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Va. senate will not take up surface mining bill

infomine - mining equipment and supplier news | February 15, 2010 | 6:22 pm

BLUEFIELD, Va. — After coal industry supporters from southwestern Virginia showed up in Richmond, Va., last week to voice opposition to a bill that would have had an incredible impact on surface coal mining in the Old Dominion, the committee that was set to discuss the issue on Monday, did not meet as scheduled…more at Bluefield Daily Telegraph