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Smithsonian Institution Creating Exhibit Based on Pocahontas Exhibition Mine in W. Va.
November 20, 2017
A piece of local history will soon be on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. David Woodard, tourism director for Tazewell County, said paleobotanists, exhibit developers, geologists, geochemists and others with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Dec. 6: Memorial Service to Honor Victims of 1962 Robena Mine Disaster, Pa.
November 20, 2017
United Mine Workers of America Local Union 1980 and UMWA District 2 will hold a memorial service on Dec. 6 to mark the 55th anniversary of the Robena 3 mine disaster. Two explosions killed 37 miners when a mixture of
Virginia DMME to Offer Coal Mining Certification Exams Electronically 2018
November 20, 2017
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) will only offer electronic coal mine certification exams beginning January 2018. The agency will no longer offer paper exams. Applications and payment for exams will also be taken online via the
Millennium Bulk Terminals Denied Shoreline Permits, Washington
November 20, 2017
A county hearing examiner has denied two shoreline permits Millennium Bulk Terminals needs for its $680 million coal-export terminal project on the Columbia River in Washington state. The Daily News in Longview reported that Hearing Examiner Mark Scheibmeir rejected the
Local Wisconsin Governments Consider Own Regulations as Gov. Prepares to Lift Mining Ban
November 20, 2017
Local governments are looking to enact their own mining regulations as Gov. Scott Walker prepares to lift Wisconsin’s nearly 20-year ban on gold and silver mining, saying they want to protect the environment and make sure taxpayers don’t have to
U.S. House Committee Passes Mooney Bill on Coal Regulations
November 20, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would repeal regulations requiring mining companies to report safety violations to one government agency. If House Resolution 4289 becomes law, mining companies would no longer be required
United Coal Opens Morgan Camp Coal Mine, W. Va.
November 20, 2017
United Coal has opened the Morgan Camp mine, a new production facility near the Upshur County and Randolph County border. The new facility is being operated by United Coal’s Carter Roag subsidiary and features 2 super-section mining units. According to
Mined Minds Program to Retrain Coal Miners Over-Promises, Under-Delivers
November 20, 2017
It seems like a great program, training unemployed miners and under-employed others at computer coding boot camps. A non-profit, government-aided company called Mined Minds told KDKA’s Jon Delano last February that their graduates were launching new careers in computer programming.
Armstrong Energy Files For Chapter 11 Reorganization
November 17, 2017
Armstrong Energy, Inc., a producer and marketer of thermal coal in the Illinois Basin, said that Armstrong and substantially all of its wholly owned subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code in the
Nominations Open for National Mining Hall of Fame
November 17, 2017
Telling the story of mining, its people, and its importance to the American public, the federally chartered National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (NMHFM), located in Leadville, Colorado is seeking inductee and Prazen Living Legend of Mining Award nominations
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