Patriot Coal resumes operation at the Fe... March 5 (Coal Geology: Patriot coal closed their Federal No. 2 mine last month due to high level of methane in an abandoned area of the mine. After the Sago mine explosion in 2006, MSHA adopted a new set of mine safety rules to avoid accidents. Improved ventilation plan by Patriot coal in now approved by...

Four CONSOL Energy Operations in West Vi... March 4 (Coal Geology): Four CONSOL Energy Inc.  mining operations in West Virginia have been recognized for their outstanding safety efforts and have been named recipients of prestigious Mountaineer Guardian awards. The Mountaineer Guardian awards, given annually to qualifying underground and surface...

Burning Coal Seam in West Virginia... Burning Coal Seam in West Virginia There are many known burning coal mine reported to exist. For some we know how the underground coal seam fire was started, for others we simply have no idea. A seam has been burning in mining town of Centralia, Pensylvania, since 1961 (see full review). Mount Wingen in...

Coalwood West Virginia – October 6... To learn more about Coalwood, please visit the website: http://www.coalwoodwestvirginia.com/ Last weekend, I went to the Coalwood Open Sky Festival. It was a great experience. I arrived there late but still there were lots of people and activity. Coalwood is the story of your heritage – as you can see...