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Apr 11, 2013 | Charleston Daily Mail

Roof support, training cited in W.Va. mine fatal

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Federal regulators say failings in roof support and training were factors in the death of a miner at a CONSOL Energy mine near the West Virginia-Pennsylvania line.

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Apr 11, 2013 | KRMG-AM Tulsa

Consol inspects Pa.-W. Va. Mine following fire

Consol Energy workers have completed an inspection of a coal mine straddling the Pennsylvania-West Virginia line following an underground fire that burned for days.

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Sun Mar 31, 2013

WCHS-TV Charleston

CONSOL teams check Blacksville mine after fire

CONSOL Energy says it doesn't know when production will resume at a mine straddling the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border that was shut down by a fire.

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Mon Mar 25, 2013

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Mine on W.Va.-Pa. line to reopen Wednesday

A mine straddling the Pennsylvania-West Virginia line that was closed March 12 by a fire is set to reopen.

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Thu Mar 21, 2013

dailymail.com

CONSOL says Blacksville mine fire has been doused

Spokeswoman Lynn Seay said Thursday the company has completed a re-entry plan that state and federal mine safety officials are now reviewing, along with the United Mine Workers of America.

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