Environmental Responsibility

Pennsylvania bears much of coal’s negative legacy: old mines that must be reclaimed and piles of “waste” coal that leech poisons into the groundwater with every rain.  The state now spends up to $75,000 per acre to rehabilitate abandoned mines.  Rather than have taxpayers’ money go to waste, River Hill re-mines these areas, produces high quality coal from the seams that were left behind, and then reclaims the area at company cost.  What has been the result of River Hill’s efforts? 

• Job creation
• Reintroduction of forest and wildlife where life could not exist 
• Production metallurgical coal for use in the steel industry of the United States
• Power generation

In addition, we continually strive to improve the effectiveness of environmental management efforts and commit necessary resources to comply with all applicable environmental laws, regulations, permits and agreements.  We actively participate with Pennsylvania lawmakers to develop and implement environmental laws and regulations.  We are also investigating how we can reduce carbon dioxide production short-term for the eventual prevention of emissions and releases in the future.