MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2008 had 19 educational sessions during the show. Below is a list of the sessions and where possible the presentations have been posted.
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| TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
— 8 a.m. SESSIONS |
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8–10 a.m. Room N255, Upper Concourse
Bulk Materials Handling
Sponsored by Mincom
Chair: Charlie Forrest, senior mining consultant, Mincom  |
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Leading Edge Conveyor Technologies |
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Greg Biere, global manager project sales, Martin Engineering
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State of the Art for U.S. Coal Preparation |
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Peter, J. Bethell, Ph.D., director of coal preparation, Arch Coal Inc. and Gerald H. Luttrell, Massey Professor, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Tech
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Conveyor System Efficiency & Productivity |
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Todd Kennedy, mining business development manager, Siemens Energy & Automation
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Elga – Massive Coal Handling Project – Mine to Port |
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Dave Morris, vice president-international business development, Taggart Global LLC and Mikhamid M. Tsikanov, senior vice president, Mechel Corporation
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Session Presentation 1 (pdf)
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8–10 a.m. Room N253, Upper Concourse
Coal #1
Chair: Raja P. Upadhay, president, Pincock Allen & Holt |
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Longwall Automation – State of the Art |
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Mark Schaeffer, global product manager-controls & automation, Joy Mining Machinery
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Coal Mine In-Seam Degasification Practices at Jim Walter Resources |
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Tom McNider, general manager of engineering, Jim Walter Resources
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Safety Improvements Utilizing Material Handling for Roof Bolter Supplies |
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Nigel Goff, supervisor longwall & geotechnical engineering, San Juan Coal Company and Bill Kendell, district sales manager, J.H. Fletcher & Co.
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An Integrated Procedural Approach to Underground Mine Planning that Increases Value |
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Michael Rowland, manager-underground coal, Runge Mining, Ltd.
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Paper is not available for publication.
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8–10 a.m. Room N261, Upper Concourse
Metals Commodities
Sponsored by Mincom
Chair: Gordon Melvin, global director mining vertical, Mincom |
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Uranium - Getting the Cake in the Pan
The Challenges of Meeting Global Demand with Domestic Supply |
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Paul Goranson, P.E., vice president, Mestena Uranium, L.L.C.
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The Changing Structure of the Global Copper Market |
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Chris Welch, Bloomsbury Minerals Economics |
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Gold—Why It Should Be Part of an Investor's Portfolio |
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John Gundersen, global supply chain management, Newmont Mining |
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The Globalization of the Coal Market |
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Andrew Blumenfeld, vice president, market research, Arch Coal, Inc.
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8–10 a.m. Room N259, Upper Concourse
Solid Waste
Chair: Peter O'Connor, general counsel, AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. |
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The Expanding Use of Environmental Information and Implications for Industry |
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Jerry Roose, director North American environmental operations, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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Waste: Planning Today for Future Managing Closure |
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Anne Wagner, manager environmental & public policy, Chevron Mining, Inc. – Questa Mine
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A Waste Is A Terrible Thing to Mind – Identification and Management of Solid and Hazardous Waste in the Mining Industry |
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Dean C. Miller, attorney, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
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8–10 a.m. Room N257, Upper Concourse
Surface Mining #1
Sponsored by Rajant Corporation
Chair: Glenn Booth, vice president, Rajant Corporation  |
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Mining Monitoring & Control Improvements – A Case Study of Kennecott Utah Copper’s Bingham Canyon Mine |
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Scott Beer, director of information systems, Rio Tinto and Gary Anderson, senior vice president, Rajant Corporation
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Severe Material Haulage:
How Safety (In Numbers) is Engineered into the Floor |
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Josh Swank, sales manager, Philippi-Hagenbuch, Inc.
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Elements of a Successful Production Study |
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James D. Humphrey, P.E., market professional-mining, heavy construction and mining equipment division, Caterpillar
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A Unique AC Drive Solution for Mission Critical Open Pit Loading Equipment |
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Tom Barnes P.E., manager-P&H Products, P&H Mining Equipment
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| TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
— 10:15 a.m. SESSIONS |
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10:15 am – 12:15 p.m. Room N261, Upper Concourse
Exploration
Sponsored by Boart Longyear 
Chair: Joseph Moody, vice president, global engineering, Boart Longyear |
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How We Used to Find Uranium and Will These Techniques Work Now? |
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Dean T. Wilton, executive vice president and COO, Neutron Energy
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Update on Global Gold Exploration |
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Robert W. Schafer, vice president, business development, Hunter Dickinson
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Worldwide Exploration for Copper |
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Oliver N. Warin, consultant
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10:15 am – 12:15 p.m. Room N257, Upper Concourse
Future Markets for Coal
Chair: William P. Wolf, director, business and market analysis, John T. Boyd Company |
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SESSION CANCELLED |
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10:15 am – 12:15 p.m. Room N253, Upper Concourse
Safety #1
Chair: Elizabeth Chamberlin, vice president – safety and training, Massey Energy Company |
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State of the Art Tracking and Communications Systems |
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Mark Watson, vice president of technical services, Alliance Coal, LLC
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Striving for Safety Excellence:
Leveraging Culture and Leadership to Achieve the “Perfect Zero” |
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Carmen Bianco, executive consultant, Behavioral Science Technology, Inc. and Tony Bumbico, vice president safety, Arch Coal, Inc.
