Feature Stories
Commentary: Missouri, U.S. Needs Coal Industry, Electricity
November 8, 2011
Unbridled regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency are deteriorating our nation’s ability to generate energy. In response, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed The Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act, which would require the federal…
Alaska Miners Association’s New Leader Brings Wealth of Experience
November 4, 2011
Fred Parady is as excited to take on his new role as the executive director of the Alaska Miners Association. Parady is replacing Steve Borell, who is stepping down after 22 years on the job. Parady, currently the chief operating officer…
Real Life Mining Stories With Leadership Lessons: Leaders Must See Change as Vital Function
November 4, 2011
Shift work in the coal mine was quite a physical challenge for me at eighteen years of age. Prior to working my first midnight shift, I had stayed up all night only a couple of times for high school proms. At…
Energy Tour Makes Visit to Craig Colorado
November 1, 2011
Jobs, jobs and jobs. That’s the motivation behind a seven state, 7,000-mile bus tour aimed at defeating rising unemployment rates through domestic energy resource development. “The United States has the largest energy reserves on Earth,” said Thomas Pyle, president of the…
AP Interview With Joe Main: MSHA Efforts Aren’t Harming Industry
November 1, 2011
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration’s continuing crackdown on the coal industry hasn’t deterred the industry’s growth, director Joe Main said Friday. From April 2010 to June 2011, the number of underground mining employees grew by about 11 percent, Main…
Newmont’s Leeville Mine Blazes a New Trail in Emissions Reductions
November 1, 2011
Newmont’s Leeville Mine in Nevada has become known for its efficient use of technology to increase production. In keeping with that reputation of making technological advances to improve operations, they have raised the bar to make improvements in cleaning up the…
Key Players in Coal Industry Discuss Federal Proposal for Proximity Detection Systems
October 21, 2011
Key players in the coal industry voiced contrasting opinions Thursday about a federal proposal that would eventually require alarm systems to warn miners when they get too close to underground mining machinery. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration says 33…
Looking to the Future; Students Tour Barrick’s Goldstrike Mine in Nevada
October 21, 2011
For Wells High School sophomore Brieanna Archuleta the trip out to Barrick Gold of North America’s Goldstrike Mine Wednesday was a reaffirmation of the vision she has for her future. Since the eighth grade, when Archuleta was first introduced to welding,…
Real Life Mining Stories With Leadership Lessons: New Workers Deserve a High Level of Protection
October 19, 2011
I started working in the coal mine in September of 1972 at the age of eighteen. My orientation lasted all of ten minutes. After less than a year of coal mining, I quit to attend my second year of college. Fifteen…
Coal Industry Remains Strong in Ohio Due to Surface Mining, Reserves and Customers
October 18, 2011
Ohio is coal country, and that won’t change any time soon according to those involved with the coal industry. Chuck Ungurean, the president, chief executive officer and director of Oxford Resource Partners, which started in Coshocton, said its business has remained…
