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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 2003
Page
10
Workers transform the Pocahontas Mine fan house into the world’s first demonstration coal mine, the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine. Opened as a drive through attraction, it has re emerged as a walk through tour but missed the 2003 season due to repairs, with Grubb Photo Service supplying the image.
Consol Energy says it received an anonymous letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission delivered to its auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers alleging misappropriation of funds by certain directors and senior officers. The firm will have an independent director lead an investigation and no action has been taken against those named.
Hazmat crews completed active cleanup by Thursday after a tractor-trailer spilled about 4,000 to 5,000 gallons of diesel onto the ground and Elkhorn Creek near Keystone Monday. Norfolk Southern hired a contractor. Bluestone Industries engaged Marshall Miller & Associates to oversee the process. A DEP inspection and final clearance are pending. The mine involved, Pinnacle No. 50, changed ownership earlier this year from U.S. Steel Mining to PinnOak.
Bernard Evans Sr. of Lyburn and District 17 International Executive Board member died on October 13 at age 51. UMWA President Cecil Roberts praised him as a strong champion for miners and working families. Survivors include wife Helen Elkins Evans daughter Angela White mother Alice Maynard Evans five brothers three sisters and three grandchildren.
Elmer Webb Jr announces the second printing of From the Shovel to the Sheer, a 50 page collection of mine experiences from 42 years in area coal mines. Books are $8, with a signing at Twin Falls State Park, mail orders to Webb at PO Box 66 Brenton WV 24818 or call (304) 732-9051.
Edward T. Ned Breathitt 78 and former Kentucky governor died October 14, per Norfolk Southern. Breathitt served NS public affairs chief from 1972 to 1992 and influenced civil rights, government, and railroading. NS chair David Goode called him a trusted advisor and friend. He was a Democrat governor from 1963 to 1967 and helped NS's 1980s Conrail bid.
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy announces the launch of a new website at www.dmme.virginia.gov. The move aims to provide easier access to energy, mineral, and mining information for residents and businesses.
Engineers from PinnOak Resources pressed to halt the source of two underground blasts at the Pinnacle Mine in Wyoming County. Jet engines have run for over two weeks to create an inert atmosphere, as crews work across a large area to resume production halted since Labor Day.
Marshall University’s Nick Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute researchers filed patents for techniques using ground penetrating radar and GPS to evaluate railroad bed conditions. The method promises engineers immediate information on track bed status.
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