Resources


National and State Mining Organizations

National Associations

American Coal Council 
Betsy Monseu, CEO
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-756-4540
Fax: 732-231-6581
E-mail: 
bmonseu@americancoalcouncil.org
Website: www.americancoalcouncil.org


America's Power
Paul Bailey, President & CEO

American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE)
1069 West Broad Street

Suite 913
Falls Church, VA 22046
Phone: 202-459-4800

E-mail: info@americaspower.org
Website: 
www.americaspower.org


American Coal Foundation
101 Constitution Avenue N.W.
Suite 500 East
Washington, DC 20001-2133
Phone: 202-463-9785
Fax: 202-463-9786
E-mail: 
info@teachcoal.org
Website: www.teachcoal.org


American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR)
1305 Weathervane Dr
Champaign, IL 61821
E-mail: 
asmr@twc.com
Website: www.asmr.us


Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Angela Hamlyn, Executive Director
3500 de Maisonneuvre Boulevard West
Suite 1250
Westmount, QC H3Z 3C1
CANADA
Phone: 514-939-2710
Fax: 514-939-2714
E-mail: 
cim@cim.org
Website: www.cim.org

Coal Association of Canada
10240 124 Street, Suite 302
Edmonton, AB T5N 3W6
CANADA
Phone: 780-757-9488
E-mail: 
info@coal.ca 
Website: 
www.coal.ca


Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
Erin E. Magee, Executive Director
340 South Broadway
Suite 101
Lexington, KY 40508
Phone: 859-231-0271
Fax: 859-226-0485
Website: 
www.emlf.org


Energy
 Information Administration
1000 Independence Avenue Southwest
Washington, DC 20585
Phone: 202-586-8800
E-mail: 
infoctr@eia.gov
Website: www.eia.gov


International Society of Mine Safety Professionals
P.O. Box 772
Jasper, GA 30143

Phone: 706-253-3675
E-mail: info@ismsp.com
Website: www.ismsp.com

Website: www.sme.cmsp.org


Lignite Energy Council

Jason Bohrer, President & CEO

P.O. Box 2277
1016 East Owens Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58502
Phone: 701-258-7117
Fax: 701-258-2755
E-mail: 
JasonBohrer@lignite.com
Website: www.lignite.com

 

 

Mesothelioma.net

Houston, TX

Phone: 1-800-692-8608

Website: www.mesothelioma.net

 

 

Mesothelioma Justice Network

1330 Boylston Street, Suite 400

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Phone: 888-360-4215

Website: www.asbestos.net

Mesothelioma Veterans

2572 FL-426

Oviedo, FL 32765

Phone: 877-404-9992

Website: www.mesotheliomaveterans.org

 

 

Mineral Education Coalition (MEC)
An affiliate of the SME Foundation
12999 E Adam Aircraft Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: (800) 763-3132
Fax: (303) 948-4265
E-mail: 
MEC@smenet.org
Website: mineralseducationcoalition.org/


Mining History Association
P.O. Box 6356
Boise, ID 83707
Phone: 573-290-2453
E-mail: 
mha@seofficeservices.com
Website: www.mininghistoryassociation.org

 

 

National Coal Council

Janet Gellici, Chief Executive Officer
1101 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-756-4524

Fax: 202-688-2201
E-mail: 
info@ncc1.org

Website: www.nationalcoalcouncil.org



National Coal Transportation Association
Thomas C. Canter, Executive Director
4 West Meadow Lark Lane
Suite 100
Littleton, CO 80127-5718
Phone: 303-979-2798
Fax: 303-973-1848
E-mail: 
tom@movecoal.org
Website: www.movecoal.org/

 

National Mining Association
101 Constitution Avenue NW
Suite 500 East
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-463-2600
Fax: 202-463-2666
Website: 
www.nma.org

National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
120 West 9th Street
P.O. Box 981
Leadville, CO 80461
Phone: 719-486-1229
Fax: 719-486-3927
Website: 
www.mininghalloffame.org


National Safety Council (NSC)
Deborah Hersman, President and CEO
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143
Phone: 630-285-1121
Fax: 630-285-1315
E-mail: 
info@nsc.org
Website: www.nsc.org


Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
Barbara J. Arnold, President (SME)
12999 E. Adam Aircraft Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 303-948-4200
Fax: 303-973-3845
Email: 
cs@smenet.org
Website: www.smenet.org


Women in Mining
Stephen Tibbals, President
P.O. Box 260246
Lakewood, CO 80226
Phone: 1-866-537-9694, Ext 1
E-mail: 
wim@womeninmining.org
Website: www.womeninmining.org


Women's Mining Coalition
Barbara Coppola, President
P.O. Box 10101
Reno, NV 89510-0101
Phone: 775-753-6141
E-mail: 
wearewmc@wmc-usa.org
Website: www.wmc-usa.org

 



State Associations and Organizations

Alabama

Alabama Coal Association
2 Office Park Circle 
Suite 200 
Mountain Brook, AL 35223 
Phone: 205-871-3734 
Fax: 205-871-3735 
E-mail:
info@alcoal.com
Website:
www.alcoal.com


Alaska

Alaska Coal Association
100 Cushman Street 
Suite 210 
Fairbanks, AK 99701 
Website:
www.alaskacleancoal.com 

Alaska Geological Society 
P.O. Box 101288 
Anchorage, AK 99510 
E-mail:
president@alaskageology.org 
Website:
www.alaskageology.org


Alaska Miners Association
 
121 W. Fireweed 
Suite 120
Anchorage, AK 99503 
Phone: 907-563-9229 
Fax: 907-563-9225 
E-mail: ama@alaskaminers.org 
Website:
www.alaskaminers.org


Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc.
 
Marleanna Hall, Executive Director 
121 West Fireweed Lane 
Suite 250 Anchorage, AK 99503 
Phone: 907-276-0700 
Fax: 907-276-3887 
E-mail:
resources@akrdc.org 
Website:
www.akrdc.org


Colorado

Colorado Mining Association 
Stan Dempsey, Jr, President 
216 16th Street 
Suite 1250 
Denver, CO 80202 
Phone: 303-575-9199 
Fax: 303-575-9194 
E-mail:
colomine@coloradomining.org
Website:
www.coloradomining.org


Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists
 
910 16th Street 
Suite 1214
Denver, CO 80202 
Phone: 303-573-8621 
Fax: 303-628-0546 
E-mail:
admin@rmag.org 
Website:
www.rmag.org


Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute 
Judy Colgan, Executive Director 
3900 S. Wadsworth Blvd, Ste 365 
Lakewood, CO 80235
Phone: 303-948-3300 
Fax: 303-954-9004 
E-mail:
mail@rmcmi.org 
Website:
www.rmcmi.org 

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation 
9191 Sheradon Boulevard 
Suite 203 
Westminster, CO 80031 
Phone: 303-321-8100 
Fax: 303-321-7657 
E-mail:
info@rmmlf.org 
Website:
www.rmmlf.org

Western Fuels Association, Inc. 
Meri Sandlin, CEO 
1100 West 116th Avenue 
Westminster, CO 80234 
Phone: 303-254-3070 
Fax: 303-254-3079 
E-mail:
wfa@westernfuels.org 
Website:
www.westernfuels.org

 

Georgia

Georgia Mining Association
Harlan Archer, President 
113 Arkwright Landing 
Macon, GA 31210 
Phone: 478-757-1211 
Fax: 478-757-1949 
E-mail:
leelemke@georgiamining.org 
Website:
www.georgiamining.org


Illinois

Illinois Clean Coal Institute 
Francois Botha, Director 
5776 Coal Drive 
Box 6 
Carterville, IL 62918 
Phone: 618-985-3500 
Fax: 618-985-6166 
E-mail:
fbotha@icci.org 
Website:
www.icci.org


Illinois Coal Association
Phil Gonet, President 
212 South Second Street 
Springfield, IL 62701 
Phone: 217-528-2092 
Fax: 217-523-5191 
E-mail:
philgonet@springnet1.com 
Website:
www.ilcoalassn.com

 

Indiana

Indiana Coal Council 
Bruce Stevens, President 
150 W. Market Street 
Suite 400 
Indianapolis, IN 46204 
Phone: 317-638-6997 
Fax: 317-638-7031 
E-mail:
admin@indianacoal.com 
Website:
www.indianacoal.com


