West Virginia seeks usable coal from gob piles
West Virginia officials report gob piles contain 20 to 35 percent recoverable coal. Three companies operate gob-site projects in Webster, Monongalia, and Fayette counties with a fourth applying for a permit. Avalon Coal plans Ameagle reclaiming, aiming to reduce pollution and improve environments at no state cost.
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Charleston
W.va
West
West Virginia
Jim Bauer
State Department of Natural Resources
Bauer
DNR
Webster County
Bemis Coal Co
Monongalia County
H.T. Eppley & Sons Contracting
Fayette County
Mid America Fuels
Avalon Coal Co
Ameagle
Raleigh County
Jay Lipscomb
Avalon Coal
Lipscomb
Gulf Coast lignite boom reshapes energy future
Major oil firms led by Phillips Coal Co and Exxon quietly acquired millions of acres of Gulf Coast lignite rights in Texas Louisiana Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi Alabama as a coal boom looms. State studies project regional lignite output climbing to 138 million tons by 1990 with planned mine mouth plants and potential $4 billion synthetic fuels facilities.
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Fairfield
Texas
Gulf Coast
Phillips Coal Co
Phillips Petroleum
Exxon
Texas Electric Utilities
Phillips Coal
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missippi
Alabama
The
Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
James van Reenan
Minemouth
Wyoming
North Dakota
East Texas
Texas-Mexico
Kentucky
Carey Ziter
Troup
Phillips
East
van Reenan
Cajun Electric Power Cooperative
Cajun
Shreveport
Houston
Dallas
Texas Utilities Generating Co
Four Oppose Saunders As UMW District 29 President
Four United Mine Workers members challenge incumbent Dennis Saunders for District 29 leadership in the second largest district. Candidates include Everett Acord and Douglas Winston, with other contenders across Beckley, Welch, Mullens, and related locals. Nominating meetings are set across several Local unions in July and August.
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Saunders
UMW District 29
Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
United Mine Workers
District 29
Dennis Saunders
Everett Acord
Mt. Hope
UMWA
Sam Church
Washington, D.C
Douglas Winston
Clear Creek
J. Carl Bunch
Raymond Gibson
Beckley
Billy Legg
Eckman
Bluewell
Amonate
Union Hall
Crane Creek
Montcalm Fire Department
Welch
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Mullens
Billie G. Whetzel
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James Justice
Charles Treadway
Jack McGann
Robert M. Sizemore Jr
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East Cumberland Road
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