Resources

The Official Symposium Proceedings Warehouse, click here. To view more Symposium Pictures, click here. PA Mining Industry Vision and Roadmap (PDF document) ITP Industries of the Future More... Mining Best Practices Exploration & Mining Roadmap ITP Mining Vision and Roadmap PAIOF Fact Sheet PA Coal Mining IOF Update Priority Issues and Draft Vision Statement May 5th PAIOF Meeting PA Coal Mining Advisory Board Steering Committee Minutes (July 22nd, 2004) Visit The Dominion Center for Environment and Energy PAIOF Monthly Reports (pdf) Final Report July 2004

Meet Dr. Shiao-Hung Chiang, the Academic Champion for PA's Coal Mining industry.

Mining Grand Challenge Solicitation Open

The purpose of this announcement is to offer interested parties the opportunity to submit proposals to the Grand Challenge Solicitation. Click here to view the complete Funding Opportunity Announcement.

The National Energy Technology Laboratory, on behalf of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) is seeking cost-shared research and development applications for technologies which will reduce energy consumption, enhance economic competitiveness, and reduce environmental impacts of the domestic mining industry.

This FOA addresses three specific areas of interest:

• DE-PS26-04NT42064-01, Energy Efficient Alternatives to Current Technologies in Extraction
• DE-PS26-04NT42064-02, Energy Efficient Alternatives to Current Technologies in Material Handling
• DE-PS26-04NT42064-03, Energy Efficient Alternatives to Current Technologies in Beneficiation and Processing

PA Mining Industries of the Future (IOF) Workshop

The second meeting of the PAIOF coal-mining industry was held at the University of Pittsburgh July 22. Chairman of the PAIOF Coal Mining Group and President of the Pennsylvania Coal Association, George Ellis, presided over the event. Approximately 50 attendees from industry, academia and government were present and participated in lively discussion throughout the day. Mike Canty, team leader for the U.S. DOE's Mining IOF Program, provided the keynote address focusing on energy opportunities in mining operations. Mr. Canty also provided updated information on DOE's upcoming Grand Challenge program. Mr. Ellis presented the PAIOF vision document and accepted changes and comments to the document. Roadmap team leaders Chris Bise, Penn State University; James Boyd, John T. Boyd Company; Al Deurbrock, Coal Preparation Consultant; and Dick Winschel, Consol Energy, led the Roadmap development sessions in the afternoon. Dr. Pohland and Dr. Chaing, of the University of Pittsburgh, will be gathering the results of the workshop and composing final drafts of the vision and roadmaps. The finalized vision and roadmap will be presented at the International Pittsburgh Coal Conference in Pittsburgh on September 15, 2003. View the pictures

Coal Mining Industry Vision and Roadmapping Meeting

A Pennsylvania coal mining industry sector road-mapping meeting was held on May 5^th at the University of Pittsburgh. The workshop assembled over 60 persons from both government and academic institutions involved in the coal mining industry. The participants came together to discuss and plan activities regarding coal mine safety, productivity, as well as beneficiation using innovative, energy saving and cost efficient technologies. Michael Eastman Project manager for the Clean Coal Power Initiative of the U.S. DOE's National Energy Technology Lab located in Pittsburgh Pa. was the keynote speaker. The Hon. Peter J. Daley, 49^th Legislative District, provided a speech on the current economic and political issues surrounding the coal industry in Pennsylvania. DEP's Deputy Secretary for mining, J. Scott Roberts and three division chiefs for the DEP mining program were in attendance to lend their support and expertise to the work group. Individual break-out sessions included focus areas on mine safety, economic and political Issues, coal beneficiation and environmental issues. Click to view pictures.

PA Mining and the IOF

IOF Mining is important to Pennsylvania's economy and the needs and interests of PA's mining industry intersect significantly with the visions and roadmaps the mining industry developed with the Department of Energy’s Office of Industrial Technologies. PADEP and the Pennsylvania Coal Association have agreed to work together to make a Coal Mining Industries of the Future initiative a success in PA.

Coal Mining

PA coal production ranked 4th in the nation in 1999. The State’s 430 Active coal mines produced 79 Million tons of coal. accounting for 7.22% of the total U.S. Coal production. Most of this coal was used to generate electricity. The 1999 value of PA coal was about $2.1 billion. (National Mining Association.) 2000 DEP report on mining

2001 DEP report on mining activities

Anthracite Highlights

Total anthracite production decreased for the fifth consecutive year, down 23 percent from year 2000. The year 2001 saw a 30 percent decrease in production from underground anthracite mines, a 29 percent decrease in production from surface anthracite mines, and a 10 percent decrease in refuse reprocessing production. More...
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Bituminous Highlights

For the second straight year, total bituminous coal production increased, this time by 4 percent. Although there was a slight increase in underground mine production, surface mines reported a 12 percent increase over the year 2000. More...
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Mining in PA Economic Benefits PA gains in various ways from the Coal Mining industry sector. PA gains from direct, indirect and interstate personal income; direct, indirect and interstate business, state and local revenue income flows. The total combined direct and indirect and interstate income benefit gained from the coal mining industry sector is approximately $11 billion.

Employment

The mining sector is an important part of PA’s economy. PA's mining industry accounts for 10,300 jobs resulting in personal income of 520 million dollars of direct income for PA workers. PA's average mining salary including management and non mining personnel as well as mine personnel is approximately $50,000 per year. The Mining industry also accounts for indirect income to workers supporting the mining industry. In 1999 60,000 PA workers earned an estimated $1.4 billion dollars supporting the coal industry sector.