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AUGUST 2012 VOL. 117 NO. 8 FEATURE ARTICLES 20 China Iron Ore Shipping Affects Coal Shipping Rates 22 Modern Longwall Mining With Absolute Zero as its primary objective, CONSOL Energy's Bailey Complex embarks on an ambitious continuous improvement plan 31 Coal Age: 100 Year Anniversary • 1911: In the Beginning • 1920s: The Age of Mechanization • 1930s: Government Controls Follows the Failure of Normalcy • 1940s: Coal Provides the Fuel for World War II & the Cold War • 1950s: Labor Peace, Continued Mechanization and a Changing Focus on the Environment • 1960s: Coal Fuels America's Critical Electrical Backbone • 1970s: Coal Offers America Energy Security • 1980s: The Massive Build Out Begins • 1990s: Market Shifts Bring About Massive Consolidation • The Present: Safety Becomes a Priority 182 Navigating the World's Largest Mining Exposition MINExpo 2012 will offer educational sessions that cover a wide range of mining topics 186 Hydraulic Traction Drive Prevails at Steep Inclines Tough deposits need tough cutting machines 190 The Growing Popularity of Sustainable Mine Reclamation COAL IN THE NEWS 4 4 5 6 8 THIS ISSUE Times are tough, but Alliance CEO sees market improving NMA scores two major victories for the coal industry Cloud Peak Energy, Ambre Energy lock horns Rhino restarts CAPP mines Pennsylvania coal groups form alliance 10 MSHA's 'examinations' rule for underground coal mines goes into effect 10 Peabody, Kinder Morgan sign Gulf Coast coal export agreements 14 Ohio Valley pleads guilty to CWA violations 16 The war on coal now being fought from the air WORLD NEWS 5 Ken Duncan, shearer operator for CONSOL Energy's Bailey mine, raises the drum on an 1,850-hp Eickhoff 300-SL shear- er. Using this shearer, which is the only Eickhoff shearer oper- ating in the U.S., the crew posted its best numbers: 12,400 raw tons per shift. Coal miners take to the streets in Spain Zambian miners kill Chinese manager during pay protest Six miners perish in Mexican mine accident 6 8 Colombia's Prodeco declares force majeure EIA submitted for Canada's Donkin project Last Saar coal mine in Germany closes China coal majors struggle amid falling coal prices DEPARTMENTS 2 4 5 Editorial Coal in the News World News 12 People 14 Dateline Washington 16 Calendar 18 Awards 190 Operating Ideas 192 Suppliers News 194 Product News 197 Classified 200 Legally Speaking COAL AGE: 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY/31 ROOM-AND-PILLAR MINING/186 NEWS/4 CONSOL ENERGY/22 August 2012 100th Anniversary Special Issue www.coalage.com 1