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Federal and state officials were on hand Friday in Welch to dedicate the new federal prison facility. Located on former surface mined land, the prison will employ an estimated 400 people when fully staffed. It is located in the McDowell County industrial park, which is also part of the same restored surface mined site.
The dedication of this facility comes just weeks after the groundbreaking for the Bechtel Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree facility in Fayette County, also on a restored mined lands.
These two developments are just a couple of the important uses former surface mines have been put to across West Virginia. In fact, a study just released by the West Virginia Department of Commerce and the Office of Coalfields Development shows more than 13,000 jobs have been created across the state on former surface mine land. See full-text of a recent story in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph below.
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There are more than 15,000 operations that mine for raw materials in the United States, excluding oil and gas, based on information from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. U.S. mining has a broad impact on the national economy. Mining provides jobs, pays salaries and generates value in all 50 states. The economic contribution of mining is greater than these direct effects. Mining operators purchase inputs from other parts of the economy, and these suppliers in turn purchase goods from other companies. Employees spend wages at local businesses, whose owners in turn spend the proceeds on new supplies and other goods. Governments at the federal, state and local levels collect taxes on this activity. From a broader perspective, the products produced by U.S. mines provide the raw materials required by the rest of the economy. The ability of the U.S. economy to compete internationally depends on the availability of such inputs.
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Members and Friends,
Please read the foreword below from the Lexington Coal Exchange President, Joe Stearman and related emails that follow. The PNC article that initiated this action can be found at the bottom of this email. The action the Lexington Coal Exchange Board of Directors has taken is to move our checking account from PNC to another bank. It is a small thing but it makes a statement. Together we can make a difference.
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The proposed rule was published on October 19, 2010 (75 FR 64412) and is available on MSHA's website at http://www.msha.gov/REGS/FEDREG/PROPOSED/2010Prop/2010-25249.pdf. The comment period will be open until February 28, 2011. The public hearings will be held on the following dates and at the following locations: DATE LOCATION CONTACT NUMBER December 7, 2010 National Mine Health and Safety Academy 304-256-3201 December 9, 2010 The George Washington Hotel 724-225-3200 January 11, 2011 Marriott Evansville Airport 812-867-7999 January 13, 2011 Sheraton Birmingham 205-324-5000 January 25, 2011 Marriott Salt Lake City 801-531-0800 January 27, 2011 Mine Safety and Health Administration 202-693-9440
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