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Education B.S., Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 1981
Licenses
Certified Professional Geologist, American Institute of Professional Geologists, Certification No. 7504
Kentucky, Professional Geologist, Certification No. 1241
Virginia, Professional Geologist, Certification No.2801 001 352
Kansas, Professional Geologist, Certificate No. 663
Experience K. Scott Keim, President of Marshall Miller & Associates (MM&A), has over 26 years experience in diverse geologic applications related to mining throughout the coal-bearing regions of the United States; China.s Shanxi Province; the Guasare coal basin of Venezuela; Colombia, South America; Canada; Mexico; 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).