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In last week’s Coal Bits a story copied from the Charleston Gazette told of the WV Army National Guardsmen who were assisting and consulting with mining operations in Mongolia. The three guardsmen listed are all employees of member companies.
First Lt. Joshua Poling of Morgantown works for CONSOL Energy’s Robinson Run Mine, 1st Lt. John Sinsel of Grafton is an employee of Arch Coal and Staff Sgt. Tommy Wolford of South Williamson, KY works for Alpha Natural Resources’ Northern Kentucky Unit.
We appreciate all that our members do at home as well as abroad.
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Save the Dates: June 5 in Frankfort and June 7 in Pikeville
Background:
At the request of the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, the United States EPA will conduct hearings in Frankfort on June 5 and in Pikeville on June 7, regarding EPA’s specific objections to 36 individual KPDES permits that would authorize discharges from new or expanded surface coal mining activities in eastern Kentucky.
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Three workplace safety and health experts will lead a research foundation formed by Alpha Natural Resources as part of a settlement agreement following the Upper Big Branch Mine accident. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin, who worked out the deal with Alpha, said the foundation will be led by Keith Heasley of WVU, David Karmis of Virginia Tech and David Wegman of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.
The company will provide $48 million in funds for independent research for improving coal mine safety and health. This panel will oversee the use and expenditure of these funds.
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A copy of a policy on “diesel equipment” issued by CA Phillips, director, Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training to his Inspectors-at-large and all agency inspection staff is available upon request from WVCA offices. The policy addresses and permits the operation of diesel equipment in areas of the mine e.g. crosscuts, spurs and airlocks.
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GE is pursuing acquisitions of two underground mining equipment manufacturers in support of the global expansion of its mining business. GE has signed a binding Letter of Intent to acquire Fairchild International, an independently owned and operated underground mining equipment manufactuer located in Glen Lyn, Virginia and the first associate member of WVCA. The new company will be known as GE/Fairchild. GE has also entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Australia-based Industrea Limited, a provider of safety and productivity-enhancing mining equipment and services.
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WVCA Senior Vice President Chris Hamilton and county school and elected officials toured Southern West Virginia Community College’s simulated mine facility on Wednesday with Chris and the First Lady of West Virginia, Joann Tomblin addressing the graduating class.
Chris also addressed the assembly of Tolsia High School’s graduating class which included 33 students who successfully completed the apprentice mining program as part of their high school studies. This was the first high school apprentice mining program graduating class in West Virginia.
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The 60-day comment period ends June 12 on the EPA’s proposed GHG New Source Performance Standards Rule. The EPA published its proposed rule in the Federal Register, setting New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for greenhouse gases.
The public can view comment submissions at regulations.gov under the docket ID no. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0660.
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