CONSOL Energy’s Wiley Surface Mine in Mingo County, W.Va., Earns Third R.E. Bailey Safety Award

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April 10, 2011, PITTSBURGH, (Coal Geology) – CONSOL Energy’s (NYSE: CNX) Wiley Surface Mine in Mingo County, W.Va., earned its third consecutive R.E. Bailey Safety Award as the company’s 50 employees achieved a milestone in safety by working another million hours without a lost-time accident. The stellar safety record has its origins 25 years ago [...]

Five CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) Operations in West Virginia Earn Holmes Safety Awards

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March 29, 2011, PITTSBURGH, (Coal Geology)- CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) announced that five of its mining operations in West Virginia have been named recipients of Joseph A. Holmes Safety Awards. The awards are presented annually by the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association to selected mine operations meeting the safety criteria established for the awards. The [...]

Reylas Surface Mine in Logan County, West Virginia to begin coal mining operation

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March 8, 2011, JULIAN, W.Va., (Coal Geology?) – Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) has announced today that its Highland Mining Company subsidiary has received a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers to begin operation of Highland’s new Reylas Surface Mine in Logan County, West Virginia. The mine will directly employ 103 local [...]

South Korean Company to buy West Virginia coal near Algoma, in McDowell County

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February 10, 2011, WILMINGTON, NC (Coal Geology)- Global Earth Energy Inc. (OTCBB: GLER) has entered into a joint venture partnership with GFC 2005 LLC, a coal mining concern with offices in Orion, Michigan. The deal involves the mining and sale of 1,000,000 tons of coal per year for the next five years at a per [...]

Several Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) Affiliates Earn Safety and Environmental Awards

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February 8, 2011, ABINGDON, Va.,(Coal Geology) – Several affiliates of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) won safety awards announced during the 38th annual West Virginia Coal Association Mining Symposium in Charleston, W.Va. The Mountaineer Guardian Award for Safety is co-sponsored by the West Virginia Coal Association and the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, [...]

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