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Winds of Change Newsletter, March 2010 See sidebar for table of contents
20 - 30 Years of Surface Mining Left
There may only be 20 to 30 years of surface mining
left in West Virginia, according to an International Coal Group
executive. On January 2, the Beckley Register-Herald article
reported on a coal forum at Mountain State University.
An MSU student asked what the coal industry was doing
to ensure jobs for the future and Kitts said West Virginia needs to look
into the future and ask what happens when coal mining is finished.
"In terms of surface mining, it could be 20 to 30
years," (Eugene Kitts of ICG) said. "Going forward, coal will be mined
out."
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