WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING INSTITUTE WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SECTION OF THE SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY & EXPLORATION (SME)

2020 JOINT SPRING MEETING WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING INSTITUTE WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SECTION OF THE SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY & EXPLORATION SME March 24-

2020 JOINT SPRING MEETING WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING INSTITUTE WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SECTION OF THE SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY &

EXPLORATION (SME)

March 24-25, 2020 Embassy Suites Charleston, West Virginia

On or Before Wednesday, March 11, 2020

After Wednesday, March 11, 2020

2020 SPRING MEETING WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING INSTITUTE WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SECTION OF THE SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY &

EXPLORATION Embassy Suites Charleston, West Virginia March 24-25, 2020

GENERAL PROGRAM

HOF Banquet/Induction 7:15 - 9:30 PM

Lunch (Provided) Noon – 1:00 PM

The West Virginia State board of Registration for Professional engineers provides the following guidance to calculate Professional Development Hours (PDH) 1 hour of participation in seminars or a professional

convention is equivalent to 1 PDH 1 hour of teaching in seminars or professional convention is equivalent to 2 PDH’s

TECHNICAL PROGRAM

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 ; Session I

8:00 AM- 12:05 PM

Session co-chairs: Chris Hamilton

Joe Pugh 8:00 AM 8:05 AM Bill Raney WVCA Introduction and Greeting

8:05 AM 8:30 AM Chris Hamilton Legislative Agenda

8:30 AM 8:55 AM Jason Bostic Ever Changing Coal Markets

8:55 AM 9:20 AM Brian Lego WV Coal Economic Development

9:20 AM 9:45 AM Bill McGuire Coke Coal Quality from the Viewpoint of the Oven

10:00 AM 10:25 AM Alan Stagg Supply and Demand - The Lesson That is Never Learned

10:25 AM 10:50 AM Ali Lashgari Role of Innovation and Technology in Framing the Future of Health and Safety

10:50 AM 11:15 AM Patrick Sullivan River Transshipments of Coal

11:15 AM 11:40 AM Emily Medine Forecast in Power Generation, Export Coal Market, and Domestic Coking

11:40 AM 12:05 PM Chris Mark Subsidence Impact on Gas Wells

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 ; Session II

1:05 pm- 4:50 pm

Session co-chairs: Al Campoli

Mark Stowers 1:05 PM 1:10 PM Joe Pugh WVCMI Introduction and Greeting

1:10 PM 1:35 PM Miguel Reyes A Health and Safety Perspective on Automation and Robotics in Mining

1:35 PM 2:00 PM Berk Tulu Autonomous Robotic Early Warning System for Underground Stone Mining Safety

2:00 PM 2:25 PM Rachel Boothby GMS Belt Badger

2:25 PM 2:50 PM Richard Bishop Mapping of Underground Mines with Autonomous Drones

3:10 PM 3:35 PM Kray Luxbacher Exoskeletons for Miner Safety

3:35 PM 4:00 PM Steven Schafrik Autonomous Coal Mine Operations

4:00 PM 4:25 PM Jez Leeming, New Advances in Automation Applied To Room And Pillar and Entry Development 4:25 PM 4:50 PM Tom Dubaniewicz Lithium Ion Battery Thermal RunawayOver-Pressure Considerations for

Explosion-Proof Enclosures in Gassy Mines

WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING INSTITUTE

PRESIDENT:

SECRETARY:

TREASURER:

Thomas Sloan Fairmont, WV

VICE PRESIDENTS:

EXECUTIVE BOARD:

EMERITUS EXECUTIVE BOARD:

ARRANGEMENTS:

WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

PRESIDENT:

SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT:

VICE PRESIDENT:

OFFICE ASSISTANT:

Sandi Davison (SEMI-RETIRED) Charleston, WV

OFFICERS:

Chairman of the Board of Directors Jesse Parrish, Blackhawk Mining

2nd Vice Chairman Heath Lovell, Alliance Coal

Assistant Treasurer Russell Bolyard, LP Mineral

General Member Representative Bob Cline, Greenbrier Smokeless

General Member Representative Warren Hylton, Tyler Morgan Coal

Associate Member Chairman Monty Boyd, Walker Machinery

Associate Member Representative Greg Wooten , Natural Resource Partners

Immediate Past Chairman Mike Carey, Murray Energy

CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SECTION OF THE SME

Executive Committee: Mark Luxbacher Ripplemead, VA

John Breedlove Cedar Bluff, VA

Kevin Andrews Blacksburg, VA

Steve Gardner Lexington, KY

Stephen Hatfield Beckley, WV Steve Richards Maysville, KY

The West Virginia Coal Mining Institute, the West Virginia Coal Association and the Central Appalachian Section of the SME would like to take this opportunity to express its appreciation to the following Professional Program Sponsors for the 2020 Spring Meeting

2020 Spring Sponsors PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM SPONSORS

A number of potential sponsors have been invited to sponsor the Joint Spring Meeting If you wish to be a sponsor and have not received an invoice to date, please contact West Virginia Coal Mining Institute Secretary, Jim Dean at 304-276-0591 or James.Dean@mail.wvu.edu

Note: Professional program sponsorships help the organizations allow students studying mining engineering (our future leaders) at West Virginia University, University of Kentucky, and Virginia Tech to attend without paying the registration fee This provides an opportunity for them to hear from our current industry leaders, obtain the latest technical information on a variety of subjects, and networking opportunities in a social setting for their future

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