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   The third Annual July 20-22 Auto Fair is drawing near with Lonestar and Taylor Made as the featured acts, not to mention the many, many cars that will be available for viewing. 

   Mark your calendar and plan to attend this great Friends of Coal event.

A joint MSHA-NIOSH workshop on “Controlling Respirable Coal Mine Dust in Underground Mines” that will be held July 25, 2007 at the Beckley Academy.
The workshop will focus on continuous miner and roof bolter dust control techniques and include:

  • Understanding and Detecting Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis and Silicosis
  • Face Ventilation Best Practices
  • Reducing Dust Generation and Optimum Suppression Techniques
  • Flooded Bed Dust Scrubbers
  • Roof Bolter Dust Control
  • Dust Control Parameters for Special Mining Situations
  • On-Shift Examination of Dust Control Parameters
Additional information can be obtained by contacting George Niewiadomski at (202) 693-9513 or by e-mail: niewiadomski.george@dol.gov

The 18th Annual Hatfield Open, sponsored by the Kanawha Valley Mining Institute, is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18 at the Brier Patch Golf Club in Beckley, WV beginning at 11 a.m.  This golf outing is to support the KVMI scholarship program and your participation is greatly appreciated, plus you have a GREAT time.

For full details go to:  http://www.kvmi.org/user/2007%20Golf%20Notice.pdf

SGS Minerals Services is proud to announce the renovation of our 30,000 square foot laboratory in Beckley, West Virginia is complete.