Sponsors:
Industry
Steering Committee
Dr.
Andrew P. Schissler PE,
Conference Chair, Mining Engineering Program, Department
of Energy and GeoEnvironmental Engineering, Penn
State University
Mr. Anthony S. Basko,
Process Improvement Coordinator, Power River Coal Company
Ms. Pragna Bhakta, Global Director, Gold Medal Performance Plus, Newmont Mining Corporation
Mr. T. S. "Tim" Brown, Corporate
Director of Process Improvement, Arch Coal Corporation
Mr. Paul J. Dowd, Vice President of Australian
Operations and Managing Director of Newmont Australia
Limited, Newmont Mining Corporation
Mr. Bob Flegal PE, Sr, Mining Engineer and Supervisor--Mine Planning, San Juan Coal Company, BHP Billiton
Mr. Peter Fordham, Conference Co-chair;
principal, Norbridge, Inc.
Mr. Gary W. Halstead, Vice president
of Engineering, Peabody Energy Corporation
Dr. Wm. Mark Hart, President and CEO,
WMHart Energy & Resources Co, LLC
Ms. Jeane Hull, Vice President Technical
Services & Business Improvement, Kennecott Energy
Company (also representing Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation)
Kurt Keskimaki PE, Mine Manager, Henderson
Operations Climax Molybdenum, a Phelps Dodge Company
Mr. Jiri Nemec, Group Executive--Appalachia,
Peabody Energy Corporation
Mr. Neil D. Novak, Corporate Vice President of
Operation Services, Arch Coal Corporation
Ms. Linda Padfield, Director of Organizational
Development, Inco, Ltd.
Dr. Tibor G. Rozgonyi, Department Head,
Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Mr. Rob Vogel, President, Midwest Division,
Vulcan Materials Company
Dr. Richard A. Wittmeyer, President, Wittmeyer and Associates Inc.