Mining company recognized for safety record

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A Virginia interest of one of the U.S.’ largest producers of coal was tapped with a safety honor, according to a press release.

The Pine Branch No. 1 mine of the Cumberland River Coal Company was recognized for having the safest underground working environment of large underground mines. At least 168,000 employee-hours ensued at the site in 2012 and no time was lost on account of a safety incident.

The award was bestowed by two agencies in Virginia – the department of mines, minerals and energy, and the coal mine safety board. The recognition was granted on Wednesday.

“We’re very proud of our Virginia employees for demonstrating strong leadership in mine safety,” said eastern operations president Charles Snavely with Arch Coal, Inc of the underground mining methods. “Achieving the best mine safety record in the state is a reflection of Arch’s unwavering commitment to the safety of our employees and our mines.”

The firm is one of the globe’s five-largest producers of coal and it sold roughly 141 million tons of the mineral last year, according to the company’s website. Its interests reach into all of the U.S.’ top coal supply basins, amounting to 15 percent of the country’s supply of coal. It serves customers in 25 nations around the world dispersed among five continents.

Its U.S. interests are in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Illinois, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland. Domestic reserves amount to 5.5 billion tons, more than 70 percent of which is reserves that have low amounts of sulfur.

The mining complex at the Cumberland River employs roughly 240 laborers who work at two different sites. Pine Branch is located in Wise County, Virginia, and Trace Fork is located in Letcher County, Kentucky.

The complex’s top-ranked mine rescue team captured the Grand Championship in two contests for the Virginia Mining Institute Contest. Those contests were conducted in 2011 and 2012.

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