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

12020 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 REGISTRATION On or Before Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Member Spouse of Member Non-Member Guest (ea.) Technical Session Only Student $200.00 $ 65.00 $300.00 $150.00 Sponsored After Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Member Spouse of Member Non-Member Guest (ea.) Technical Session Only Student $300.00 $165.00 $400.00 $250.00 Sponsored 12020 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 3/24/20 Registration Reception HOF Banquet/Induction 2:00 – 6:30 PM 6:30 - 7:15 PM 7:15 - 9:30 PM 3/25/20 Breakfast Session I Lunch (Provided) Session II 7:00- 8:00 AM 8:00 - Noon Noon – 1:00 PM 1:00 – 5:00 PM The West Virginia State board of Registration for Professional engineers provides the following guidance to calculate Professional Development Hours (PDH) hour of participation in seminars or a professional convention is equivalent to PDH hour of teaching in seminars or professional convention is equivalent to PDH’s TECHNICAL PROGRAM Wednesday, March 25, 2020 ; Session I 8:00 AM- 12:05 PM Session co-chairs: 8:00 AM 8:05 AM 8:30 AM 8:55 AM 9:20 AM 9:45 AM 10:00 AM 8:05 AM 8:30 AM 8:55 AM 9:20 AM 9:45 AM 10:00 AM 10:25 AM 10:25 AM 10:50 AM 10:50 AM 11:15 AM 11:40 AM 11:15 AM 11:40 AM 12:05 PM Chris Hamilton Joe Pugh Bill Raney WVCA Introduction and Greeting Chris Hamilton Legislative Agenda Jason Bostic Ever Changing Coal Markets Brian Lego WV Coal Economic Development Bill McGuire Coke Coal Quality from the Viewpoint of the Oven NETWORKING BREAK Alan Stagg Supply and Demand - The Lesson That is Never Learned Role of Innovation and Technology in Framing Ali Lashgari the Future of Health and Safety Patrick Sullivan River Transshipments of Coal Emily Medine Forecast in Power Generation, Export Coal Market, and Domestic Coking 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 1:10 PM 1:35 PM Joe Pugh Miguel Reyes 1:35 PM 2:00 PM Berk Tulu 2:00 PM 2:25 PM 2:50 PM 2:25 PM 2:50 PM 3:10 PM 3:10 PM 3:35 PM 4:00 PM 3:35 PM 4:00 PM 4:25 PM 4:25 PM 4:50 PM WVCMI Introduction and Greeting A Health and Safety Perspective on Automation and Robotics in Mining Autonomous Robotic Early Warning System for Underground Stone Mining Safety Rachel Boothby GMS Belt Badger Richard Bishop Mapping of Underground Mines with Autonomous Drones NETWORKING BREAK Kray Luxbacher Exoskeletons for Miner Safety Steven Schafrik Autonomous Coal Mine Operations Jez Leeming, New Advances in Automation Applied To Room And Pillar and Entry Development Lithium Ion Battery Thermal Runaway Tom Over-Pressure Considerations for Dubaniewicz Explosion-Proof Enclosures in Gassy Mines WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING INSTITUTE PRESIDENT: Joe G Pugh Charleston, WV SECRETARY: James M Dean Morgantown, WV TREASURER: Thomas Sloan Fairmont, WV VICE PRESIDENTS: Vlad Kecojevic Rudy “RJ” Matetic Edwin “Pat” Brady Mark Stowers Morgantown, WV McMurray, PA St Clairsville, OH Bluefield, VA EXECUTIVE BOARD: Ryan Toler James (Jay) Johnson Cary Harwood Keith Hainer Jimmy A Brock J Rodney Poland Douglas (Doug) Fala Morgantown, WV Bluefield, VA White Stone, VA Bristol, TN Morgantown, WV Morgantown, WV Lexington, KY EMERITUS EXECUTIVE BOARD: Calvin R Kidd Gregory D Patterson Dennis Richards Benjamin R Hardman Oak Hill, WV Charleston, WV Beckley, WV Huntington, WV ARRANGEMENTS: James M Dean Morgantown, WV WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION, INC PRESIDENT: William B Raney Charleston, WV SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT: Chris R Hamilton Charleston, WV VICE PRESIDENT: Jason Bostic Charleston, WV OFFICE ASSISTANT: Sandi Davison (SEMI-RETIRED) Christine Minardi Charleston, WV Charleston, WV OFFICERS: Chairman of the Board of Directors Jesse Parrish, Blackhawk Mining 1st Vice Chairman Jim Bunn, Wyoming Eagle 2nd Vice Chairman Heath Lovell, Alliance Coal Secretary Randy Cheetham , Arch Coal Treasurer Andrew Jordon, Pritchard Mining 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 Chair: Zach Agioutantis Lexington, KY Vice-Chair: Steve Schafrik Lexington, KY Past Chair: Keith Heasley Morgantown, WV Secretary/Treasurer:Al Campoli Lexington, KY Executive Committee: Mark Luxbacher John Breedlove Wayne Hawley Nino Ripepi Kevin Andrews Ripplemead, VA Cedar Bluff, VA Vansant, VA Blacksburg, VA Blacksburg, VA Advisory Board: Al Campoli Steve Gardner Joe Hatfield Stephen Hatfield Steve Richards Lexington, KY Lexington, KY Logan, WV Beckley, WV Maysville, KY Coordinator: Geaunita Caylor Lexington, KY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 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 Back Page Blank ... 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. .. ASSOCIATION CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SECTION OF THE SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY & EXPLORATION Embassy Suites Charleston, West Virginia March 24-25, 2020 GENERAL PROGRAM 3/24/20 Registration Reception HOF... Spouse of Member Non-Member Guest (ea.) Technical Session Only Student $300.00 $165.00 $400.00 $250.00 Sponsored 12020 SPRING MEETING WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING INSTITUTE WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION