Scott Keim's Email & Phone

Select Listing of Publications and Presentations "The Future of Coal - A USA Perspective," presented to 2008 World Mining Congress, Krakow, Poland, September 2008. China Coal Overview and Summary of AACI Project," presented to West Virginia Coal Mining Institute, Stonewall Jackson Resort, West Virginia, May 2006. "China Coal Overview and Summary of AACI Project," presented to West Virginia Coal Mining Institute, Stonewall Jackson Resort, West Virginia, May 2006. "Digital Processing and Presentation of Complex Geological Data and Industry Trends," Keynote Speaker 2005 American Institute of Professional Geologists Annual Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky, October 2005. "Energy Venture in China," presented to the Virginia Economic Development Seminar," Virginia Beach, Virginia, September 2002. "CBM Review: China's Coalbed Methane Reserves," March 2002, World Coal, co-authors J.C. Tien and Marshall S. Miller. "Energy Venture in China," presented to the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 2001." Due Diligence: Reserve Assessment and Engineering Considerations," March 1999, St. Petersburg, Florida, presented at the Financial Times Energy/Coal Outlook Conference, co-presenter. "Case Study Evaluation of Geological Influences Impacting Mining Conditions at a West Virginia Longwall Mine," International Journal of Coal Geology, 1999, co-author M. Miller. "Modern Geological Applications and Predictive Techniques Applied to Coal Mining," June 1998, presented at the spring meeting of the Central Appalachian Section of SME, Abingdon, Virginia. "Evaluation of Geological Influences Impacting Longwall Mining," April 1998, presented at the spring meeting of the Geological Society of America, Charleston, West Virginia. "Geological and Geotechnical Methods for Evaluation of Longwall Mining Conditions," West Virginia Coal Mining Institute, May 1989, co-authors J. S. Nelson and C. Faria Santos. Education B.S., Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 1981 Licenses Certified Professional Geologist, American Institute of Professional Geologists, License No. 7504 Kentucky, Professional Geologist, License No. 1241 Virginia, Professional Geologist, License No.2801 001 352 Kansas, Professional Geologist, Certificate No. 663 Experience K. Scott Keim, President of Marshall Miller & Associates (MM&A), , has over 29 years experience in diverse geologic applications related to mining throughout the coal-bearing regions of the United States; eastern and western regions of Australia; China's Shanxi Province; the Guasare coal basin of Venezuela; Colombia, South America; Canada; Mexico; Turkey, and the Czech Republic. Mr. Keim has coordinated a multitude of major merger and acquisition studies involving the largest transactions in the coal industry and has conducted a variety of evaluations related to the prediction and impact of underground mining conditions and definition of surface mineable reserve potential. He has directed feasibility studies for international mining operations, several of which are now in production. Mr. Keim is responsible for managing multiple U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission independent reserve filings for publicly traded coal companies including Peabody Energy, Alpha Natural Resources, Penn Virginia Corporation, James River Coal Company, Natural Resource Partners, and International Coal Group. Additionally, he has coordinated filings in compliance with Australasian Joint Ore Reserve Committee (JORC) and Canadian 43-101 Standards. Prior to his appointment as President, Mr. Keim held several other positions within Marshall Miller & Associates over his twenty-five-year tenure with the company. He started his career as a field geologist and through promotions was appointed project geologist, senior project geologist, Vice President, Senior Vice President, and President of Energy & Mineral Resources. Mr. Keim's responsibilities include the coordination of all Energy and Mineral Resource Division activities including reserve evaluations, predictive geological mapping, merger and acquisition evaluations, geological and engineering applications, feasibility studies, coal quality assessments, and wire-line geophysical applications. The MM&A Energy and Mineral Resources Division is staffed by one of the largest groups of professional geologists and engineers in the coal consulting industry. Mr. Keim is also responsible for MM&A's environmental and civil engineering groups, which include environmental science, civil engineering, emergency response, remedial design and oversight, and compliance management activities. Mr. Keim is a recognized member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) of AIME, the Central Appalachian Section of SME, and the American Institute of Professional Geologists. He is also a SME Committee Member (Exploration Committee). He serves on the Board of Directors of the Penn State Research Foundation and on the Advisory Board to the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research.