MINExpo International 2004: held every four years, MINExpo International will feature a wide variety of equipment and services for producers

Pit & Quarry, August, 2004 by Chad A. Dorn

Friday, September 24
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.     Registration

Saturday, September 25
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.    Registration

Sunday, September 26
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.    Registration

Noon - 4:00 p.m.          International Business
                          Center

Monday, September 27
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     Registration

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     International Business
                          Center

9:00 a.m.                 Opening Ceremony

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     Exhibit Hours

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.     Education Program

(Four Concurrent Sessions)

* Bulk Materials Handling
Chairman: Kenneth G. Woodring, Senior Vice President Mining
Operations, Arch Coal, Inc.

Latest Developments in Belt Technology
Mark Alspaugh, President, Overland Conveyor Co., Inc.

Application of High Capacity Mobile Equipment
Brian Mace, Mining Engineer, Hitachi Construction and Mining Products

Underground Coal Bunkers
Lou Barletta, Manager of Engineering, Consol Energy

Mining the Oils in Northern Canada - 25 Years of Technology Development
Gord Winkel, Vice President, Bitumen Production Aurora, Syncrude
Canada Ltd.

* Metals Forum
Strategic Metals: The Horseshoe Nails of Modern Defense
Hugh D. Hanes, FASM, Robert J. Noel, Metals Affordability Initiative
Association

The Growing Use of Precious Metals in Daily Life
Paul Bateman, President, The Klein & Saks Group

Rare Earths Critical in National Defense and Strategic Industries
Allen C. Randle, President, Molycorp, Inc.

ULSAB-AVC (Advanced Vehicle Concepts)
Dave Anderson, Director, Bar and Rod Program, and Ron Krupitzer,
Senior Director, Automotive Applications, American Iron and Steel
Institute

* New Mine Developments
Chairman: Donovan F. Symonds, President, Norwest Corporation

Newmont in Ghana: Building a New Business
Bill Zisch, Group Executive, Newmont African Operations, Newmont
Ghana Gold Ltd.

Development Strategy for the Oyo Tolgoi Property
John Macken, President, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.

Private Sector Coal Mining in India
Jayanta Chakrabarty, Executive Director, Projects, CESC Limited,
A.H. Scrymgeour, Vice President, Norwest Corp.

The Pend Oreille Mine, A Study in Sustainable Development
D.W. Godlewski, Manager, Environmental and Public Affairs, Teck
Cominco American, Incorporated

* Reclamation
This session will highlight the winners of the Office of Surface
Mining's Excellence in Surface Mining awards and the Bureau of Land
Management's 2004 Hardrock Mining awards presented at the Department
of Interior Awards Luncheon on Monday, September 27.

Tours and Special Events (Tickets Required) *
Noon - 1:30 p.m.          Department of the Interior
                          Awards Luncheon *

Tuesday September 28
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     Registration

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     International Business
                          Center

8:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.    Education Program

(Four Concurrent Sessions)

* Air
Chairman: Frederick D. Palmer, Executive Vice President of Legal and
External Affairs, Peabody Energy

The Coming Power Supply Crunch in the West
Andrew Weissman, Founder & Chairman, Energy Ventures Group L.L.C.

Mercury from Coal Burning Utilities: The Truth
Larry S. Monroe, Ph.D., Program Manager, Emissions Control Research,
Southern Company

An Overview of Air Quality Permitting Issues in the Mining Industry
William R. Monnett, President, McVehil-Monnett Associates, Inc.

Contracting for Coal in Today's Market: A Utility's Perspective
J. Thomas Mason, Vice President, Fuel Origination, Cinergy Corp.

* International
Chairman: Dana W. Byrne, Director of Government Relations,
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

Coal Mining: A Global Market and the Challenges it Creates for
Underground Machinery Suppliers
Harry Martin, Vice President International Sales & Marketing, and
James M. Johnston, Vice President Production, DBT America Inc.

