Golden Hephaestus

Global Methane Initiative (GMI) and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane (GOE on CMM)

OPENING REMARKS

Ms. Volha Roshchanka, Program Manager, United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)/Global Methane Initiative (GMI)

THE GLOBAL METHANE INITIATIVE (GMI) AND ITS ROLE IN PROMOTING CMM UTILIZATION

Ms. Volha Roshchanka, Program Manager, U.S. EPA/GMI

THE UNECE GROUP OF EXPERTS ON COAL MINE METHANE

Mr. Michal Drabik, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE ON CMM: POLAND AND CHINA

Mr. Jacek Skiba Chief Specialist, Experimental Mine «Barbara», GIG - Central Mining Institute, “ICE-CMM Poland”
Mr. Liu Jiangao Original Director, New Industry Development Bureau, Shanxi Coking Coal Group Co., Ltd “ICE-CMM China”

AN INTRODUCTION: BEST PRACTICE GUIDANCE FOR EFFECTIVE METHANE DRAINAGE AND RECOVERY IN COAL MINES

Mr. Raymond C. Pilcher, Chair, UNECE Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane

POLICIES AND ECONOMICS FOR CMM/AMM/VAM PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Ms. Meredydd Evans Senior Staff Scientist, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

“Getting it Right: Policies that Provide a Solid Foundation for the Development of CMM/AMM and VAM Projects”

Mr. Jonathan Kelafant Senior Vice President, Advanced Resources International (ARI), “The Economics of Successful Project Development”

COFFEE BREAK

CMM UTILIZATION IN DONBASS AND POTENTIAL APPLICATION IN KAZAKHSTAN

Mr. Yurii Bobrov, Executive Director, The Association of Mining Towns of Donbass, “CMM Capture and its Use in Selected Urban Areas in Donbas”

“Recent CMM Project in Donbass Area and Plans for Adapting Experience in Kazakhstan”
Mr. Andrey Garanin, Director of UMG for Kazakhstan and CA,

PROSPECTIVE FOR SURFACE MINE METHANE (SMM)

Mr. James S. Marshall, Executive Vice President, Raven Ridge Resources, Inc., Title TBA

“Possible SMM Experimental Capture in Conditions of Kazakhstan Pits”

Mr. Evgeny Alekseev, Deputy Director, Methane Center PA

LUNCH

BEST PRACTICES IN MANAGING DEGASSING/OUTBURSTS

Moderator: Mr. Ray Pilcher, Chair, UNECE Group of Experts on CMM

“Modern Approach to Coal and Gas Outburst Prevention”

Mr. Alexey Shalashinkiy, Head of sales DMT

“Improving Gas Outburst Management at Gassy Low Permeability Coal Seams at the Karaganda Coalfield”

Mr. Sergazy Baimukhametov, Advisor Director of Coal Department, ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC

“Technique and Results of the Measurement of Gas Content and Permeability of Coal Seams in Underground Mines”

Mr. Oleg V. Tailakov, Deputy Director of Institute of Coal, Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences

“Case Studies on Degassing at Active Mines in Kazakhstan”

Mr. Clemens Backhaus, Engineer, A-TEC Anlagentechnik GmbH

VENTILATION AIR METHANE (VAM) PROJECTS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Mr. Richard Mattus Consultant, RM Business Consulting, “VAM Processing - International Experiences from Proven Technology”
Mr. Steven Wan Fortman (Beijing) Clean Energy Technology, “Destruction and Utilization of Coal Mine Ventilation Air Methane in China”

COFFEE BREAK

BEST PRACTICES IN DRAINAGE AND UTILIZATION OF METHANE FROM ABANDONED / CLOSED MINES

Moderator:
Mr. Michael Cote President, Ruby Canyon Engineering, Title TBA Mr. Clemens Backhaus, Engineer, A-TEC Anlagentechnik GmbH, “Case Study from Germany on the Degassing and Utilisation of Mine Gas from Abandoned Mines”
Mr. Evgeny Ivankin, Chief Engineer, Karagandalikvidshakht, “Providing Safety While Managing Gas Emissions at Mining Allotments of Abandoned Mines in Karaganda Coal Basin.»
Mr. Magsud Yalymov Chief miner on subsoil, ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC, and Mr. Sergey Morozov, Specialist on Subsoil of ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC, “The State of Methane Emissions from the Liquidated Mines and the Experience of Using Methane Gas from the Waste Spaces of the Operating Mines of the Karaganda Coal Basin”

CLOSING REMARKS

Ms. Volha Roshchanka Program Manager, United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)/Global Methane Initiative (GMI)
Mr. Michal Drabik, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe