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Editorial
There’s some
truth to it, that just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they are
not after you. And there is no industry in creation that is, or
should be, more paranoid than the coal industry. Why, even one who
looks for the tallest soapbox available to shout his love for and
support of the coal industry has jumped on the bandwagon that just
could be the swan song for the small coal operator..>>more
Highways of Hope
The twin engine corporate aircraft makes its final
approach over the steep ridges and deep twisting
valleys of Buchanan County VA and lands at the
5,100-foot-long Grundy regional airport atop Lovers
Gap Mountain.
Wick Moorman on Coal
Charles
W. “Wick” Moorman, chairman, president and CEO of
Norfolk Southern Corporation sat in a second floor
conference room at NS’s Pocahontas Division
headquarters on Princeton Avenue in Bluefield, West
Virginia and speculated about the coal moving
through the busy Bluefield yard.
Argus Energy
ARGUS Energy’s Kiah Creek Operation is the recipient of the 2007
Wetlands West Virginia Award presented by the West Virginia
Coal Association.
This operation was originally a 12.67 acre underground mine in
the Coalburg Seam located in southern Wayne County. It was
approved in June of 1993, but remained undisturbed until 1999
when it was revised to include the construction of only one
portal. This revision reduced the required surface disturbance
to less than eight acres...>>more
Associated Electric Cooperative
The
Interstate Mining Compact Commission recently announced the
recipients of its annual national reclamation awards. Named
after the charter executive director of the Compact, the Kenes
C. Bowling National Mine Reclamation Awards are presented each
year to mining operations in the coal and noncoal categories
that have demonstrated excellence in reclamation based on
achievement in five categories: compliance; contemporaneous
reclamation; drainage control; bond release (or reclamation
success); and innovativeness...>>more
Massey Energy Plants Millionth Tree
On May 22, Massey
Energy Company’s Nicholas Energy subsidiary planted its one
millionth tree as part of its ongoing reclamation efforts. Joe
Foster, a Nicholas Energy
member, planted the tree near the mine’s entrance. Nicholas Energy
ships more than
three million tons of coal annually and employs more than 300
workers at its operation...>>more
Capsule News
Tabor Machine Co., Princeton, WV, has moved to a larger facility
at the old MJ Electric Co. complex,
with a larger factory and offices. The 85,000 square foot
facility is on a 23-acre site on Shelter Road in Princeton, 9
miles from the old facility. Phone and fax numbers remain the
same. President Bryan S. Walker invites one and all to visit
the new site...>>more
Coal Events
ANNUAL MEETING EASTERN SECTION OF
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST
DATE:
September 16-18
SITE:
Lexington Center
CITY/STATE: Lexington, KY
SPONSOR:
KY Society of Professional Geologists, KY Geological Survey, UK
Dept of Earth & Environmental Science.
EXHIBITS:
Available
CONTACT:
Geaunita Caylor
ADDRESS:
University of Kentucky
107
Mining & Mineral Resource Bldg
Lexington, KY 40506-0107
PHONE:
859/257-2820
Email:
gcaylor@engr.uky.edu
WEB:
http://www.uky.edu/KGS/esaapg07.......>>more
Coal People In The News
Leonard A “Len” McIntosh
has joined Fairmont Supply Co. as a technical marketing
representative for the Fairmont Rubber Products division. He
will be responsible for sales and technical expertise in the
industrial rubber, hose and fittings arena. McIntosh has had
experience in sales over the past decade in pumps, gasoline
equipment, tanks, piping, fittings, and environmental controls...>>more
Product News
Dressta, Buffalo Grove, IL, introduces the TD-15M Extra Crawler
Dozer
with enhanced productivity and operator comfort.
Fully-electronic Tier III-certified Cummins engine deliver 190
net horsepower and a maximum torque of 745 ft-lbs. Engine
equipped with an air intake grid heater as standard equipment.
Has an operating weight of up to 46,451 lbs. and a blade
capacity of up to 7.8 yd3. Contact Vladimir Seizovic at
847/573-1250...>>more
Worldwide News
Central African Mining and Exploration Company Plc. has entered
into terms of agreement
to acquire prospecting rights for coal in South Africa in over
15 farms totaling over 20,500 hectares, located within the
Waterberg, Soutpansberg and Springbok flats coalfields.
Geologists have estimated the farms have a potential in excess
of 300 million tons of coal...>>more
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