T homas A. Hale
P.O. Box **
Rupert, WV *****
***************@*****.***
Education – 1974 Graduated from Richlands H igh School - Virginia
****- **** ******** ******* ** Southwest Virginia Community College
w hile working
for Jewell Ridge Coal Co. on a work/study Scholarship.
D rafting, Surveying
u nderground, and Map Making.
I have 1st C lass Mine Forman Papers in 3 States ( WV, KY & VA )
Work History- M arch 2007- West Virginia M ine Power
G reenbrier Smokeless Coal Company
P.O. Box 0 Rupert, WV 25984
S tarted as Superintendent of Slope Project. Used Local miners to put
1500’ Slope to
Coal Seam. Set up 2nd M ine in Seam above Slope and ran both mines
as Project
M anager until Slope closed in August 2012.
E xcluding- Feb. 2010 th ru July 2011 Operation Manager
Supervisor- John Plaster (304) 392- 1000
Feb. 2010 – July 2011 Metinvest – United Coal Company
Sprint Drive
B lountville, TN
Worked as Superintendent or Mine Manager at 4 different M ines. I
would get a
M ine straightened out on Production and Safety & move on to the next
m ine. The last
P roject with United Coal Company, was setting up a Mine from start in
VA.
Supervisor and VP of Operations – Jeff Bitzer 423-***-****
Nov. 1985 – Feb. 2007- In the late 80’s there were more and more smaller
contract
M ines going in, and bigger Mines closing. My Uncle & I Operated our
own contract
M ine supplying Coal to Appalachian Power Company until the 2 year
Contract was up.
I r an 5 Contract M ines over the next 20+ years for Independent owners
u ntil reserves
Were out, 2-4 years at each M ine.
Gary # 9 Gary, WV- Waldon Hatfield
M iddle Creek Energy- 2nd Shift-Mine Forman
Bostic Coal Co. – Honaker, VA – M ine Operator
Car rie Coal Co. – Derrell Monk Richlands, VA
Nov. 1974- Sept. 1985 – Jewell Ridge Coal Co.
I began my Coal Mining Carreer on a work/ study scholarship from
Jewell Ridge. I
Worked 4 years in the Engineering Dept., surveying underground and on
t he surface.
A fter 4 years I had made my Forman Papers and worked as 3 rd shift Belt
Forman at one
Of Jewell Ridge’s 4 Unit Company M ines. I moved up over the next 7
years to 2nd Shift
Assistant M ine Forman and then 3 rd shift M ine Forman.
References- James Edens – Mine Superintendent W- 304-***-**** H- 304-***-****
R ick Ellison - Mine Forman H- 304-***-****
L ar ry Parsons – Business Owner C- 574-***-****