RECLAMATION SUCCESS

Chafin Branch Coal Company

The Chafin Branch Coal Company of Mingo County, West Virginia, was awarded the 1999 West Virginia Reclamation Award. The company was praised for its long-term commitment to environmental stewardship in mining the Alma and Cedar Grove seams of coal. Reclamation emphasis was placed on wildlife habitat and the use of sediment control structures for future wetlands in the uplands region of the permit.

Chafin Branch Coal Co. reclamation results in sediment control and wildlife habitat areas

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