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news continued Coast coal handling facilities and Peabody's development of the Sage Creek extension of the Twentymile mine. Kinder Morgan will invest, including previously announced pro- jects, approximately $400 million to expand its Gulf Coast terminal network. After completion of all of the export expansion projects, Kinder Morgan's Gulf Coast terminal network will have a coal export nameplate capacity of approximately 27 million tons per year. "Peabody is securing a large-volume, sustainable U.S. export platform to meet growing global seaborne coal demand," said Peabody Energy Chairman and CEO Greg Boyce. "These new throughput agreements further strengthen Peabody's ongoing partnership with Kinder Morgan as we continue to expand our long-term Gulf Coast capacity in line with emerging export oppor- tunities for our competitive and reliable coal products." m PEOPLE I N T H E N EW S Arch Coal, Inc. has appointed Kenneth D. Cochransenior vice president of operations, and Gary L. Bennetthas been promoted to vice president of operations support. Alpha Natural Resources has appointed John W. Hanekampsenior vice president of international thermal sales and trading. The com- pany also appointed L. Patrick Hassey to the board of directors. ronmental geomechanics program and will also be involved with slope sta- bility research. Patrick Hassey Elbert Allen (Larry) Drummond, vice chairman of Drummond Company, Inc., recently passed away. His father, Heman Drummond, had been a coal miner for Debardeleben Coal Co. and decided in 1935 to start his own mine, the beginning of what is now Drummond Co. During breaks in college, Larry worked in various areas of Drummond Coal operations— preparing a site for mining, drilling at a new mine, cleaning coal for loading, and work at other operations. After returning home with a law degree, he joined the company and was involved initially with sales. Over the years he was heavily involved with domestic and international coal sales. He assumed additional responsibilities as vice chairman of the corporation and chairman of its executive committee. Larry Drummond Billy Rodrigues With the recent closing of FLSmidth's acquisition of the Australian engineering and equipment supply company, Ludowici Ltd., FLSmidth has appointed Patrick J. Largier senior vice president and head of the Asia-Pacific region for the non-ferrous division. He will also contin- ue as CEO of what is now known as FLSmidth Ludowici. Michael Karmis, the Stonie Barker Chair of Mining and Minerals Engineering at Virginia Tech, has received the first Gunter Fettweis Award from the international Society of Mining Professors. This award recognizes active SOMP members for accomplishments in education, research, and professional service. Karmis joined the Virginia Tech Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering in 1978. He is a past head of the program. Earlier this year, Alpha Natural Resources named him as one of three directors to administer its new foundation to improve mine health and safety. Currently, Karmis serves as the director of the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research. Karmis is also the founder of a consortium of major research universities, called the Appalachian Research Initiative for Environmental Science, to address the environmental impacts of the discovery, development, production and use of energy resources in Appalachia. Michael Karmis The Australian Center for Geomechanics at The University of Western Australia has appointed Dr. Ken Mercerto a profes- sorial position in environmental and mining geomechanics. He will be responsible for developing and leading the envi- 12 www.coalage.com Patrick Largier Fairmont Supply Co. has promoted Chad Cantorto general man- ager of strategic business development. Columbus McKinnon Corp. has appointed Kurt Wozniakvice president and an officer. Chad Cantor MWH Global has appointed Ken Espositomining sector leader for North America. Kurt Wozniak GE Capital, corporate finance, announced the appointments of Greg Eck and Dustin Weinberger as managing directors supporting the specialty team dedicated to meeting the commercial financing needs of metals and mining companies nationally. MICROMINE has appointed Kevin FitzpatrickCEO. Ken Mercer River Consulting has appointed Steven Lorencesenior project manager in its Columbus, Ohio, office and Christopher Carstensmanager of business development in its New Orleans office. 100th Anniversary Special Issue August 2012 Connie Rogers Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP partner Connie Rogers has been appointed chair and associate Elizabeth Titus has been appointed a vice chair of the Public Lands and Resources Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources for 2012-2013. "We look forward to expanding our partnership with Peabody into new markets," said Kinder Morgan Terminals President Jeff Armstrong. "Export coal demand continues to grow around the coun- try and Kinder Morgan is well positioned with our network of termi- nals to serve our customers' needs in multiple locations." Peabody has extended its existing contract with KMP's HBT and will begin exporting Colorado and PRB coals from the Deepwater facility beginning in 2014. Peabody's Illinois Basin, Colorado and PRB coals will be exported through KMP's expand- ed IMT in New Orleans from 2014. An existing agreement at the Cora river terminal in Illinois will be extended through 2018 to facilitate exports through IMT as well as domestic sales. The Gulf Coast export platform is one of a number of ways in which Peabody accesses seaborne coal markets, including its Elizabeth Titus Bridge Shipping Group has appointed Billy Rodriguesmanaging director of the Mozambique and Malawi regions, and its new facili- ty in Beira, Mozambique.