Ranking Countries for Mineral and Mining Investment
Bernard J. Guarnera, Chief Executive Officer, and Donald K. Cooper,
President, Behre Dolbear & Company (USA), Inc.
Additional speakers to be announced

* Surface Mining #1
Chairman: Dennis Bartlett, Senior Vice President Development, Phelps
Dodge Mining Company

Surface Mining: Are We Ready for Autonomous Mining?
Paul J.A. Lever, Ph.D., Vice President for Development, and Smart
Mining Systems Program Leader, CRC Mining

An Overview of NIOSH's Haul Truck Safety Research
J.G. Dwyer **, T. Ruff, N.K. Kittusamy, and E. Zahl, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Hidden Liabilities in Third Party Maintenance (Emphasis on Draglines)
Jim Piper, Director, Dragline Engineering, Bucyrus International, Inc.

Advances in Pit Slope Management Systems
Kadri Dagdelen, Ph.D., Professor of Mining Department, Colorado
School of Mines

* Underground Mining #1 (Coal)
Roof Geology Mapping Using Roofbolters
Syd S. Peng, Ph.D., Chairman and Charles T. Holland Distinguished
Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering
and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University Gene Wilson, Manager,
Product Development, J.H. Fletcher & Co.

High Performance Mining at Shendong Coal Company
Wang Jin Li, Chairman, Shendong Coal Company Ltd.

Loveridge Mine Fire Stabilization
Bart Hyita, Vice President Coal Operations Support, CONSOL Energy

Automation Developments in Underground Coal Mining
S.L. Bessinger **, Engineering Manager; M.G. Harvey Electrical
Engineer; and C.M. Wilson, Ventilation Engineer Supervisor,
San Juan Mine, BHP Billiton

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     Exhibit Hours

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.   Education Program

(Four Concurrent Sessions)

* Coal #1
Stooping Low Safety Factor Pillars at Goedehoop Colliery -
12 Months Later
Frank Glaser, Mine Manager, Goedehoop Colliery, Anglo Coal

New Technology for Detecting Old Works
Kelvin Ke-Kang Wu, Ph.D. and P.E., Chief, Mine Waste & Geotechnical
Engineering Division, Pittsburgh Safety & Health Technology Center,
Mine Safety and Health Administration

Which Haulage is Best for You?
Randy Welker, P.E., Manager Haulage Application Engineering, Joy
Mining Machinery

Continuous Improvement Model Linking Planning and Operations
Paul Clark, Director, Fuel Supply, TransAlta Utilities Corporation

* Processing
Coal Preparation R&D: What's It Really Worth?
G.H. Luttrell, Professor, Department of Mining & Minerals
Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
F.L. Stanley, Manager of Preparation, Alpha Natural Resources

Current Worldwide Coal Cleaning Technology
Peter J. Bethell, Director of Preparation, Arch Coal, Inc.

Escondida's Laguna Seca Concentrator: Maintenance and Process
Review Two Years After First Feed
Walter Bergholz, Process Superintendent/VP Process, and Bernie Loyer,
Maintenance Manager/VP Process, Minera Escondida Ltda

KPIs for Crusher Performance Optimization
Loren Thompsen, Senior Metallurgist-Crushing, and Bobby Durham,
Crushing & Conveying Superintendent, Phelps Dodge
Sierrita, Garland Davis, Applications Engineer, and Ivan Acevedo,
Mechanical Engineer, FFE Minerals

* Safety and Health
Chairman: Elizabeth S. Chamberlain, Director of Safety, Consol Energy

Getting to Zero: Stakeholders Role in Making an Industry Free of
Fatalities & Injuries
David D. Lauriski, Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health,
U.S. Department of Labor

New Developments at NIOSH in Furthering Miners Safety and Health
Lew Wade, Associate Director for Mining, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health

Stillwater Mining Company's Research of Diesel Particulate
Matter Control
Steve Wood, Director, Safety, and Richard Anderson, Maintenance
Engineer, Stillwater Mining Company

* Solid Waste Management
Chairman: Thomas E. Janeck, Senior Vice President, EH&S, Zinc
Corporation of America

