The strength of Twin Branch

It was once a quietly operated surface operation, like many of its contemporaries in southern West Virginia. Today, under the ownership of Coal-Mac and Mitch Potter, it is in its prime 
and exemplifies a safe, efficient, well-organized operation that others look to as an example 
of how to do things well. By Donna Schmidt Coal-Mac was once the only purely…

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Unearthing potential

The West Virginia Training and Conference Center sees thousands (24,000 in 2023) through its doors each year, each with the desire to elevate their skills with cutting-edge education and facility features. North American Mining magazine took a tour of this Appalachian coal country education gateway. By Donna Schmidt A group of miners are in the center of a mine emergency,…

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