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The NIOSH Mining Program – Providing Solutions for Safety and Health Problems |
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Jeffrey L. Kohler, Ph.D., director, office of mine safety and health research, CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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10:15 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Room N259, Upper Concourse
Underground Mining #1
Sponsored by Boart Longyear
Chair: John Gallick, corporate safety director, Foundation Coal Corporation |
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Design of Mine Seals to Meet New MSHA Standards |
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Syd S. Peng, Khaled Morsy and Reddy Kallu, Department of Mining Engineering, West Virginia University
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Respirable Dust – Past, Present and Future |
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Paul Borchick, manager-occupational safety & health, CONSOL Energy Inc.
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Smart Services: A Case Study of Using Remote Monitoring of Underground Equipment to Improve Availability and Productivity |
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Ben Snyman, manager of engineering operations, Joy South Africa |
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Mining Applied to the Block Caving Method at CODELCO |
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Fidel Baez,executive vice president of underground mining, CODELCO and co-authored by Jens Steinberg, ME, project manager hard rock mining, Bucyrus International, Inc. |
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10:15 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Room N255, Upper Concourse
Water
Chair: Stephen Schoen, manager permitting, Barrick Gold North America |
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Employing a Holistic Approach: Integrating Natural Systems into Sediment Controls to Increase Effectiveness |
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Richard C. Warner, Ph.D., professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Kentucky
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Storm Water Management Requirements for Mining Operations: Recent Developments and Compliance Initiatives (or How to Keep Your Head above Murky Water?) |
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Robert Micsak, attorney, Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP
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Gaining a Social License to Mine—Integration of the ARD Management Plan |
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Terrence Chatwin, technical manager, International Network for Acid Prevention |
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24 — 8 a.m. SESSIONS
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8–10 a.m. Room N261, Upper Concourse
Air
Chair: Rusty Ashcraft, manager, environmental affairs & permitting, Alliance Coal, LLC |
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Biodiesel: Opportunities, Benefits and Issues with Relevance to Mining Operations |
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Richard Nelson, director and department head engineering extension, College of Engineering, Kansas State University
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Air Quality Issues in the Mining and Mineral Processing Industries:
Where Do We Stand? |
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John Cline, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP
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Road Dust Suppressants: A Win-Win Solution |
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Thomas G. Sanders, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, division coordinator, Environmental Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University
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8–10 a.m. Room N257, Upper Concourse
Processing
Sponsored by Mincom
Chair: Carl Fessenden, mining sales support consultant, Mincom |
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North Antelope Rochelle In-Pit Crushing and Overland Conveying Systems |
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Jeane L. Hull, group executive, Powder River Operations, Peabody Energy and D. Scott Pearson, director of operations support, North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Powder River Coal, LLC
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Heap Leach Start-up and Operation of Freeport-McMoran Safford, Inc. |
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Larry Todd, hydromet manager, Paul Cook, chief metallurgist, and Graham Cooper, senior metallurgist, Freeport-McMoran Safford, Inc.
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Design, Start-up and Operating Practices of the Minera San Cristobal SAG-Ball Grinding Circuit and Concentrator |
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Anthony Filidore, FLSmidth and Dennis Bailey, Mineral San Cristobal
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8–10 a.m. Room N253, Upper Concourse
Safety #2
Sponsored by Boart Longyear
Chair: Kris Koss, corporate safety director, Stillwater Mining |
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Promoting Safety in Our Nation’s Mines |
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Richard Stickler, assistant secretary for Mine Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor
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Risk Assessment and the U.S. Mining Industry |
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Jim Joy, director and professor, Anglo American Chair of Safety Risk Management, Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, University of Queensland
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Assessing Safety Culture in the Mining Industry |
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Sonja B. Haber, Ph.D., Human Performance Analysis Corporation
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8–10 a.m. Room N255, Upper Concourse
The Changing Face of a Mining Company
Sponsored by Petro-Canada American Lubricants
Chair: Wayne Shantz, director of marketing,
Petro-Canada Lubricants  |
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Is there a Master Limited Partnership in Your Future? |
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Nick Carter, president and COO, Natural Resource Partners, L.P.
