Coal Impoundment Location & Information System

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Links

Below is a list of associated websites and files.

Accidental Releases of Slurry and Water from Coal Impoundments Through Abandoned Underground Coal Mines (PDF)
This is an informative report done by the Mine Safety and Health Administration at the Pittsburgh Safety and Health Technology Center.
Arch Coal, Inc.
Citizens Coal Council
Coal River Mountain Watch
Coal Waste Impoundments: Risks, Responses, and Alternatives
This is a great resource published by the National Resource Council. The whole book is currently available to read online.
Consol Energy
Erma Ora Byrd Center For Educational Technologies
International Union of Operating Engineers
Massey Energy Company
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Information on all facets of the agency's roles and has a search field for finding specific information.
National Energy Technology Laboratory
National Mine Land Reclamation Center
National Mining Association
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Surface Mining
Regulations, a subject index, news releases, hot issues, and other mining related topics.
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Various articles and reports regarding coal impoundments.
Peabody Energy
Penn State University
Pennsylvania Bureau of Deep Mine Safety
Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center
United States Army Corps of Engineers
West Virginia Coal Association
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
This is the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's home page and also includes a search field.
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
West Virginia Mining Association (National Mining Association)
West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training
Wheeling Jesuit University