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December 2003

Volume 55 Issue 12

FEATURED ARTICLES

China's coal industry at the crossroads Jerry C. Tien	Preview
Experts discuss reserves reporting at SME meeting Steve Kral	Preview
Caterpillar 5090B offers higher loading capacity Tim O'Neil	Preview
United Nations' emergency preparedness program available to mining industry	Preview
More than 400,00 expected at bauma 2004 in Munich	Preview

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Handbook provides guidance in selecting excavators	Preview
Proper lubrication lengthens equipment life	Preview

TECHNICAL PAPERS

Drilling and blasting practices in Nevada's openpit mines I.R. Firth, P. Mousset-Jones	Abstract
Leveraging energy management resources: applications for the mining industry V. Bush, T.G. Killingsworth, E.P. Ruffel	Abstract
Reclamation of prime farmland following mineral sands mining in Virginia W.L. Daniels, P. Schroeder, S. Nagle, L. Zelazny, M. Alley	Abstract