Timothy A. Salvati, a long-time coal operator, died on November 24, 2007. Tim graduated from WVU School of Mining Engineering and proceeded to work his professional career in the mining industry in West Virginia. He was associated with many companies throughout his career, including Maust Coal, Eastern Gas & Fuel, Island Creek, Rapoca Coal & Terry Eagle.
A mass of the Resurrection will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 1, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 1704 Webster Road, Summersville, WV with a reception at Summersville Memorial Methodist Church, 1317 Webster Road, Summersville following.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to any of the following in memory of Timothy A. Salvati: Love Works, 1317 Webster Road, Summersville, WV 26651; the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718; or Outreach Ministries of Millbrook Methodist Church, 17123 E. Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27609.
Jim Magro announces retirement after nearly 38 years of distinguished service to CONSOL Energy and the coal industry.
Jim spent his entire mining career with CONSOL, beginning as a general inside laborer in 1969 and advancing to several engineering and supervisory positions in eastern Ohio and central Illinois. He later was named to various management positions in Northern West Virginia and the Ohio River Valley before being appointed vice president - Ohio Valley Operations, in 1994. Jim is a native of Morgantown and graduate of West Virginia University with both a Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. Jim and his wife, Terry, are the parents of two grown daughters, Kathryn and Stacey. We all wish Jim the very best.
The WV Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training will hold an open session to introduce the components and requirements for the continuing education and training for underground mine foremen, pursuant to 22A-7-7. The forum will be held at the National Mine Academy in Beaver on December 18th beginning at 8:00 a.m. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the point of contact at OMHS&T is Safety Instructor Willie Barker (304-369-7823). The Director encouraged all instructors and prospective instructors to attend this forum.
Gov. Joe Manchin has joined with Massey Energy and the rest of the coal
industry to fight two federal court rulings that require more scrutiny
of proposed mountaintop removal mines.
Two state agencies also are siding with the Bush administration in the
appeal of the rulings by U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
Coal state governors Dec. 4 urged federal lawmakers to support coal technologies in the nation's next energy bill.
"If we're saying one thing to Washington, it's work collectively in a
nonpartisan way," said Gov. Joe Manchin during a news conference at an
energy summit at Stonewall Resort and Conference Center. "Coal has to
be part of the mix."
Governors from leading energy producing states got a chance to vent
yesterday about congressional inaction on America's energy future.
At a daylong summit, officials from Kentucky and 10 other states called
on Capitol Hill to provide the detailed road map needed to guide U.S.
energy policy away from dependence on foreign oil.
Registration information was again sent to the complete e-mail list for Coal Bits day before yesterday. Again, if you are interested in placing an ad in the program, the cost is $100 for a full page (5 ½ X 8 ½). Please send your black and white, camera ready ad to Sandi via e-mail (sdavison@wvcoal.com).
If you are interested in having an exhibit space please let Sandi know your needs by either calling (304/342-4153) or e-mail. The cost of exhibit space will be pro-rated among those companies exhibiting after the Symposium ends and will be based on the cost of the refreshments that will be placed in the exhibit area for participants during breaks. Hopefully we will have a preliminary agenda ready in the next couple of weeks, which will be e-mailed to the Coal Bits listing
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The 35th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium has been scheduled for January 9 – 11th, 2008 at the Charleston House Holiday Inn in Charleston, West Virginia.
Commencing with what has become a tradition will be a kick-off 11:30 a.m. luncheon sponsored by Jackson Kelly, PLLC, followed by the Health & Safety & Environmental Sessions beginning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9th. This three-day event will feature an up-to-date review and discussion of a wide range of regulatory and technical issues impacting the coal industry. Thursday’s program will open with the “Keynote” Session which will include Governor Manchin and industry leaders focusing on the State of the Industry.
Five business and industry leaders with strong ties to West Virginia
have been inducted into the 2007 West Virginia Business Hall of Fame at
a ceremony at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown last evening,
Thursday, November 15th.
On Wednesday, the first briefs were filed in the appeal of the March
and June decisions from U.S. District Court Judge Charles Chambers.
The first decision, issued in March rescinded four individual Corps
permits issued to Massey Energy by holding that the Corps failed to
properly analyze streams that would be affected by the operations and
that the mitigation proposed to compensate for the stream impacts fell
short of the regulatory requirements of the federal Clean Water Act.
The June decision held the construction of in-stream sediment ponds (as
required under the federal Surface Mining Control & Reclamation
Act) were illegal under the CWA.
Briefs were filed on Wednesday by the West Virginia Coal Association,
the Massey Energy companies, Mingo-Logan Coal Company and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. Contact jbostic@wvcoal.com for a copy of the
briefs.
Lawson W. Hamilton, Jr., 84, of Lewisburg died November 14, 2007, at
the University of Virginia Medical Cente Born February 4, 1923, in
Charleston, he was a son of the late Lawson W., Sr. and Dorothy Taylor
Hamilton. He was a 1940 graduate of Charleston High School, attended
Morris Harvey college and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Lawson was a self-made coal kingpin, philanthropist and devoted
riverman, a lover of good times on the river and elsewhere. He was
known for his gruff voice and a folksy manner that belied his wealth.
He spent much of his life and a lot of his money producing fun times
for friends.
As you know, the House is soon scheduled to vote on the Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (H.R. 2768). Also as you are aware, this is the second major rewrite of comprehensive mine safety laws in less than 16 months and it threatens the safety of our miners and management by creating confusion, complication and mixed signals. It will clearly interfere and, in many cases, impede or interrupt our serious pursuit of compliance with MINER ACT 2006. On behalf of the West Virginia coal industry and its more than 20,000 professional coal miners, we ask you to oppose H.R. 2768.
The House of Representatives will vote on the Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Act (S-MINER ACT), H.R. 2768, this week. It will change standards, create conflicting obligations and add needless confusion to our efforts to comply with the changes made last year. A letter we sent to the Congressional delegation last week is below for your information.
Please call one or all of our Congressmen/woman to ask they oppose the S-MINER ACT this week. Their telephone numbers in Washington are:
Nick Joe Rahall – 1-202-225-3452
Shelley Moore Capito – 1-202-225-2711
Alan Mollohan – 1-202-225-4172
If additional information is needed or would be helpful, do not hesitate to contact us at 304-342-4153.
