Contractor Summit

Conrad SpanglerVirginia Department of Mines,

Minerals and Energy

LegendSalt

Gold and Gems

Kyanite

Mineral Sands

Iron Pigment

Vermiculite

Clay and Shale

Sand and Gravel (Construction)

Dimension Stone

Limestone and Dolomite

Granite, Basalt, etc. (Crushed Stone)

Sandstone and Quartzite (Crushed Stone)

Augusta

HalifaxLee

Bath

Scott

Bedford

Pittsylvania

Frank lin

Wise

Louisa

Fauquier

Wythe

Albemarle

CarrollPatrick

Giles

Smyth

Rockingham

Floyd

Nelson

Sussex

Henry

Russell

Caroline

Bland

Craig

Botetourt

Fairfax

Page

Loudoun

Tazewell Surry

Accomack

Amherst

Brunswick

Hanover

Rockbridge

Campbell

GraysonMecklenburg

Charlotte

Amelia

Dinwiddie

Buchanan

Washington

Buckingham

Highland

Pulaski

Orange

Alleghany

Southampton

Frederick

Essex

Culpeper

Lunenburg

Shenandoah

Madison

Chesterfield

Stafford

Roanoke

Nottoway

Suffolk (City)

Spotsylvania

Dickenson

Fluvanna

Montgomery

Henrico

Warren

Appomattox

Isle Of Wight

York

Clarke

Northampton

Greensville

Powhatan

Goochland

Cumberland

Prince William

Prince Edward

Gloucester

New Kent

King William

Greene

Richmond

Prince George

King And Queen

Chesapeake (City )

Rappahannock

Westmoreland

Charles CityJames City

Lancaster

King George

Virginia Beach (City)

Middlesex

Northumberland

Mathews

Newport News (City)

Norfolk (City)

Ham pton (City)

Richmond (City)

Lynchburg (City)

Ar lington

Roanoke (City)

Portsmouth (City)

Petersburg (City)

Danville (City)

Poquoson (City)

Salem (City)

Bristol (City)

Alexandria (City)

Hopewell (City)

Galax (City) Mar tinsville (City)

Staunton (City )

Norton (City)

Charlottesville (City)

Winchester (City)

Manassas (City)

Fairfax (City)

Bedford (City)

Radford (City)

Waynesboro (City)

Colonial Heights (City)

Harrisonburg (City)

South Boston (City)

Fredericksburg (City )

Williamsburg (City)

Covington (City)

Franklin (City)

Clifton Forge (City)

Empor ia (City)

Buena Vista (city)Lexington (City)

Manassas Park (City)

Mineral Mining (2004)Production Tonnage: 106.3 millionMine Workers: 3603Production Hours: 6.99 millionContractor Hours: 0.98 million

Coal Mining (2004)Production Tonnage: 30.56 million Mine Workers: 4558 Production Hours: 9.08 million

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1994

1997

2000

2003

1996

1999

2002

Mine Fatality 3

ContractorFatality 4

Mine SeriousInjury 36

ContractorSeriousInjury 18

Fatal and Serious Injuries at Virginia Mineral Mines – 1994 - 2004

§ 45.1-161.292:2. Definitions.

"Operator" means any person who operates, controls or supervises a mine or any independent contractor performing services or construction at such mine.

"Licensed operator" means the operator who has obtained the license for a particular mine under § 45.1-161.292:30.

"Independent contractor" means any person that contracts to perform services or construction at a mine.

"Miner" means any individual working in a mineral mine.

§ 45.1-161.292:63. Notices of violations.

A. If the Director or a mine inspector has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of the Act has occurred, he shall with reasonable promptness issue a notice of violation to the person who is responsible for the violation.

RISK ASSESSMENT

•Both mines and contractors•Fatal and serious injury rates•CO’s & NOV’s•Injury frequency rates•New mine or contractor

General Mineral Miner Certification•Extract or process minerals•Excludes delivery, office, maintenance, service and construction work

Board of Mineral Mining Examiners•Nine members•One appointed member an employee of an independent contractor•One appointed member an officer, manager or supervisor of an independent contractor

Certifications Issued

0500

1000150020002500

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004GMM Renewal Initial

Each operator shall have a training plan:

•New miners

•Newly-employed experienced miners

•New tasks

•Annual refresher

•Hazard training

Miners Trained

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Contractors Total

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1994

1997

2000

2003

1996

1999

2002

Mine Fatality 3

ContractorFatality 4

Mine SeriousInjury 36

ContractorSeriousInjury 18

Fatal and Serious Injuries at Virginia Mineral Mines – 1994 - 2004