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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (64911)	4/21/2006 11:14:53 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362604

Peak rubber? "November 07, Associated Press -- Tire shortage causes problems for coal mines. Coal mining companies in the Powder River Basin in northeast Wyoming are maneuvering to get around a worldwide shortage of tires for heavy equipment. The shortage is widely attributed to increasing demand from U.S. and international mining operations for tires, industry officials said. Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have added to the strain on the tire market, said Jim Davis, a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. spokesperson. Drivers and mechanics at Wyoming mines are getting instructions intended to extend the life of off-the-road tires used on the giant dump trucks used to haul overburden and coal. Companies are also scrambling to make up the shortage through deals with suppliers, which are so tightly strapped that at least one mine has had to idle some of its trucks in recent weeks. To meet the demand, manufacturers like Goodyear and Bridgestone Corp. are looking at expanding the capacity of their big tire plants. Davis said the heavy-equipment tire shortage could continue through 2007. billingsgazette.com. inc