JULY 2016 VOL. 121 NO. 7
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feature articles
18 Mining Business Bets Big on MINExpo 2016
World's largest mining exposition reconvenes in
Las Vegas to showcase advances in equipment,
technology and services
24 Intelligent Approach to Ash
Tennessee Valley Authority tackling safer,
more efficient coal ash storage and monitoring
28 2016 Coal Age Buyers Guide
35 2Q Fatality Overview
Industry records two coal deaths in April-June period,
putting the midyear 2016 total at six
coal in the news
4 Bankruptcy Court Approves Alpha Plan, Sale
5 Murray Threatens to Lay Off Thousands of Miners
6 UMWA Rejects Deal With BCOA
7 DOL Ups Civil Penalties
9 Hallador CEO Expects Gas Prices to Rise
10 Armstrong Energy Looks to Strengthen
its Balance Sheet
11 Mining Industry POV-free for First Time
12 Blackhawk to Close 3 Mines
13 Peabody Sues Bowie Over Mine Sale Deal
14 Floods Ravage West Virginia
16 Federal Court Invalidates Restrictions in 2007
Minnesota Law
16 LCT Energy Suspends Construction on Maple
Springs Mine
45 DTE Retiring 8 Coal Units
world news
5 TerraCom Buys Blair Athol in Australia
5 Anglo Sells Stake in Botswana's Only Coal Mine
6 Zimbabwe's Hwange Colliery Considers
Cutting Workforce
6 Anglo Close to Selling Australian Mines
8 Dubai Invests in Clean Coal Project
8 Donkin Mine to Produce 2M Tons Per Year
departments
2 Editorial
4 News
5 World News
10 People
12 Dateline Washington
14 Calendar
16 Awards
38 Operating Ideas
40 Suppliers News
42 Product News
46 Classifieds
48 Legally Speaking
This month, Coal Age offers readers a glimpse of what they can expect
to see at MINExpo 2016, which will be held at the Las Vegas Conven-
tion Center, September 26-28. (Photo courtesy of the National Mining
Association)
this issue
NEWS/ 4
COAL ASH/ 24 SAFETY REPORT/ 35
MINEXPO 2016 PREVIEW/ 18