Coal Symposium: Simply, success! 3-day event sets new show standards Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Bluefield Coal Symposium that ended Friday after three intensive days left more than its purpose of mine safety, mining legislation and training. It solidified thought, focused determination, and a welded a satisfaction of unity among coal industry leaders and elected officials.
Coal mine worker surge Gillette News Record
Increasing demand and production, impending retirements and an eye toward future growth that includes two new mines has area coal mines hiring at clip not seen in years.
Massey further cuts coal shipments WRIC 8
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Massey Energy might be for sale. The Richmond-based coal mining company said today it has hired investment banking firm Goldman Sachs to find ways to increase its value to shareholders. Often, that means finding a buyer.
State-of-the-art mine opens Charleston Daily Mail
Gov. Joe Manchin and Arch Coal Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Leer are among the dignitaries who were expected to be on hand today as Arch Coal marked the opening of its Mountain Laurel mining complex in Logan County.
Two Sago mine workers committed suicide: company Reuters via Yahoo! News
Two workers at West Virginia's Sago coal mine committed suicide in the last month, nine months after 12 miners died there in the state's worst mining disaster for almost 40 years, the mine's owner said on Wednesday.
Editorial: Pain continues from Sago mine disaster Orange Leader
THE REGISTER-HERALD (BECKLEY, W.V.) Opinion: The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. The uproar surrounding the January tragedy at Sago peaked again this week when it was learned that two more miners have died, these attributed to separate suicides.
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.
Massey Energy Reports Sale of Falcon Reserves and Updates Expectations PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Massey Energy Company today announced that it had reached an agreement to sell its Falcon reserves, located in Boone County, West Virginia, to a privately held coal company for approximately $31 million.
Massey hires Goldman Sachs to help drive up shareholder value Scranton Times-Tribune
Massey Energy Co., under pressure from shareholders who want the coal producer to put itself up for sale or undertake a large stock buyback, said Monday it has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs to review ways to increase shareholder value.
Trial set in latest mountaintop removal case The Charleston Gazette
A federal judge this week will hear legal arguments and scientific testimony in the latest legal attack on mountaintop removal coal mining.

WEST VIRGINIA COAL FACTS
We have assembled the following WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINING FACTS from various sources. Refer to the list of sources at the bottom of this page and from our
After 44 Hours, Hope Showed Its Cruel Side
12 Confirmed Dead in Mine Blast Family and friends are upset and angry over the news that a dozen West Virginia coal miners are dead.
Coal in Virginia
Some mines are still operating, however, and Virginia is still a net energy producer in terms of coal. According to the state estimates,
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 Virginia coal mine "by the sound of moans," mining officials said
Fatalities in West Virginia Coal Mines 1883-1925
After the Civil War, many foreign-born laborers came to West Virginia to work in the coal mines. Most of the enclosed REPORTS indicate the nationality and


Coal in Virginia
Some mines are still operating, however, and Virginia is still a net energy producer in terms of coal. According to the state estimates,
Coal and Transportation in Virginia
The first coal mines in Virginia were developed in the early 1700's, However, Southwestern Virginia coal mines that sell much of their product to power
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 Virginia coal mine "by the sound of moans," mining officials said
Fatalities in West Virginia Coal Mines 1883-1925
After the Civil War, many foreign-born laborers came to West Virginia to work in the coal mines. Most of the enclosed REPORTS indicate the nationality and
WVGES Geology: History of West Virginia Coal Industry
The poor conditions in the mines brought about the first West Virginia coal mining legislation in 1883. A state mine inspector was appointed to inspect all
Powell River Project - Estimation of Southwest Virginia Coal Reserves
Coal mining in Virginia's Richmond basin was the first recorded production in the In fact, the study concludes that, of Virginia's coal-mining counties,
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 Virginia University’s Ruby Memory
West Virginia Coal Mine Wars
The West Virginia Coal Mine Wars. 1912-1921 and the early twentieth centuries, much of the land of West Virginia was taken over by coal companies.