DTE Energy Triumphs in Permit Challenge DEPARTMENTS 14 Development of New Mine Will Start in 2014 2 Editorial 4 Coal in the News 5 World News 10 People 12 Calendar 13 Awards 14 Dateline Washington Australian Court Backs Whitehaven's Maules Creek Mine 16 Market Watch Indian Coal Ministry Plans March Coal Block Auction 21 Transport Tips NuCoal Angry over Confiscation of Coal Licenses 37 Operating Ideas 40 Suppliers News 42 Product News 45 Classified 48 Regulatory Updates U.S. coal in 2014. On the cover, a unit train crosses the Yellowstone River WORLD NEWS 5 Peabody Enters JV with Shenhua Group Bumi Renames Itself Asia Resources 6 8 This month, Coal Age offers insights into what it thinks will happen in UK Takes Major Steps Forward on CCS January 2014 near Waco, Mont. (Photo credit: Steve Crise/BNSF Railway) www.coalage.com 1