Great strides in mine safety — Rahall: Symposium vitally important Bluefield Daily Telegraph
This year began on a dark and mournful note in the coalfields of our state. For a moment, the darkness was bathed in the lights and flashes of a concerned and attentive world media. As Senator Byrd said at the time, this attention will wane, but our work on behalf of the miner never will.
Two Sago miners commit suicide ABC 13 Texas
Two miners whose jobs included watching for safety hazards inside the Sago Mine before the deadly explosion last January committed suicide in the past month.
Congressman tramps proposed wilderness Mountain Messenger
Congressman Nick Rahall accepted wilderness advocate Bob Handley’s invitation to hike the proposed Big Draft wilderness area in the MON (Monongahela National Forest).
Elections 2006: Trail Mix WOWK-TV West Virginia
Pronouncements, announcements and gossip from the campaign trail.
Elections 2006: Trail Mix WTRF
Pronouncements, announcements and gossip from the campaign trail. Healthy Partisanship After a bout of ill health, former Gov. Cecil Underwood is reemerging onto the political scene.
Natural Resource Partners L.P. Acquires Another Coal Preparation and Handling Facility PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Natural Resource Partners L.P. today announced that it has acquired another coal preparation plant and coal handling facility under its memorandum of understanding with Sedgman USA, LLC for approximately $7.7 million, of which $3.0 million was paid at closing.

West ia (WV) Coal Mining Company Stores photos, pictures and
A collection of West ia photos, pictures, graphics and images to send as a FREE e-postcard to your friends on the Web!
Southern WV Convention Visitors Bureau Southern West ia
Visit Southern West ia Online for el & tourism information, resources and guides. Visit the historic coal mining towns of Thurmond and Hinton,
Mine official apologizes to families US Life MSNBC.com
It was the nation’s deadliest coal mining disaster in more than four years. He was in the intensive care unit at West ia University’s Ruby Memory
CNN.com 'Sound of moans' led rescuers to surviving miner Jan 4
Rescuers found the sole survivor of an explosion that trapped 13 miners in a West ia coal mine "by the sound of moans," mining officials said
West ia's Mine Wars
Laurie, Clayton D. "The United States Army and the Return to Normalcy in Labor Dispute Interventions: The Case of the West ia Coal Mine Wars,


Mine official apologizes to families US Life MSNBC.com
It was the nation’s deadliest coal mining disaster in more than four years. He was in the intensive care unit at West ia University’s Ruby Memory
CNN.com 'Sound of moans' led rescuers to surviving miner Jan 4
Rescuers found the sole survivor of an explosion that trapped 13 miners in a West ia coal mine "by the sound of moans," mining officials said
West ia's Mine Wars
Laurie, Clayton D. "The United States Army and the Return to Normalcy in Labor Dispute Interventions: The Case of the West ia Coal Mine Wars,
Fatalities in West ia Coal Mines 1883-1925
After the Civil War, many foreign-born laborers came to West ia to work in the coal mines. Most of the enclosed REPOR indicate the nationality and
WVGES Geology: History of West ia Coal Industry
The poor conditions in the mines brought about the first West ia coal mining legislation in 1883. A state mine inspector was appointed to inspect all
West ia MINE DISASTERS
WV MINE DISASTERS 1884 to Present JULY 9, 1942, PURSGLOVE COAL MINING CO. PURSGLOVE NO. An official West ia State Agency Web site.
Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Maps OVEC Issues
WV Coal Maps. These maps are in PDF format. See sidebar if you need the Adobe PDF Reader. WV Surface Mine Permi · WV Coal Waste Impoundmen
West ia Coal Mines
The coal mining industry in West ia Is still in i infancy. Many pioneer miners, who have watched it grow and expand from very small beginnings,