Public Relations Challenges and Community Right To Know Reporting
for the Mining Industry
Stuart Sanderson, President, Colorado Mining Association

Survival Tips: EPA Multi-Media Inspection
Aaron W. Miller, Environmental Manager of Primary Smelting, The Doe
Run Company

TSCA Reporting Requirements for the Mining Industry: The New
Inventory Update Reporting Rule
Chris S. Leason, Esq., Gallagher & Kennedy, PA
Additional speakers to be announced

Tours and Special Events (Tickets Required) *
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.     Sentinels of Safety Awards Breakfast *

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.     Red Rock Canyon Tour *

9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.     Red Rock Canyon Tour *

11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.    Spago Cooking Demo *

Wednesday, September 29
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     Registration

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     International Business Center

8:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.    Education Program

(Four Concurrent Sessions)

* Exploration
Chairman: Edward L. Cope, Manager-USA/Goldstrike Exploration,
Barrick Gold Exploration, Inc.

Appalachian Coal Supply Reserves
James T. Kvitkovich, Senior Mining Engineer, John T. Boyd Company

Advances in Techniques for Grade Control and Feasibility Study
Monitoring
Bruce Davis, Chief Geostatistician, Norwest Corporation

Applications of Deep Sub-Surface Imaging to
Exploration Risk Management
Bill Doerner, General Manager, USA Operations, Quantec
Consulting, Inc.

The Future of Exploration Geochemistry
Jeffrey A. Jaacks, Ph.D., President, Jaacks & Associates

* Industrial Minerals
Chairman: Gregory G. Cork, Director of Geological Services, U.S.
Gypsum Company
Mining Aggregate Underground - Future of the Urban Quarry?
Steven Johnson, District Production Manager, Martin Marietta Materials

Room and Pillar on a 23% Grade?
Jess William (Bill) Granville, Underground Mine Superintendent,
Graymont (Pa.) Inc.

Continuous Miners in Non-Coal Applications ... Salt, Trona, Potash
and Gypsum
Jez Leeming, P.E., Manager of Mining Systems, Joy Mining Machinery
Transportation Issues Associated with Industrial Minerals
James M. Barker, Associate Director, Operations and Computer/Internet
Services Senior Geologist, Industrial Mineral Resources, New Mexico
Tech

* Metal Commodities
Chairman: Dennis Wheeler, Chairman, President and CEO, Coeur d'Alene
Mines Corporation
The Outlook for the Global Iron Ore Market
William R. Calfee, Executive Vice President Commercial,
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

Precious Metals - Let 'em Ride or Cash 'em In?
Michael S. Dudas, CFA, Managing Director, Equity Research, Bear
Stearns & Co.

Uranium Supply and Demand: A Second Boom
Fletcher T. Newton, President & CEO, Power Resources, Inc.
Additional speakers to be announced

* Surface Mining #2
Chairman: Anthony (Tony) M. Meyers, Manager, Engineering, The North
American Coal Corporation

GPS Pseudolites for Mining Operations
Mark W. Bartlett, Ph.D., Mine Technology Group, Phelps Dodge Mining
Company, Kurt Zimmerman, Ph.D., Director of
Advanced Systems, IntegriNautics Corporation

Practical Applications of Reliability-Center Maintenance for the
Maintenance Engineer
William Wessels, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Reliability Engineer, BAE
SYSTEMS Analytical Solutions

Maximizing Drill Performance through Proactive Delay Management
Kay Sever, President, OptimiZ Consulting LLC

Key Factors in Excavator Selection Decisions
Lee Paterson, Director, Business Development, P&H MinePro Services
International

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     Exhibit Hours

10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.   Education Program

(Four Concurrent Sessions)

* Coal #2
Simulation of Continuous Miner's Cutting Head Optimization
A.W. Khair **, Professor Mining Engineering; B. Yu, Ph.D. Student;
K.A. Healsey, Professor Mining Engieering; D.W. Alexander, Faculty
Member, Department of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering
and Minerals Resources, West Virginia University