Kentucky

Coal Mining Our Future
Haven King, President 
P.O. Box 466 
Chavies, KY 41727 
Phone: 606-435-0470 
Website:
www.coalminingourfuture.net


Coal Operators and Associates, Inc. 
Julie M. Wilson, Executive Assistant 
P.O. Box 3158 
1214 North Mayo Trail 
Suite 220 
Pikeville, KY 41501 
Phone: 606-432-2161 
Fax: 606-432-2162 
E-mail:
coadavidge@se-tel.com
Website: www.miningusa.com/coa

 

Kentucky Coal Association 
J. Tyler White, President 
880 Corporate Drive 
#101 
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 859-223-4743 
Fax: 859-233-4745 
E-mail:
kca@kentuckycoal.com 
Website:
www.minesafety.ky.gov/pages

 

Kentucky Mining Institute 
David Wilder, President 
240 South Broadway 
Suite 100 
Lexington, KY 40508 
Website:
www.miningusa.com/kmi/


Kentucky Reclamation Association
1850 Lantaff Boulevard 
Suite 203 
P.O. Box 936 
Madisonville, KY 42431 
Phone: 502-821-2760 
Fax: 502-821-2766


KY Friends of Coal 
David Moss, Kentucky Executive Director 
340 South Broadway, Ste. 100 
Lexington, KY 40508-2553 
Phone: 859-233-4743 
Website:
www.friendsofcoal.org


Western Kentucky Coal Association 
Kim Nelson, Executive Director 
1822 N. Main St
Madisonville, KY 42431 
Phone: 270-825-8311 
Fax: 270-285-8187 
Website:
www.westernkentuckycoal.com


Maryland

Maryland Dept of the Environment 
1800 Washington Blvd 
Baltimore, MD 21230 
Phone: 410-537-3000 
Website:
www.mde.state.md.us


Maryland Coal Association, Inc. 
59 East Main Street 
Frostburg, MD 21532 
Phone: 301-689-6609 
Fax: 301-689-8384 
E-mail:
mca@iqcweb.com 
Website:
www.iqcweb.com/mca


Maryland Coal Inc.
12 Village Parkway 
Frostburg, MD 21532 
Phone: 301-689-6609 
Fax: 301-689-8384 
E-mail:
marylandcoal@hereintown.net


Missouri

Mining Industry Council of Missouri 
Randy J. Scherr, Executive Director 
P.O. Box 725 
101 E. High Street 
Suite 200 
Jefferson City, MO 65102 

Phone: 573-636-6200

Fax: 573-636-9749
E-mail:
rjscherr@swsconsultants.com 
Website:
www.momic.com


Montana

Montana Coal Council
Bud Clinch, Executive Director 
2301 Colonial Drive 
Helena, MT 59601 
Phone: 406-442-6223 
Fax: 406-449-6628 
E-mail:
mtcoal@aol.com 
Website:
www.montanacoalcouncil.com


Nevada

Nevada Mining Association 
Dana Bennett, PhD, President 
201 W Liberty Street 
Suite 300 
Reno, NV 89501
Phone: 775-829-2121 
Fax: 775-852-2631 
E-mail:
info@nevadamining.org 
Website:
www.nevadamining.org


New Mexico

New Mexico Geological Society 
801 Leroy Place 
Socorro, NM 87801-4796 
Phone: 575-835-5302 
Fax: 575-835-6333 
E-mail:
pubsofa@gis.nmt.edu 
Website:
www.nmgs.nmt.edu


New Mexico Mining Association
Mike Neumann, President 
1470 St. Francis Drive 
Santa Fe, NM 87505 
Phone: 505-820-6662 
Fax: 505-982-3570 
E-mail:
nmma@comcast.net 
Website:
www.nmmining.org


North Dakota

Lignite Energy Council 
Jason Bohrer, President 
PO Box 2277 
Bismarck, ND 58502 
Phone: 701-258-7117 
Fax: 701-258-2755 
Website:
www.lignite.com


