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Impact EPA Mining Permit Review : Coal Mining Companies Worried About Mine Permit Reviews
The Obama administration’s decision to hold coal mining permits to a high environmental standard has struck a note of economic fear in Appalachia, where mining — including the kind of mining that blows up mountaintops — has been a shield against hard times afflicting the rest of the nation.
Amstrong Coal Company Hopes To Open Two New Coal Mining Project and Up To 200 Mining Jobs
While many employers are cutting workers, the coal industry is adding to its payroll. The Armstrong Coal Company says it hopes to open two new mines. An underground mine in Muhlenberg County and a surface mine in Ohio County.
BHP Billiton Plans Big Cut Production Iron Ore or Steel-making Raw Material
Pressure is building on coking coal industry leader BHP Billiton to announce big production cuts to limit pricing damage to the steel-making raw material in the face of an unprecedented collapse in demand.
Coal Mines Industry Snatching Up Coal Mining Engineering Students
The coal industry is so hungry for workers that at least some coal companies are snatching up coal mining engineering students before they make it through four years of college.
“Our mining engineering technology only has about 10 students in the entire program right now,” Roger Owensby said. “Some students start out in the program, but [...]
Coal Mining Accident : Mining students optimistic despite Utah disaster
Jared Bartel arrived at Montana Tech this month for a final semester that will take him to graduation and a job as a mining engineer.
Six months ago, Bartel firmed up a position with a Wyoming coal mine where he will be paid upward of $50,000 a year. His career aspirations remain as strong as ever [...]
Armstrong to reopen Big Run coal mine
A coal company is planning to reopen a mine in Western Kentucky next year, creating about 900 jobs with starting pay of $19 an hour, officials said.
“We’re excited,” said Dudley Cooper, a consultant to the Ohio County Industrial Authority. “This should mean an influx of people into Ohio County.”
St. Louis-based Armstrong Coal Co. announced Thursday [...]
Another coal project eyed in this area
An international engineering company will study the feasibility of developing a coal gasification project in Henderson or Union counties with the help of a state grant.
The Governor’s Office of Energy Policy last Friday awarded a grant of up to $200,000 to URS Corp., according to a copy of the contract acquired by The Gleaner through [...]
Alliance to proceed with new coal mine
Construction of the new River View underground coal mine near Uniontown could begin by this fall, with production starting in mid-2009, coal producer Alliance Resources Partners L.P. said Monday.
Alliance announced plans for the Union County mine in April 2006, saying it could employ as many as 300 people.
Mining battle marked by peaks and valleys
In the hamlets scattered across the coal fields of southern Appalachia, the news from the courthouse was a breath of fresh air to many: A federal judge had sided with environmentalists fighting to stop a form of destructive strip mining known as mountaintop removal.
Maria Gunnoe, 38, could barely contain her glee. Mountaintop-removal operations are [...]
