More than 1,000 attendees and almost 40 Associate member vendors attended the 2012 WV Mining Symposium event with Senator Manchin, Governor Tomblin headlining the roster of speakers.
Held February 1-3, the program featured presentations on coal mine health and safety, regulatory issues, new technologies and coal’s role in our state’s economy, both today and in the future. Several of our Association members added substantially to this year’s program.
The event garnered a great deal of positive media coverage for the industry, including spotlight stories on several of the vendors, as well as live satellite uplinks to radio and television stations around the state.
“We are thankful for the support this state and its people have given and continue to give to the industry and our hard working coal miners,” said Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association. “West Virginia truly is coal… and this event clearly shows the important role coal plays in our state’s economy. I want to thank the folks who attended and all our vendors for making this event a success.”
The event was capped off by the presentation of the Mountaineer Guardian Safety Awards on Thursday and the Reclamation Awards on Friday. See further information about the award winners in this newsletter.