Experiences with Longwall Mining at Great Depths in Germany
Martin Junker, Dr.-Ing., Head of Central Technology Division,
Deutsche Steinkohle, AG

Bleederless Longwall Mining
J.F. Abrahamse, Ventilation Engineer Supervisor **; S.L. Bessinger,
Engineering Manager; and J. Brown, Ventilation Engineer, San Juan
Mine, BHP Billiton

Considerations in Evaluating Wider Longwall Faces
James Bryja, Senior Vice President-Eastern Operations, and Klaus
Dieter Beck, Senior Vice President-Planning and Engineering, RAG
American Coal Holding, Inc.

* Financial

Chairman: James M. Griffin, Managing Directory, Rothschild Natural
Resources LLC

Master Limited Partnerships as an Alternative Financing Source
Nick Carter, President, Natural Resources Partners, L.P.

Reclamation and Other Surety Bonds in Mining, the
Changing Marketplace
Theodore C. Sevier, Jr., Senior Vice President National Commercial
Surety Practice Leader, Marsh USA Inc. New Projects in the Global
Minerals & Processing Business Frank Schwab, Jr., President and CEO,
Anderson & Schwab, Inc. Additional speakers to be announced

* Human Resources

Chairman: Paul Mackey, General Manager, Human Resources and
Administration, Alliance Coal

Panel Overview: Define Health Care and the Crisis for the Mining
Industry
Paul Mackey, General Manager, Human Resources and Administration,
Alliance Coal Evidence-Based Medicine Dr. Paul Keckly, Chair of the
Institute of Evidence-Based Medicine, Vanderbilt University (invited)

Engaging Employees to Take Charge in Their Health
Rahul Singhal, MD., President and COO, World Doc inc.

Using Stories to Teach Safety
Elaine T. Cullen, Ph.D., Communications Chief and Principal
Investigator, Spokane Research Lab, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health

* Underground Mining #2 (Metals)

Chairman: Ed Sutich, Manager Underground Operations, Newmont
Mining Corporation, Eastern Nevada Operations

Ground Control at the Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture
Brad Wigglesworth, Safety Director, Turquoise Ridge Mine, Placer
Dome U.S., Inc.

Block Caving at P.T. Freeport Indonesia's Mining District
Leon Thomas, Vice President for Underground Operations, P.T.
Freeport Indonesia

Use of Conceptual Models in Managing Process and Product
Innovations in the Mining Industry
Paul Bracher, Managing Director, DBT America

Additional speakers to be announced

Tours and Special Events (Tickets Required) *
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.    Art Voyage Tour *

9:00 a.m. - Noon          Art Voyage Tour *

8:00 a.m. - Noon          McCaw School of
                          Mines Tour *

Five tours will be held with the first one leaving at 8:00 a.m.
and the last at noon

Thursday, September 30
8:00 a.m. - Noon          Registration

8:00 a.m. - Noon          International Business Center

9:00 a.m. - Noon          Exhibit Hours

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.    Workshops

A number of workshops are planned for MINExpo attendees.
These are included as part of the MINExpo registration fee.
Please check the Web site for regular updates.

* Water Mitigation

8:30-11:30 a.m.

Water mitigation requirements are changing for the U.S. mining
industry. Participants with permitting and compliance responsibility
will hear from federal regulators about recent developments and
anticipated programs related to the National Mitigation Action Plan.
In addition, strategies for operating in these changing times will
be discussed by industry.

* Technology Workshop

8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

The National Mining Association is sponsoring a Technology Workshop
featuring a review of the most promising projects sponsored by the
Mining Industry of the Future research program. Also included will
be reports on FutureGen, the initiative to build the world's first
integrated sequestration and hydrogen production research power plant
and CAST (The Center for Advanced Separation Technologies) programs
using both physical and chemical separation processes to produce
cleaner coal and improve mineral recovery. All of these programs are
jointly funded by the Department of Energy and the mining industry
with participation from the national labs and universities.

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.       Lake Mead & Hoover Dam Tour *

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