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This month, Coal Age publishes the annual U.S. Longwall Census and it finds this group of underground coal operators ramping up capaci- ty. On the cover, a longwall shearing machine cuts coal from the face. DEPARTMENTS 2 Editorial 6 Coal in the News 7 World News 10 Letters to the Editor 12 People 14 Dateline Washington 16 Calendar 18 Awards 20 Marketwatch 56 Suppliers News 58 Product News 61 Classified 64 Legally Speaking F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 5 V O L . 1 2 0 N O . 2 FEATURE ARTICLES 22 By All Available Means 30 U.S. Longwall Operators Ramp Up Production Mines designed specifically for high-capacity longwall production hit their stride 40 Technologies Collide for Surface Safety Suppliers, OEMs alike work to advance collision avoidance technology 44 Could Paste Technology be a Cost-effective Solution for Subsidence? Canadians pump tailings underground to remediate brownfield sites 47 Coal Ends Year at Record Low Fatalities Examining trends in 4Q, whole-year events leading up to a historical benchmark for 2014 50 UMWA Exits the Illinois Basin Unable to compete, unproductive mines are forced to close COAL IN THE NEWS 6 WV Governor Signs Bill Repealing State Cap-and-Trade Act 6 FutureGen Plan Scrapped 7 NMA's Quinn: Coal Outlook Hardened by Policies 8 Alpha Idles Mines, Cuts Workers 12 Patriot HQ Moves to West Virginia 16 Log Creek Will Start Producing Coal This Year 18 Murray Energy Anticipates Increase in Production This Year 54 JV Between Rhino Resources and Patriot Coal is Over 55 MSHA: Dust Levels Continue Downward Trend WORLD NEWS 7 Chinese Coal Output Sees First Decline Since 2000 Queensland Coal Exports Grow 8 NWR Completes Debiensko Prefeasibility Study Ex-Anglo American Coal Exec Charged in Scam THIS ISSUE February 2015 www.coalage.com 1 COLLISION AVOIDANCE/ 40 NEWS/ 6 PASTE TECHNOLOGY/ 44 U.S. LONGWALL CENSUS 2015/ 30