NEWBURGH, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Matrix Design Group, LLC (“Matrix”) and Alpha Natural Resources
(“Alpha”) were recently presented with the Mine Safety and Health
Technology Innovations Award at the Sentinels of Safety Awards
Presentation in Washington, DC. This National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (“NIOSH”) award recognizes mines and companies that
have made extraordinary efforts to apply technology in ways that will
improve mine worker safety and health.
Matrix and Alpha received the 2013 Coal Award for “Next-Generation
Sensors for Atmospheric Monitoring Systems (“AMS”).” The improved air
velocity, low-power methane, and flexible-use carbon monoxide (“CO”)
sensors are designed for daily use in coal mines and improve mine safety
by detecting potentially harmful developments in a mine’s ventilation
network. The sensors were developed by Matrix for its new MX3
permissible voice and data communications system package. The sensor
bundle was designed to work with a variety of existing AMS and CO
monitoring systems and has the necessary features to allow post-accident
functionality.
“Matrix is excited to be recognized for the development of
next-generation equipment as part of this important project with Alpha,”
said Matrix President, Aric Pryor. “Our development team, working in
partnership with Alpha engineers and mine personnel, has created an
innovative set of advanced sensors that are accurate, easy to use, and
work with variety of existing AMS and CO monitoring systems. We believe
these sensors will offer immediate benefits for both mine ventilation
management and miner safety at underground mining operations.”
For more information about these advanced-technology sensors, or other
Matrix safety systems, please visit www.matrixteam.com.
About Matrix Design Group, LLC
Matrix is a designer, developer and marketer of safety and productivity
technology for use in mining and other industries. Its innovative and
industry leading products include communications and tracking systems,
mine atmospheric monitoring systems, belt control, and proximity
detection systems. Matrix is a subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners,
L.P. (“ARLP”), a diversified producer and marketer of coal primarily to
major United States utilities and industrial users.
About Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
ARLP is a diversified producer and marketer of coal to major United
States utilities and industrial users. ARLP, the nation's first publicly
traded master limited partnership involved in the production and
marketing of coal, is currently the third largest coal producer in the
eastern United States with mining operations in the Illinois Basin,
Northern Appalachian and Central Appalachian coal producing regions.
ARLP operates eleven mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Maryland and West Virginia. ARLP is also constructing a new mine in
southern Indiana and is purchasing and funding development of reserves,
constructing surface facilities and making equity investments in a new
mining complex in southern Illinois. In addition, ARLP operates a coal
loading terminal on the Ohio River at Mount Vernon, Indiana.
News, unit prices and additional information about ARLP, including
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available at http://www.arlp.com.
For more information, contact the investor relations department of
Alliance Resource Partners at (918) 295-7674 or via e-mail at investorrelations@arlp.com.
Matrix Design Group, LLC
Brian Jones, 859-967-1711
Source: Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.