Coal was first mined at the site ... a restaurant that is available for lease. “The Pocahontas Exhibition Mine is a unique Southwest Virginia treasure that showcases our mining heritage ...

RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) — Three new coal mines are expected to open in the ... The other two operations are ran by Pocahontas Coal. One is a high wall operation in Josephine and the other ...

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BECKLEY, W.Va. — Pocahontas Coal Company announced Friday it has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration to terminate a 2013 notice about a pattern of ...

United Coal Company, which operates the Pocahontas mines ... into action by refusing to enforce the rule against a West Virginia mine operator repeatedly cited for endangering mine worker safety ...

On Tuesday night, 44-year-old John Myles of Hilltop, West Virginia was killed at the Pocahontas Coal Mine’s underground Affinity Mine in Raleigh County. The fatal accident, the second in as many ...

POCAHONTAS, Va. — Smoke billowed from the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine as it officially opened Friday. It was part of the effect used by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to provide a ...

According to a press release, Historic Pocahontas announced that the 32nd Annual Coal Miners’ Reunion will take place on Monday, September 2, 2024, and everyone is welcome to attend. The press ...

Woman Dies in West Virginia's Second Reported Coal ... According to MSHA, the mine is operated by Pocahontas Coal Co. LLC and controlled by Metinvest, a worldwide supplier of raw materials and ...

CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Gregory Byers died painfully in an accident in the Beckley Pocahontas coal mine because of safety violations by ICG Beckley and JRF Inc. fka Fairchild International, his estate ...