awards

Award-Winning Practices
 
Safety Awards

Year Subsidiary Unit Award Description
2009 Arch of Wyoming MSHA honored Elk Mountain mine with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for working more than two years (4/06 - 9/08) without a lost-time incident.
2009 Coal-Mac MSHA honored Holden 22 with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for its outstanding safety record in 2008 among large surface coal mines.
2009 Arch of Wyoming MSHA honored Elk Mountain Mine with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for working all of 2008 without a lost-time incident.
2009 Coal-Mac Ragland’s loadout received two MSHA Joseph A. Holmes Association certificates of honor, including recognition of a perfect lost-time safety incident record with more than 50,000 employee-hours worked.
2009 Coal-Mac Holden 22 Preparation Plant received two MSHA Joseph A. Holmes Association certificates of honor, including recognition of a perfect lost-time safety incident record with more than 50,000 employee-hours worked.
2009 Arch of Wyoming Wyoming State Mine Inspector recognized Arch of Wyoming's Seminoe II mine and Elk Mountain mine for perfect safety records in 2008.
2009 Skyline Skyline mine was recognized for a third consecutive year by the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute as the 2009 Safety Award recipient based on its total incident rate compared to other underground mines in an eight-state region.
2009 Coal-Mac The West Virginia Holmes Safety Association awarded Coal-Mac for excellence in surface mine safety in 2008.
2009 Mountain Laurel The Cardinal Preparation Plant received the West Virginia Holmes Safety Association Award for safety excellence in 2008.
2009 Coal-Mac Holden 22 earned the top W.Va. Safety honor - Bart B. Lay, Jr. Milestones of Safety Award for achieving the state's best surface mine safety record in 2008.
2009 Mountain Laurel The Cardinal Preparation Plant earned a 2008 W.Va. Mountaineer Guardian award for operating injury-free for more than three years.
2009 Coal-Mac Holden #4 earned a W.Va. Mountaineer Guardian award for its outstanding safety performance in 2008.
2008 Mountain Laurel MSHA honored Mountain Laurel's Cardinal Preparation Plant with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for its perfect safety record.
2008 Coal-Mac MSHA honored Coal-Mac's Holden 22 surface mine with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for its perfect safety record.
2008 Arch of Wyoming MSHA honored Arch of Wyoming with a Sentinels of Safety certificate for its perfect safety record.
2008 Arch of Wyoming Wyoming State Mine Inspector recognized Arch of Wyoming for its perfect safety record in 2007.
2008 Mountain Laurel Mountain Laurel Cardinal Preparation Plant received Mountaineer Guardian Award from W.Va. Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2007.
2008 Coal-Mac Holden 22 received Mountaineer Guardian Award from W.Va. Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training for significant accomplishments in mine safety in 2007.
2008 Coal-Mac Holden 22 Preparation Plant received MSHA's Joseph A. Holmes Association Pacesetter Award for mine safety in 2007.
2008 Cumberland River Preparation Plant named safest large surface facility in Virginia in 2007.
2008 Cumberland River Virginia Mining Association honored Cumberland River with the Best Combination Mining Award for safety excellence.
2008 Coal-Mac Holden 22 earned a Certificate of Achievement for Safety from the West Virginia Holmes Safety Association for 2007.

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Environmental Stewardship Awards

Year Subsidiary Unit Award Organization
2009 Skyline, Sufco, Dugout Canyon Earth Day Award Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining

2009

Coal-Mac

West Virginia Reclamation Award West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection
2009 Coal-Mac Wetlands West Virginia Award Ducks Unlimited
2009 Mingo Logan State Reclamation Award West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection
2009 West Elk Pollution Prevention Award Colorado Division of Public Health & Environment
2009 West Elk Excellence in Preventative Measures Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety
2009 Sufco Certificate of Appreciation U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
2008 Coal-Mac National Good Neighbor Award (Gold) U.S. Dept. of the Interior
2008 Thunder Basin National Good Neighbor Award (Bronze) U.S. Dept. of the Interior
2008 Black Thunder Excellence in Mining Award Wyoming Dept. of Environmental Quality - Land Division
2008 Skyline and Sufco Earth Day Award Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
2008 West Elk Excellence in Reclamation Award Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety
2008 West Elk Pollution Prevention Award Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety

For a complete list of environmental awards, please click here.
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