James River Coal picks up five new surface mining permits in CAPP, Illinois Basin

摘要

While there's still enough permit paperwork backed up by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to stretch from Central Appalachia to the Illinois Basin, James River Coal has picked up some new permits in Central Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. In its second quarter report James River said it has been granted permits for five surface mines: The Freelandville COE 404 permit allows the mining of approximately 4.2 million tons of surface coal currently under lease at Triad's Freelandville mine. There are additional leases that could be acquired to add on additional tonnage.