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A North American Perspective on a Global Market |
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Don Gallagher, president-North American business unit, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
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The Evolution of a Mining Company |
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Kyle Roblee, director of mergers and acquisitions, business development group, Alpha Natural Resources
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Current Challenges and Successes at a Modern Potash Company |
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Pat Avery, president and COO, Intrepid Potash, Inc.
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8–10 a.m. Room N259, Upper Concourse
Underground Mining #2
Sponsored by Boart Longyear |
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Reducing Miners Exposure to Diesel Particulate Matter – An Integrated Approach |
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Vic Christensen, maintenance manager-Stillwater Mine, Stillwater Mining Company
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The Evolution and Innovation of Continuous Miners for Soft Rock Applications |
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Robert Baldridge, manager of mines, Intrepid Potash and co-authored by William Ramer, director, Bucyrus
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Technology Transfer & Partnering for Productivity – Bringing Innovative, Value Added Solutions to Mining |
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Didier Vilain and Bill Deierlein, Hilti Mining
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Tracking and Control System at Barrick Goldstrike’s Underground Division |
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Anton Meyer, senior control engineer, Underground Division, Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24 — 10:15 a.m. SESSIONS
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10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room N255, Upper Concourse
Coal #2
Chair: Steven Hinkemeyer, production manager, Trapper Mining Inc. |
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Application of the First AC Powered Large Walking Dragline in Coal Mining in China |
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Zhang Zhiming, general manager, Shenhua Group Zhungeer Energy Co. Ltd. and co-authored by Stuart Cotterill, general manager, Bucyrus
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Mining Methods Metamorphosis |
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Bradley Charles Lewis, P.E., director of marketing and sales, ICG ADDCAR Systems, LLC
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Entry Driver Machines for Longwall Development |
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Brant Wright, global product line manager-miner bolters, Joy Mining Machinery – Australia |
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Optimizing Powered Haulage Investment in Surface Coal Applications |
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Jonathan Baucom, application engineer, Liebherr Mining Equipment Co.
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10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room N259, Upper Concourse
New Mine Developments
Chair: Donovan Symonds, president, Donald Symonds, LLC
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Oil Sands Development – Challenges and Opportunities |
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Keith Firmin, senior development consultant-oil sands, Shell Canada Limited
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Kennecott Minerals – Eagle Project |
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Jon Cherry, general manager-Eagle, Kennecott Minerals
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Ivanhoe Corporation – Copper in Mongolia |
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John Fognani, Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd.
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Challenges for Non-Resident Companies Mining in India |
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Michael J. Gregory, vice president engineering, human resources and international operations, The North American Coal Corporation
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10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room N261, Upper Concourse
Resource Recovery
Chair: Gary Hartsog, president, Alpha Engineering |
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Two Decades of Mobile Retreat Support Operations |
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Harry Childress, Cumberland Resources and Larry Howe, international sales manager, J.H. Fletcher & Co.
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Oxidation Technology for Ventilation Air Methane: First U.S. Field Trial |
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Richard Winschel, director, research projects, CONSOL Energy Inc., Deborah A. Kosmack, research engineer, CONSOL Energy Inc., and Kenneth P. Zak, vice president, MEGTEC Systems
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Unlocking Carbon’s Value: Turning Liabilities into Assets in the Mining Sector |
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Jeff Liebert, managing director, Verdeo Group
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10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room N257, Upper Concourse
Surface Mining #2
Chair: John Mudge, regional vice president, environmental and social responsibility, Newmont Mining Corporation |
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Trolley: Is It in Your Future? |
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JD Wientjes, manager application engineering, Komatsu America Corp., Mining Division
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How to Manager Your OTR Tires When You Can’t Get What You Want |
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Jack Dutcher, national manager, OTR training and development, OTR Group, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC
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Earth Moving Equipment Safety Round Table |
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Craig Ross, OHS manager, Barrick Gold North America
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Revolutionary Electric Shovel Front End Design – Hydraulic Crowds System |
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Fritz Kruger, manager mine maintenance, Albian Sands and co-authored by Joseph Helfrich, vice president engineering, Bucyrus |
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10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Room N253, Upper Concourse
Workforce
Sponsored by Mincom
Chair: Lori Bennett, regional marketing manager, Mincom |
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The Changing Dynamics of Developing Workforce Planning Programs |
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William McClure, vice president human resources, Foundation Coal Corporation
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Addressing the Crisis in Talent |
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Leigh W. Freeman, general manager and principle, Down Teal Inc.
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Human Resource Challenges in the 21st Century |
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Rebecca Boam, assistant superintendent HR, BHP Billiton
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Training the Coal Mining Work Force of Tomorrow |
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Dan Hunter, director of the Western Training Center and Gary Nelson, senior manager of the Midwest Training Center, Peabody Energy PHIC- Midwest Training Group
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