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Editorial
True, the Earth is witnessing a warming trend. We all recognize
the planet has gone through a great many warming and cooling
cycles over millions of years.
The question is man’s influence on this warming cycle. Is
man-made carbon dioxide causing this current warming? Or is the
warming a function of other natural conditions, such as the sun
and the clouds? That’s where the science is uncertain...>>more
Pritchard Mining's Andrew
Jordon
Pritchard Mining is a happy place to work. Situated at scenic
Lens Creek in Kanawha County, West Virginia, Owner/Operator Andrew
Jordon spreads the happiness from a mobile office unit, called a
pickup truck, where he tends to a family of 133 employees like a
caring father...>>more
Bob Ellis: VP Operations
Kanawha Eagle Coal
When the 340 miners, prep plant employees and loading dock
workers at Kanawha Eagle Coal want to talk to management, they
go to Bob Ellis.
His official title is vice president of operations, but the fact
is, he’s management personified. Following the 44-year-old
around is like following Billy in the cartoon, “Family Circus,”
because he’s everywhere: in and out of the company’s offices,
bath houses and mines, greeting employees, asking about their
kids, quizzing them about production and cracking jokes...>>more
CNX Gas Makes Big Impact on
Energy Need
About 15 years ago the leadership of Consol Energy Inc. would
have likely laughed at the thought that the coalbed methane gas
they had been venting into the atmosphere for several years
would become a $4 billion annual business with annual revenue in
excess of $400 million, but not Claude D. Morgan, vice president
of CNX Gas Corporation based in Bluefield, West Virginia...>>more
Electrical Connections
One of the most incredible things about the Bluefield Coal Show
that essentially sets it apart from its predecessor show, the
Southern Appalachian Industrial Exhibit, is the abundance of
coal industry equipment available for personal inspection.
Charlie Peters, general chairman of the Bluefield Coal Show
since its modern reincarnation in 1976, has often said that the
success of the first show came from the fact that show
organizers were able to talk a mine machinery manufacturer into
bringing a continuous miner to the show...>>more
powering
the exploits of man
From one extreme to the other, David Toney’s career has been in
providing the power to send men where man never has been before,
first to the moon and now to the depths of coal mines...>>more
longwall
legend retires
Longwall Legend Ken Dunn of Longwall Associates, Inc.,
Chilhowie, VA, has retired after 47 illustrious years in the
coal mining industry.
Born February 29, 1944, Ken completed secondary school and
attended Doncaster Technical College in Yorkshire England with 5
G.C.E. Passes. In 1960 Ken joined International Harvester in
Doncaster with a full electrical apprenticeship. Ken quickly
moved up the ranks at International Harvester from journeyman
electrician and engineer to the plant engineering department.
During Ken’s time at International Harvester he completed
Electrical Engineering OHN and HNC at Doncaster Technical
College...>>more
the great
game of mushball
Only an octogenarian who grew up in the heart of the bituminous
coal country will remember mushball. Simply defined, it is the
name of a game and the ball used on playground ballfields.
Player positions and base layouts are like a typical baseball
diamond. The distances between bases and the pitching mound to
the home plate are shorter and the ball is delivered to the
batter underhanded...>>more
road to
peabrook
It is an evening in late June and the sun is going down on a
little stretch of U.S. 23 about three miles south of Pikeville.
But for the two flags, the old green trailer might go unnoticed
sitting atop a dirt driveway against the hillside in the deep
shade of scrub pine and hemlock. A faded relic of the
single-wide breed, its only other pretense at yard art is a
wooden wheelbarrow of long-dead geraniums. On the left, its
tall mast anchored deep in crab grass flies the star spangled
banner. On the right, as prominently displayed, waves the stars
and bars of the Confederacy. The door of the home is standing
open, and from within comes the sound of country music...>>more
women's
mining coalition
In an
industry almost exclusively male, a small group of women have
quietly been making a difference in getting legislative focus on
mining issues. It began
in 1993 when a determined group of concerned women working
primarily in the metal mining sector journeyed to Washington,
D.C., to address legislators about changes to the Mining Law of
1872...>>more
capsule
news
North Dakota’s top paying jobs are in the coal industry.
Oliver County had the state’s highest average annual wage last
year at $46,254 and Mercer County followed at $45,167. The
statewide average annual wage last year was $31,316. Half the
miners holding these jobs will be retiring in about 10 years,
creating lucrative job opportunities...>>more
coal events
THE BLUEFIELD COAL SHOW
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DATE:
September 12-14
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SITE:
Brushfork Armory-Civic Center
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CITY/STATE: Bluefield, West Virginia
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SPONSOR:
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
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CONTACT:
Debbie Maynard
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ADDRESS:
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
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619 Bland
St.
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Bluefield, WV 24701
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PHONE:
304/327-3184
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FAX:
304/325-3085
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EMAIL:
Info@bluefieldchamber.com
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BOOTHS:
Booths available. Inside 10X10, $925; inside balcony, $750;
outside, $750, tent space, $800.
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COMMENTS: The Bluefield Coal Show is the largest coal show of
the year, with over 200 display booths, and an expected
attendance of over 4,000...>>more
coal people in the news
James H. Booth
reappointed to the Morehead State University Board of Regents.
The Inez, KY, native is an alumnus of the university and has
served on the board since 2001 and as board chairman since
2004. He has been involved in coal mining operations for over
30 years, currently employing 2,000 people in East Kentucky and
West Virginia in his mining and retail businesses...>>more
product news
Caterpillar introduces four new models of telehandlers featuring
high performance,
ease of
control and exceptional versatility. The four models are the
TL642, the TL943, the TL1055 and the TL1255, which have a
capacity range of 6,500 pounds to 12,000 pounds and maximum lift
heights of 42 feet to 55 feet. The machines replace B-Series
machines previously manufactured. Two smaller B-Series
machines, the Cat TH220B and TH330B will continue to be offered
in North America. Call Johnny Campos at 309/675-4693...>>more
worldwide news
Leighton Contractors’ Mining Division has been awarded a 5-year,
$500 million contract
to perform bulk excavation and selective coal mining operations
at the Sonoma Coal project in the Bowen Basin near Mackay,
Queensland. Sonoma is expected to initially produce 2.3
million tons of coal annually from late 2007 and 3.8 Mtpa during
2008. The contract may be extended for five more years making
it a $1 billion contract over 10 years. Leighton has also been
awarded a $125 million, three-year contract extension for mining
services for Tanitocoal at its coal mine in Indonesia...>>more
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