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    December 19, 2008   Volume 3 Issue 21

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Conference News
Coal Prep is the primary educational and product resource for the coal preparation community!

CPSA News
2009 Clean Coal Technology Webinar Series

Industry News
Sedgman secures $25m Rio Tinto contract
Man Killed In Mining Accident
Quest Minerals & Mining to Test Innovative Coal Cleaning Technology
Project on schedule and within budget
Pinnacle Mining lays off nearly 100 employees
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Announces Purchase Agreement ...


Conference News

Coal Prep is the primary educational and product resource for the coal preparation community!
For more than a quarter of a century, Coal Prep has provided the most comprehensive educational program on coal preparation technology Coal Prep continues this tradition with in-depth coverage of the topics that are vital to you and your plant efficiencies.  Only Coal Prep gives you access to a near 300  vendors providing equipment and services to help improve your plant operations while creating a once-a-year opportunity to network with your professional peers.  For an up to date exhibitor list check out www.coalprepshow.com

Here’s a preview of our 2009 conference and networking events.  Updates will be posted on the website as they occur.!

Monday, April 27
Annual Golf Tournament
Workshop I: Introduction to Coal Preparation
Workshop II: PLC and Ladder Logic
Workshop III: State-of-the-Art of Instrumentation and Control in Coal Preparation Plants 

Tuesday, April 28
Keynote:  Speaker TBA
Annual Refresher Training for Impoundment Inspection Qualified Persons
Session I: Preparation Plants
Opening Cocktail Reception

Wednesday, April 29
Session  II:  Coal Crushing
Session III:  State of the Art Coal Preparation
Session IV:   New Technology

Thursday, April 30
Session V:  Dense Medium Cyclones


CPSA News

2009 Clean Coal Technology Webinar Series
The International Trade Administration will host a series of web-based seminars throughout 2009 highlighting opportunities for U.S. clean coal technology, mining, and coal-fired power generation companies in overseas markets.  The seminars will provide country-specific market overviews for U.S. companies interested in establishing or expanding exports in the clean energy sector.  The series will be led by U.S. Foreign Commercial Service energy/trade specialists in the targeted market.  The dates for the 2009 Clean Coal Technology Webinar Series are as follows:

Opportunities for U.S. Companies in the Coal and Mining Sectors of India,
January 15, 2009
Opportunities for U.S. Companies in the Coal and Mining Sectors of Canada,
January 28, 2009
Opportunities for U.S. Companies in the Coal and Mining Sectors of Russia and Ukraine, February 11, 2009
Opportunities for U.S. Companies in the Coal and Mining Sectors of South Africa,
February 25, 2009
Opportunities for U.S. Companies in the Coal and Mining Sectors of Australia and the Philippines,
April 8, 2009
Opportunities for U.S. Companies in the Coal, Mining, and Power Generation Sectors of Vietnam,
June 10, 2009
 
For additional information or to register for the events please refer to:
http://www.buyusa.gov/pittsburgh/coalwebinars2009.html, or contact Shannon.Fraser@mail.doc.gov, 202-482-3609, or Steve.Murray@mail.doc.gov, 412-644-2819.


Industry News

Sedgman secures $25m Rio Tinto contract
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... contract with Rio Tinto Ltd's coal division to construct and upgrade the mining giant's Bengalla coal handling and preparation plant in New South Wales... Read More.

Man Killed In Mining Accident
Lex 18 - Lexington,KY,USA
Officials say Timothy Ross Albright, 31, of Madisonville was a contract electrician working at a coal preparation plant under construction at the Cardinal... Read More.

Quest Minerals & Mining to Test Innovative Coal Cleaning Technology
MarketWatch - USA
Additionally, we could probably negotiate lower processing fees with our prep plants as they would save on water and other manufacturing costs... Read More.

Project on schedule and within budget
By Jacqueline Holman
Diversified miner Xstrata’s R3,081-billion Goedgevonden Coal project is on schedule and within budget. The coal handling preparation plant (CHPP) is currently 37% complete and the overall infrastructure area is 68% complete with R2... Read More.

Pinnacle Mining lays off nearly 100 employees
Beckley Register-Herald - Beckley,WV,USA
Pinnacle operates two coal mines near Pineville that produce metallurgical coal for the steel industry. Metallurgical coal demand has been reduced as the... Read More.

Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Announces Purchase Agreement ...
By Chrystina
The Company services Shanxi Coal Preparation Plant, Shanxi Coking Plant, Dier Coking Plant, Shanxi Gasworks and such companies through Yijing Station, which belongs to North Railway Station. Taiyuan also provides rail transportation in... Read More.

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