Cumberland Mine Wins Longwall USA 2007 Top Performer Award.LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md. -- Cumberland Cumberland, former county, England Cumberland, former county, N England. In 1974, Cumberland became part of the nonmetropolitan county of Cumbria. Cumberland, river, United States Cumberland, Coal Resources, LP, an affiliate of Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FCL FCL Facility (Security) Clearance FCL Full Container Load FCL Framework Class Library (Microsoft .NET) FCL Fault Current Limiter FCL Forecastle (ship's hull) ) has been selected by Mining Media Inc, to receive its Industry Top Performer award at Longwall USA 2007 International Exhibition and Conference held in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (pĭts`bərg), city (1990 pop. 369,879), seat of Allegheny co., SW Pa., at the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers, which there form the Ohio River; inc. 1816. , PA. This marks the second consecutive occasion the Mine has received the award. The award underscores Cumberland's outstanding achievement during 2005 and 2006 in raw coal production and overall safety performance among nearly twenty other possible entrants in the longwall medium cutting height category, ranging from 72 to 95 inches. The mine achieved new record production figures in each year producing 7.9 million and 8.3 million tons of raw coal, respectively. The operation logged a cumulative 603 working days over the two years and posted an average Mine Safety Health Administration Lost-Time Incidence Rate of 3.5, an industry benchmark for each 200,000 hours worked. Steve v. t. 1. To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve. Fiscor, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief for Coal Age, a Mining Media publication was on hand to present the award. The monthly mining industry trade publication has existed for more than 90 years, and has helped mine engineers and prep plant managers with the understanding of market fundamentals and new technology. "We are pleased to have our Cumberland affiliate receive this award," said Jim Bryja, senior vice president, eastern operations for Foundation Coal Corporation. "The men and women of Cumberland are the ones who truly deserve the recognition, as this award is a direct result of their individual and collective efforts." Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., through its affiliates is a major U.S. coal producer with 13 coal mines and related facilities in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York , West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. , and Wyoming. Through its subsidiaries Foundation Coal employs approximately 3,000 people and produces approximately 72 million tons annually, largely for utilities generating electricity. Foundation's corporate offices are in Linthicum Heights, MD. |
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