Session No. 43 Friday, April 5, 2002

8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Hyatt Regency Hotel: Patterson Ballroom A
S5. Applied Coal Geology I
James Clyde Hower and John Popp, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
43-08:20 AM APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)-BASED COAL GEOLOGY MAPS IN WEST VIRGINIA: FEDORKO, Nick, HUTCHINSON, Kimberly J., and HUTCHINSON, Frank L., Coal Section, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Mont Chateau Research Center, P.O. Box 879, Morgantown, WV 26507, fedorko@geosrv.wvnet.edu
43-08:40 AM DEVELOPING A MODERN SYSTEM TO ANALYZE WEST VIRGINIA COAL QUALITY DATA: MCCOLLOCH, Gayle H. Jr and GRADY, William C., West Virginia Geol and Economic Survey, P.O. Box 879, Morgantown, WV 26507-0879, mccolloch@geosrv.wvnet.edu
43-09:00 AM RESULTS OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S REGIONAL COAL ASSESSMENT IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN COAL REGIONS: RUPPERT, Leslie F., TEWALT, Susan J., BRAGG, Linda J., MILICI, Robert C., and FREEMAN, Philip A., U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, lruppert@usgs.gov
43-09:20 AM RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE SPRINGFIELD, HERRIN, DANVILLE AND BAKER COALS IN THE ILLINOIS BASIN: HATCH, Joseph R., AFFOLTER, Ronald H., and GUNTHER, Gregory L., US Geol Survey, P.O. 25046, MS 939, Denver, CO 80225-0046, jrhatch@usgs.gov
43-09:40 AM USING DIGITAL MAPPING TECHNIQUES TO EVALUATE BENEFICIATION POTENTIAL IN A COAL ASH POND: TYRA, Mark A.1, GROPPO, John G.2, and ROBL, Thomas2, (1) Center for Applied Energy Research, Univ of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511-8410, tyra@caer.uky.edu, (2) Center for Applied Energy Research, Univ of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Dr, Lexington, KY 40511-8410
 10:00 AM Break
43-010:20 AM UPPER MANSFIELD, BRAZIL, AND LOWER STAUNTON FORMATIONS (PENNSYLVANIAN) IN INDIANA: CORRELATION INCONSISTENCIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS: MASTALERZ, Maria, Indiana Geol Survey, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, mmastale@indiana.edu, AMES, Philip R., Black Beauty Coal, PO Box 312, Evansville, IN 47711, and PADGETT, Penny L., Black Beauty Coal, PO Box 312, Evansville, IN 47702-0312
43-010:40 AM COAL MINING ALONG THE WARFIELD FAULT, A TALE OF UPS AND DOWNS: COOLEN, J. Marc, West Virginia - Indiana Coal Holding Company, PO Box 489, Cabin Creek, WV 25035, mcoolen@aeiresources.com.
43-011:00 AM IGNEOUS INTRUSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COTTAGE GROVE FAULT SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: THEIR EFFECTS ON MINE PLANNING: PADGETT, Penny L.1, PILCHER, Dan2, AMES, Philip R.1, STAUB, James R.3, and DENNY, Brett F.4, (1) Black Beauty Coal, PO Box 312, Evansville, IN 47702-0312, ppadgett@bbcoal.com, (2) Arclar Coal Co, Harrisburg, IL, (3) Southern Illinois Univ, 1259 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901-4324, (4) Illinois State Geol Survey, 5776 Coal Drive, Carterville, IL 62918
43-011:20 AM THE IMPACT OF COAL PROPERTIES ON SEAM GAS DRAINAGE IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES: GURBA, Lila W., School of Geology, The Univ of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia, L.gurba@unsw.edu.au, GURBA, Andrew, AGURBA Pty Ltd, 1/45 Solveig Cr, Kareela, 2232, Australia, and WOOD, Jeff, BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal, Australia
43-011:40 AM STRUCTURAL AND PALEOTOPOGRAPHIC CONTROLS ON PRINCESS NOS. 8 AND 9 COALS, BREATHITT GROUP (MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN), ALONG THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN: GREB, Stephen F.1, EBLE, Cortland F.1, and MARTINO, Ronald2, (1) Kentucky Geological Survey, Univ of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, greb@kgs.mm.uky.edu, (2) Department of Geology, Marshall Univ, Huntington, WV 25755

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