Expect More in ’24

The Coal Preparation Society of America (CPSA) is bringing back the Coal Processing Technology Conference and Exhibition to the Central Bank Center. As last year, it will be a joint conference with the Society of Mining Engineers, Central Appalachian Section with parallel technical sessions.

Many of our exhibitors along with some new ones will be back on the floor which is 75% booked. Check out the latest floor plan at www.coalprepsociety.org under the events tab and book a booth with the exhibitor application. Lunches will be served on the exhibit floor thanks to our sponsors: Elgin and FLSmidth.

Monday, April 29 is exhibitor setup and features two workshops as part of our technical program (total of up to 13 Professional Development Hours for the conference):

• Efficient Magnetite Utilization and Recovery – Topics include the fundamentals, what affects heavy medium circuit performance, control systems, and the best maintenance practices.
• Screen Application, Operation and Maintenance – Topics include a review of the many types of screens available for coal sizing and dewatering operations along with screen monitoring and optimization.

Tuesday, April 30, the conference begins with a keynote address by Randall Atkins, Founder and CEO of Ramaco Resources, a leading operator and developer of high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal. As recently featured in the Wall Street Journal, they have commenced development of the Brook Mine in Wyoming, the first new rare earth elements mine in the U.S. since 1952. Ramaco is also working on commercial development of patented coal-to-products technology to help create vehicle batteries, infrastructure materials and a wide range of consumer products. This is in line with the technologies that will be discussed in the CoalProTec, Rare Earth Elements and Critical Materials Derived from Coal-Based Materials technical session on Wednesday morning.

The exhibit hall opens after the keynote and following a quick tour of the exhibit hall, join us for Photo – Wall Street Journal our Kentucky BBQ lunch and our annual membership meeting where you will learn what new programs and training opportunities the CPSA will be offering to further the knowledge of coal preparation. The technical sessions begin Tuesday afternoon with both the SME/CAS and the CPSA having paper presentations on timely topics such as: Plant Operations and Modifications and the search for Rare Earths and Critical Minerals.

Our Members Night Out is Tuesday evening at Club C at the Center. With help from our sponsors, Conn-Weld and Polydeck, it has been expanded to feature bourbon tasting, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and Josh Fletcher, an entertaining mentalist. A warning about the show – be careful what you think! The evening will close with a DJ and for the adventurous, karaoke. It is a great networking opportunity so reserve a seat or an entire table but do so soon because this event always sells out.

Wednesday, May 1 there are morning and afternoon technical sessions with a lunch that includes a raffle of some very nice items provided by many of our exhibitors and the CPSA will also be giving away a couple of expanded 2nd editions of the popular reference book, “Ask Mr. Prep”. It will also be on sale at the registration desk. The conference wraps up Wednesday afternoon with the Innovative Coal Cleaning Methods as and Technologies session.

You can register for the conference and exhibition, book your seat(s) at(s) at Mt Members Night Out, sign up to exhibit, buy “Ask Mr. Prep” and advertise in our quarterly journal al at www.coalprepsociety.org.