Massey Energy’s Superior Surface Mine Wins National Competition Sponsored by U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Massey Energy’s Superior Surface Mine was given a National Award for Excellence in Surface Mining by the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) at the MINExpo 2008 sponsored by the National Mining Association in Las Vegas, NV. Located in Logan County, WV, Superior was given one of four national awards for excellence in surface mining in OSM’s annual competition. In... 

12 months after Sago mine explosion, coal industry still changing

Many of the safety measures state legislatures and Congress rushed to adopt to protect the 46,000 people working in the nation’s underground coal mines after the Jan. 2. Sago Mine explosion have yet to take effect. There are still no rescue chambers or wireless tracking and communications equipment in the country’s 606 underground coal mines, and it’s unlikely there will be until... 

Massey CEO Says Coal-Based Motor Fuel Would Curb U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil

Massey Energy Co. Chief Executive Don Blankenship said the nation needs an energy policy centered on coal, but wholesale changes are needed to mine it safely and competitively. Blankenship spoke Wednesday at the Bluefield Coal Symposium. The three-day meeting continued Thursday with a presentation by West Virginia’s new mine safety chief, Ron Wooten, in his first public appearance since taking... 

Coal Symposium draws national experts to Bluefield

The head of a commission formed by the National Mining Association in the wake of the Sago Mine tragedy will be presenting recommendations to coal industry leaders at the Bluefield Coal Symposium this week. The presentation by Dr. R. Larry Grayson, chairman of the Mine Safety, Technology and Training Commission, is among the highlights of the three-day event that begins this afternoon at the Bluefield...