JULIAN, W.Va., April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Massey Energy
Company (NYSE: MEE) today released the following statement in
remembrance of the coal miners who died or were injured in the
April 5, 2010, Upper Big Branch (UBB)
mine explosion in Montcoal,
WV:
"As the one-year anniversary of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine
explosion approaches, Massey Energy continues to extend our sincere
condolences and heartfelt sympathies to those families and
communities who lost loved ones in this tragic accident. The
Company remains fully committed to a thorough and comprehensive
investigation that seeks to identify the primary causes of the
explosion and provide answers to the UBB families and the
communities we serve in Central
Appalachia.
"In honor of the beloved miners that we lost in last year's
accident, Massey Energy will idle production and hold a safety
stand down at our 92 underground coal producing sections on
April 5, 2011. In addition, Massey
will conduct a company-wide, one minute and twenty-nine-second
moment of silence at 3:02 pm EDT to
pay tribute to the 29 miners who died in the UBB explosion."
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Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in
West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the largest coal producer in
Central Appalachia and is included
in the S&P 500 Index.
SOURCE Massey Energy Company