According to the National Mining Association Mid-Year Coal Production Forecast, coal demand will reach a new record in 2008, despite a lagging domestic economy with total demand for U.S. coal expected to reach 1.218 billion tons this year. Against this background, and following the success of the Symposium two years ago, the Bluefield Coal Symposium is being held Tuesday, August 26 through Wednesday, August 27, 2008.
Sponsored by the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, the Bluefield Coal Symposium is being held at the Holiday Inn, Bluefield, West Virginia with the theme Coal Mine Safety: The Road to Zero Harm. A very formidable list of speakers has been assembled, including: Brett Harvey, Consol Energy; Richard Stickler, MSHA; Jeffery Kohler, NIOSH; Jim Roberts, Foundation Coal; Mike Quillen, Alpha Natural Resources; and Rick Whiting of Patriot Coal along with representatives of the Coal Associations of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Pocahontas, the Kanawha Valley Mining Institute and the Tug Valley Mining Institute.
For more information on sessions and registration, please contact the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce at 304-327-7184 or visit www.bluefieldchamber.com.
According to the National Mining Association Mid-Year Coal Production Forecast, coal demand will reach a new record in 2008, despite a lagging domestic economy with total demand for U.S. coal expected to reach 1.218 billion tons this year. Against this background, and following the success of the Symposium two years ago, the Bluefield Coal Symposium is being held Tuesday, August 26 through Wednesday, August 27, 2008.
Sponsored by the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, the Bluefield Coal Symposium is being held at the Holiday Inn, Bluefield, West Virginia with the theme Coal Mine Safety: The Road to Zero Harm. A very formidable list of speakers has been assembled, including: Brett Harvey, Consol Energy; Richard Stickler, MSHA; Jeffery Kohler, NIOSH; Jim Roberts, Foundation Coal; Mike Quillen, Alpha Natural Resources; and Rick Whiting of Patriot Coal along with representatives of the Coal Associations of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Pocahontas, the Kanawha Valley Mining Institute and the Tug Valley Mining Institute.
For more information on sessions and registration, please contact the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce at 304-327-7184 or visit www.bluefieldchamber.com.