Mining articles, editorials and views from the field
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A Bleak Outlook for Coal?
An Up and Down Rollercoaster Ride The U.S. Energy Information Administration (www.doe.eia.gov) had their number crunchers analyze some statistics on the supply and demand of U.S. coal, and the results showed both a record jump and a major dive for the industry.They looked at everything from production to imports and exports, and came up with ...
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How Coal and the Climate Can Coexist
Mining Industry to Congress:There is Middle Ground In testimony from a mining association to a Congressional subcommittee in 2009, the message was s...
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Economic Impact of U.S. Mining
Mining Wages Are Lucrative / Alluring, Per Latest Report •With more than 375,000 direct jobs that pay wages one-third higher than the U.S. industri...