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  • DON’T LET POLITICS INTERFERE WITH MINE SAFETY PROGRESS OR WEST VIRGINIA’S ECONOMY!

    Created: Monday, 01/14/2008
    URGENT      URGENT      URGENT     DON’T LET POLITICS INTERFERE WITH MINE SAFETY PROGRESS OR WEST VIRGINIA’S ECONOMY!   Call Your Congressperson TODAY and Ask Them to Vote ...

  • Symposium Program/Agenda

    Created: Wednesday, 01/02/2008
    Below is the full schedule for the 35th ANNUAL MINING SYMPOSIUM ...

  • Proposed revisions to the federal Stream Buffer Zone regulations

    Created: Tuesday, 10/23/2007
    Representatives of the West Virginia Coal Association will testify Wednesday evening in favor of proposed revisions to the federal Stream Buffer Zone regulations. The rule changes are proposed by the federal Office of Surface Mining, which will conduc...

  • CONSOL Energy CEO Calls on Industry to Eliminate Accidents

    Created: Monday, 08/27/2007
    J. Brett Harvey, President and Chief Executive Office of CONSOL Energy Inc., the nation’s largest underground coal mining company, called on the coal industry to abandon its incremental approach to mine safety improvement and drive accident rate...

  • Country Roads Tailgate Party Thursday Evening

    Created: Tuesday, 08/21/2007
    The Friends of Coal will again host its “Country Roads Tailgate Party” Thursday evening at the Charleston Civic Center.  The event will last from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The tailgate party is part of the pre-game festivities for the “2n...

  • WVCA Re-elects Andrew Jordon As Chairman Of The Board

    Created: Wednesday, 08/08/2007
    At their annual meeting this past weekend the West Virginia Coal Association re-elected Andrew Jordon of Pritchard Mining Company to a second term as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Pritchard Mining is located at Hansford, WV and has operations in ...

  • West Virginia Coal Association Releases 2007 Coal Facts

    Created: Wednesday, 08/08/2007
    Did you know that 99% of West Virginia electricity and more than half of American electricity is generated by coal produced in West Virginia? Or that every coal mining job generates between five and six other jobs in the local economy?   Last year ...

  • Hundreds Of Area Kids To Participate In 12th Annual “Giving Back To The Community” Free Football Cam

    Created: Thursday, 05/24/2007
    Over 200 area youth between the ages of six and 16 will be at Laidley Field this Saturday, May 26, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to participate in the 12th Annual “Giving Back to the Community” Free Football Camp. Mark Mason, founder of the progr...

  • West Virginia Coal Association gives 2007 mine reclamation awards

    Created: Friday, 01/12/2007
    Eighteen companies were recognized on Friday for excellence in mine reclamation for 2006. The awards were made at the concluding luncheon of the 34th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium at the Charleston House Holiday Inn. The awards are...

  • West Virginia Coal Association announces mine safety award winners

    Created: Friday, 01/12/2007
    Twenty-five companies were recognized on Thursday for excellence in mine safety for 2006. The awards were made at the 34th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium at the Charleston House Holiday Inn. The awards are co-sponsored by the West Virginia Coal ...

  • West Virginia Coal Association hosts annual symposium

    Created: Tuesday, 01/09/2007
    The chiefs of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and Office of Surface Mining (OSM) will be among the federal and state officials on hand for the 2007 Coal Symposium, to be held Jan. 10-12 in Charleston. ...

  • West Virginia Coal Association releases 2006 Coal Facts

    Created: Tuesday, 11/14/2006
    Did you know that since 1863, West Virginia has mined nearly 13 billion tons of coal? And did you know that it takes one pound of coal to produce 1.25 kilowatt hours of electricity, which is power enough to light a 100-watt bulb for 10 hours? ...

  • Beckley Invitation SGS Re-Grand Opening

    Created: Thursday, 09/14/2006
    SGS Minerals Services is proud to announce the renovation of our 30,000 square foot laboratory in Beckley, West Virginia is complete. ...

  • Andrew Jordon named West Virginia Coal Association board chairman

    Created: Tuesday, 08/08/2006
    Andrew Jordon, president of Pritchard Mining Company, Inc., has been named chairman of the West Virginia Coal Association Board of Directors, Association President Bill Raney announced today. Jordon, who is from Charleston,...