Ohio

International Society of Explosive Engineers 
James P. Daley, President 
26500 Renaissance Parkway 
Cleveland, OH 44128 
Phone: 440-349-4400 
Fax: 440-349-3788 
E-mail:
isee@isee.org
Website:
isee.org

Ohio Coal Association 
Mike Cope, President 
17 South High Street 
Suite 310 
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-228-6336 
Fax: 614-228-6349 
E-mail:
info@ohiocoal.com
Website:
ohiocoal.com

 

Oregon

Eastern Oregon Mining Association 
P.O. Box 932 
Baker City, OR 97814 
Website:
www.h2oaccess.com


Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Coal Alliance 
Rachel Gleason, Executive Director 
212 North Third Street 
Suite 203 
Harrisburg, PA 17101 
Phone: 717-233-7900 
Fax: 717-231-7610 
E-mail:
pacoal1@aol.com
Website:
www.betterwithcoal.com


Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America 
Mary DelRosso 
901 Copsewood Drive 
Bethel Park, PA 15102 
Phone: 412-835-7387 
E-mail:
mary412d@comcast.net
Website:
www.miningorganizations.info

 

 

SME Pittsburgh Section
P.O. Box 95 
South Park, PA 15129 
Phone: 412-386-6720 
Fax: 412-386-4865 
E-mail: zdp0@cdc.gov 
Website:
www.smepittsburgh.org

Texas

Texas Mining & Reclamation Association 
Nellie Frisbee, Chair 
2802 Flintrock Trace 
Suite 230, Austin, TX 78738 
Phone: 512-371-4104 
Fax: 512-236-2002 
E-mail:
information@tmra.com 
Website:
www.tmra.com


Utah

Utah Mining Association 
Mark Compton, President 
4286 South Main Street 
Murray, UT 84107 
Phone: 801-364-1874 
Fax: 801-364-2640 
E-mail:
mining@utahmining.org
Website:
www.utahmining.org


Virginia

Virginia Coal and Energy Alliance (VCEA) 
Harry Childress, President

Barbara Altizer, Executive Director of Education and Outreach
PO Box 339

131 Highland Drive 
Lebanon, VA 24266 
Phone: 276-889-4001 
Fax: 276-889-3055 
E-mail:
barb@virginiacoalenergy.com
Website:
www.virginiacoalenergy.com

 

Washington

Northwest Mining Association 
Laura Skaer, Executive Director 
10 North Post Street 
Suite 220 
Spokane, WA 99201-0772 
Phone: 509-624-1158 
Fax: 509-623-1241 
E-mail:
lskaer@nwma.org
Website:
www.nwma.org


West Virginia

Citizens for Coal 
Roger D. Horton, Founder 
Website:
www.citizens4coal.wordpress.com

Friends of Coal 
P.O. Box 3923 
Charleston, WV 25339 
Phone: 304-342-4153 
Website:
www.friendsofcoal.org

 

Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary
P.O. Box 1109
Beckley, WV 25802 
E-mail: focla.info@gmail.com 
Website:
www.friendsofcoallaides.com


Pocahontas Coal Association
P.O. Box 1310 
Welch, WV 24801 
Phone:  276-623-2914
E-mail:
info@pocahontascoal.org


Tri-State Coal Operators Association Inc. 
P.O. Box 259
Kingwood, WV 26537-0259 
Phone: 304-329-0976 
Fax: 304-329-3345 
E-mail:
rkbolyard@aol.com


West Virginia Coal Association 
William B. Raney, President 
Chris Hamilton, Executive Vice President 
P.O. Box 3923 
Charleston, WV 25339 
Phone: 304-342-4153 
Fax: 304-342-7651 
E-mail:
braney@wvcoal.com, chamilton@wvcoal.com 
Website:
www.wvcoal.com


West Virginia Coal Mining Institute 
Jim Dean, Secretary Treasurer 
P.O. Box 6070 
Morgantown, WV 26506-6070 
Phone: 304-293-4212 
E-mail:
james.dean@mail.wvu.edu


West Virginia Coal Forum 
Chris Hamilton, Co-Chair 
Fred Tucker, Co-Chair 
1900 Kanawha Blvd East, Bldg 3, Ste 824 
Charleston, WV 25301 
Phone: 304-957-2306 
Website:
www.wvcoalforum.org


