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More than 100 teams from 13 states competed in the 2011 National Mine Rescue, First-Aid, Bench and Preshift Competition at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio which was held in early October.
Teams from West Virginia fared very well in the event including taking third, eighth and eleventh in the overall competition results. First and Fourth in the Combination Competition results and six teams in the top ten of the First Aid competition.
Selected results from the National Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench, and Preshift Contest, Columbus, Ohio held October 3 - 6, 2011:
Mine Rescue Competition Final Results
#3 Patriot Coal – Magnum Madison, WV captain Travis Lett
#8 Cliffs - Pinnacle Mining Co. - Pinnacle Blue Team - Pineville, WV captain Chad Lester
#11 Alpha Natural Resources - Southern WV Team Naoma, WV captain Tommy Dove
Combination Competition Final Results
#1 Patriot Coal Magnum captains Travis Lett & Britt Crouse
#4 Alpha Natural Resources Southern WV Naoma, WV Team captains Tommy Dove & Dave Green
First Aid Competition Results
#3 Patriot Coal Magnum Madison, WV team captain Britt Crouse
#5 Alpha Natural Resources Southern WV Team Naoma, WV Team Captain Dave Green
#6 Eastern Associated Coal, LLC Federal No. 2 Fairview, WV Team Captain John Sabo
#7 Patriot Coal Southern Appalachia Wharton, WV team captain Jon Castle
#8 Eastern Associated Coal, LLC Federal No. 2 Fairview, WV team captain Justin Scott
#10 Patriot Coal Magnum Madison, WV team captain Travis Lett
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Bill made a presentation to the North Carolina Coal Institute in Southern Pines, NC last Wednesday evening. WV DEP Secretary Randy Huffman, Terry Sammons and a representative of the Corps of Engineers were on the following morning’s program.
Friends of Coal spokesman Coach Don Nehlen will speak to a Chesapeake Energy Safety Meeting on Tuesday, October 25th in Teays Valley. He will also make a presentation to the combined Princeton/Bluefield Rotary Clubs on Friday, October 28th in Princeton.
We are coordinating a tour for students from a Marshall University Geography Class at Pritchard Mining’s operation on Tuesday, October 25th in Kanawha County.
Coach Nehlen and Coach Pruett will participate in the Southern regional meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) on November 15th in Beckley.
Chris and Jason will film this month’s edition of The Coal Seam on WV Public Broadcasting’s Library Channel on Tuesday, October 25th in Charleston. Topics will include the recent DC Circuit Court decision regarding EPA’s illegal rulemaking, developments pertaining to WV’s alternative bonding program and the Special Reclamation Fund, as well as the Association’s participation in Thursday’s Congressional Coal Caucus meeting in Washington.
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According to the EIA report, metallurgical exports for this past August (2011) were 33.6% ahead of those in August of last year, and steam coal exports were 34.6% ahead. Comparing 2011 year-to-date exports through August with last year, shows metallurgical shipments 18.2% ahead (45.9 million tons v. 38.8 million tons) and steam coal is nearly 69% ahead (24.6 million tons v. 14.6 million tons). 2011 year-to-date imports were off by more than 26% (9.5 million v. 13 million). West Virginia’s 2011 year-to-date production, through the week ending October 15th, was 3% ahead of last year (137.8 million tons v. 133.9 million tons).
The eight Appalachian states of WV, KY, VA, AL, TN, OH, PA and MD are producing more than a 1/3 of America’s coal, but that accounts for 64% of the value of all the coal mined in this country and these states have more than 70% of the coal miners in the United States.
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A resolution opposing mountaintop coal removal died last Monday (10/17) for lack of a second during the Wood County Commission meeting.
In August, the commission sponsored two separate public informational sessions on mountaintop coal removal, including opponents of the coal mining practice and a second with coal industry representatives.
Both WVCA President Bill Raney and Vice President Jason Bostic attended the County Commission meeting and pointed out the positive side of surface mining and its significance to Wood County. (See article: County takes no action on mining resolution)
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House Bill 2273, which for the first time sets minimum federal guidelines regulating coal ash while empowering the states to enforce them and authored by WV Representative David McKinley, passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support.
Full press release regarding the subject legislation is attached.
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