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Valley Fill Construction Basics |
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 13:05 |
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  Coal mining is the most important component of West Virginia’s economy, accounting for the majority of jobs and economic activity and many counties. Wages in the coal industry are some of the highest in the state and are usually double the average annual income provided by other occupations. Taxes paid by the coal industry provide the largest component of state’s revenue base and support essential social and welfare programs administered by state and local governments (additional economic information is provided in attachment 1). Because of the overall importance of the coal industry to the overall welfare of West Virginia it is critical that underground and surface coal mining continue in the Mountain State. Fill construction is an absolute necessity for coal mining and other forms of development to proceed in West Virginia.
All forms of coal extraction, underground and surface, invariably rely on some form of fill construction to facilitate removal of the mineral resource. These fills, which are highly engineered and regulated, are usually constructed in small, ephemeral and intermittent stream courses.
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Mountaintop Mining Viewpoint |
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 13:04 |
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Mountaintop Mining is a legal, highly regulated, and complex engineered earthmoving process for the surface mining of multiple steep slope coal seams in central Appalachia. This environmentally responsible method employs mining in the most efficient manner for the purpose of electricity generation and/or steel production, thereby strengthening our nation’s competitive economic power and national security. |
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What is Mountaintop Mining? |
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 13:03 |
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MOUNTAINTOP MINING is simply coal mining that occurs at or near the topmost portion of a mountain. There have been various emotional statements in the press about this form of mining that are neither based on fact nor supported by the truth.
Surface mining methods are essentially the same as highway construction.
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Conductivity - An Inappropriate Measure of Water Quality |
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Saturday, 19 June 2010 12:54 |
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To view the latest video from FACES of Coal. The video features stream biologist Ben Faulkner who explains why conductivity is a faulty standard for measuring stream health and breaks down the science of conductivity in easy-to-understand terms.
To watch the video, go to www.facesofcoal.org/facts/conductivity
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Decision to Suspend NWP 21 Program in Appalachia is Discriminatory and Threatens Appalachia Coal Mining Jobs |
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Friday, 18 June 2010 19:43 |
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News Release Courtesy of the MTM Coaltion
CHARLESTON – Thursday’s announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of its decision to suspend the use of Nationwide Permit 21 (NWP 21) in the Appalachian region of six states is discriminatory and threatens the economy of the region.
In a June 17 announcement, the Corps said they will immediately suspend the issuance of mining permits under the NWP 21 standards for the mining industry in West Virginia as well as Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.
The Corps said in a release that the suspension “will remain in effect until the Corps takes further action on NWP 21 or until the program expires on March 18, 2012.”
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