Wyoming

Wyoming Mining Association
Travis Deti, Executive Director 
1401 Airport Parkway, Suite 230 
Cheyenne, WY 82001 
Phone: 307-635-0331 
Website:
www.wyomingmining.org

 



Government Agencies

Federal Agencies

Department of Energy (DOE)

Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy
1000 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, D.C. 20585
Phone: 202-586-5000

Fax: 202-586-4403
E-mail: 
The.Secretary@hq.doe.gov
Website: 
www.energy.gov/

 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Scott Pruitt, Director
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-564-4700
Website: 
www.epa.gov

Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

Dave Zatezalo, Asst. Sec. for Mine Safety and Health
201 12th Street South
Suite 401
Arlington, VA 22202-5450
Phone: (202) 693-9400
E-mail: 
MSHAhelpdesk@dol.gov
Website: www.msha.gov

 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Jessica E. Kogel, PhD, Associate Director for Mining
626 Cochrans Mill Road
P.O. Box 18070
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Phone: (412) 386-5302
E-mail: 
rmatetic@cdc.gov
Website: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/

 

Office of Survace Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)

Glenda Owens, Director (Acting)
South Interior Building, Room 233
1951 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: (202) 208-4006
E-mail: 
getinfo@osmre.gov
Website: www.osmre.gov/

 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Jim Reilly, Director

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20192
Phone: (703) 648-5953

Phone: 1-888-ASK-USGS

Website: www.usgs.gov/

 

State Agencies

Illinois

Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals

Tom Benner, Director 
One Natural Resources Way 
Springfield, IL 62702-1271
Phone: 618-439-9111 
Website:
www.dnr.illinois.gov/mines/pages/default.aspx

Illinois State Geological Survey
615 E. Peabody Drive 
Champaign, IL 61820 
Phone: 271-333-4747 
E-mail:
info@isgs.illinois.edu
Website:
www.isgs.illinois.edu


Kentucky


Kentucky Division of Mine Safety 
Jim Vicini, Division Director 
300 Sower Boulevard 
PO Box 2244 
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-782-6299 
Fax: 502-564-4246 
Website:
www.minesafety.ky.gov/pages

Kentucky Geological Survey 
504 Rose Street
228 Mining Mineral Resource Bldg 
University of Kentucky 
Lexington, KY 40506-0107
Phone: 859-257-5500 
Fax: 859-257-1147 
Website:
www.uky.edu/kgs/#

Ohio

Ohio Department of Natural Resources 
2045 Morse Road 
Columbus, OH 43229-6693
Phone: 614-265-6565

Fax: 614-265-7998 
Website:
www.minerals.ohiodnr.gov

 

Oregon

Eastern Oregon Mining Association 
P.O. Box 932 
Baker City, OR 97814 
Website:
www.h2oaccess.com



Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources 
Rachel Carson

State Office Bldg
400 Market St 
Harrisburg, PA 17105 
Phone: 717-787-2869 
Website:
www.dcnr.pa.gov

 

Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection 
Rachel Carson

State Office Bldg
400 Market St 
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: 717-783-2300 
Website:
www.dep.pa.gov


Virginia

Virginia DMME 
3405 Mountain Empire Road

PO Drawer 900

Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 
Phone: 276-523-8100 
Fax: 276-523-8141 
Website:
www.dmme.virginia.gov


West Virginia

West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey 
1 Mont Chateau Road 
Morgantown, WV 26508-8079 
Phone: 304-594-2331 
Fax: 304-594-2575 
E-mail:
info@geosrv.wvnet.edu 
Website:
www.wvgs.wvnet.edu

West Virginia Office of Miners Health, Safety & Training 
#7 Players Club Drive, Suite 2 
Charleston, WV 25311-1626 
Phone: 304-558-1425 
Fax: 304-558-1282 
Website:
wvminessafety.org

 

Wyoming

Wyoming State Geological Survey 
JoAnn True, President 
PO Box 1347 
Laramie, WY 82073 
Phone: 307-766-2286

Fax: 307-766-2605
Website:
www.wsgs.wyo.gov

E-mail: wsgs-info@wyo.gov