Mine Tragedy Amid Push to Produce More

Friday, April 16, 2010 - 16:07 in Earth & Climate

Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, site of the worst U.S. mining accident since 1970, was one of the sites where Massey Energy was ramping up production to meet growing overseas demand for the coal used in steelmaking.

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