James River Ponders Sale, Posts 4Q Loss Wednesday March 1 James River Coal Considers Possible Sale, Posts Fourth Quarter Loss of $9.4 Million RICHMOND,...
Massey Energy Says Fire, Weak Performance to Hurt First-Quarter Results RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Massey Energy Co., a coal mining company, said Tuesday that its...
National Coal Corp. Purchases 42-Mile Rail Line from Norfolk-Southern Nearly $5 Million in Capital Improvements Committed to Increase Production KNOXVILLE,...
Company blamed for miner's deathTRIBUNE-REVIEW NEWS SERVICE Thursday, March 2, 2006 A federal report into the death of a miner at Rosebud Mining Co.'s ...
Coal production for Week Ended: February 25, 2006 SUMMARY: As estimated by the Energy Information Administration from data on railroad car loadings, U.S....
Ross Builds China Coal Giant By Richard Orange US billionaire investor Wilbur Ross will this month begin intensive negotiations with at least six local...
Coal production for Week Ended: March 4, 2006 SUMMARY: As estimated by the Energy Information Administration from data on railroad car loadings, U.S. coal...
Coal broker gets $20M jury awardFriday, February 24, 2006 A federal civil court jury in Pittsburgh awarded $20 million in punitive damages to Gallatin Fuels...
PA's Horton Township Supervisors hear from Citizens of Brockport for a Clean and Healthy Environment Thursday, March 9, 2006 The Horton Township Supervisors...
Sago Mine set to reopen next week March 10, 2006 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has finished its underground...
ICG Blames Lightning for Sago Blast An explosion that killed 12 workers at the Sago Mine likely was caused by a massive lightning strike that ignited methane...
Press Release Source: Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. Foundation Coal Announces Major Illinois Project Tuesday March 14 LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md.--(BUSINESS...
ExxonMobil offers Monterey No. 1 mine for sale Mar 14 2006 ExxonMobil has placed its only coal mine the Monterey No. 1 underground operation near Carlinville,...
Coal production for Week Ended: March 11, 2006 SUMMARY: As estimated by the Energy Information Administration from data on railroad car loadings, U.S. coal...
Official cleared in miner deaths TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, March 17, 2006 A state mining official who came into the national spotlight after nine men were...
Buffalo Coal shuts operations after losing Mount Storm contract A small coal operator, Buffalo Coal Co., has shut down operations in West Virginia and...
Trip into underground coal mine a test for the senses Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL March 19, 2006 COULTERVILLE, Ill. - The elevator's descent 22...
by Jim Suhr Associated Press posted 03/18/06 http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/state/14138271.htm COULTERVILLE, Ill. - When the last of the mines...
And if you'll note here lately there's been a big push by companies to get back in this high-sulfur area. Several of the big four or five have been tying these...
Brent it right, it's been like a gold rush to get back into these fields by the big companies that were once tripping over themselves to get out. Traditional...
Penn Virginia Resources, from the Westmoreland days, has jumped in with both feet. I'm wondering where the labor is gonna come from with the shortage already...
When did Rend Lake close? I photographed a UP coal train heading down to the mine to load on February 09, 2002, but the next time I went down there, the...
In a message dated 3/20/2006 4:06:32 PM Central Standard Time, joe3281972@... writes: Consol may even reopen Rend Lake if the area takes off again. Good...
Out-of-work miners struggle to find jobs after shutdown Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Bobby Halbrook spends most of his day on the telephone, fielding calls from ...
Coal production for Week Ended: March 18, 2006 SUMMARY: As estimated by the Energy Information Administration from data on railroad car loadings, U.S. coal...
SOUTHERN ANTHRACITE FIELD MINE RAILWAY TOUR The National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem, Pa., is pleased to announce a day-long guided tour of the...
Small Mine Fire Forces Evacuations March 27, 2006 A small fire inside the McElroy mine today forced its evacuation. The blaze broke out around four this...