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Thursday 21 people participated in a short course presented by Christopher Mark, MSHA. The course was “Pillar Design for Western Coal Mines” and reviewed fundamental aspects of pillar design for longwall and room and pillar mining. Hands-on training with the software provided a valuable tool for attendees.

Facebook’s new 300,000 square-foot data center, now operating in Forest City, North Carolina, took 16 months and 1.2 million labor-hours of construction, and .... This Facebook facility will require electricity from about one million tons of coal over the next decade

The Reality: Coal is the world's most rapidly growing fuel. From 2011-2020, coal will generate over 100,000 terawatt hours -- more electricity than gas produced in the past 50 years, more than nuclear has ever produced and equal to the power output of 1,200 Three Gorges Dams

Thursday afternoon 6 people participated in a tour of the San Juan Power Plant. Many thanks to Robert Flegal, Energy Coal Marketing Manager-BHP Billiton, for conducting the tour and transportation. We always appreciate the opportunity to see first-hand an operation that is using the most current technology in their operations.

If you would like to recommend an outstanding contractor for their safety performance during calendar year 2011, please fill out the form below and submit to mail@rmcmi.org no later than April 15, 2012.

Over the years 2000-2010, global coal consumption increased almost 2,300 million metric tons or 50%. During the current decade coal use will expand at least another 25% (1,700 million tons).

As Washington leaders continue to debate our nation’s economic future, educated and qualified young adults here in Colorado and throughout the nation are hungry for well-paying jobs. I enrolled in the Colorado School of Mines in 2008 during an economic crisis.