Annual Report
Of The
DEPARTMENT OF
MINES AND MINERALS
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
For the Year Ending
December 31, 1996
BY
John L. Franklin
Commissioner
ENERGY ADMINISTRATION
2624 RESEARCH PARK DRIVE
P.O. BOX 14080
Lexington, Kentucky 40512-4080
This publication has been prepared by the Department of Mines and Minerals
and paid for with state funds.
Department of Mines and Minerals
P.O. Box 14080
Lexington, kentucky 40512-4080
(606) 246-2026 (Office)
(606) 246-2038 (Fax)
The Honorable Paul E. Patton
Governor of Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Dear Governor Patton:
I have the honor to submit to you the report of the Department of Mines and Minerals for the year ending December 31, 1996. This constitutes the one hundred and seventeenth such report of this Department.
Very respectfully yours,
John L. Franklin, Commissioner
Department of Mines and Minerals
NOTICE
The Department of Mines and Minerals does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.
Shelley McConkey, P.O. Box 14080, Lexington, Kentucky 40412 has been designated to coordinate with the non-discrimination requirements contained in section 35.107 of the department of Justice regulations. Information concerning the provisions in section 35.107 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the rights provided thereunder, are available from the ADA Coordinator. Please contact Ms. McConkey should you desire this information in an alternative format.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
The Department of Mines and Minerals does not discriminate on the basis of race color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
INTRODUCTION
Kentucky coal production for 1996 was 157,674,605 tons which was 528,963 tons more than the previous year. In 1996, Kentucky mined 59,193,320 tons of coal by surface operations while 98,479,285 tons were mined underground.
The coal industry furnished direct employment for 21,827 miners. Twelve were killed in Kentucky coal mine accidents in 1996 which was up from eleven fatalities in the previous year.
In July, 1996, the clay mining industry ceased to be regulated by the Kentucky Department of Mines and Minerals.
The following chart compares production of the various types of coal mines for the past two years:
COAL PRODUCTION IN TONS
TYPE MINE19961995
Rail-Underground 24,475,811 24,248,269
Rail-Auger Surface 3,985,636 3,483,023
Rail-Auger...... 0 0
Rail-Surface 3,054,953 2,442,780
RAIL TOTALS 31,516,400 30,174,072
Truck-Underground 64,421,926 64,927,150
Truck-Auger Surface 36,722,983 35,767,853
Truck-Auger 1,271,230 1,326,747
Truck-Surface 11,917,661 13,374,781
TRUCK TOTALS 114,333,405 115,396,531
Water-Underground 9,581,548 8,868,433
Water-Auger Surface 2,242,857 2,706,606
Water-Auger...... 0 0
Water-Surface...... 0 0
WATER TOTALS 11,824,405 11,575,039
ALL MINES 157,674,605 157,145,642
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Heads of the Department...... 1
Directory of Coal Operator's Associations...... 2
Directory of State Mining Institutes and Related State Agencies...... 3
COAL MINE SECTION
License Activity Report by District...... 4
Production by County and Type of Mine...... 5
District Production Summary by Type of Mine...... 6
Tonnage Per Fatality by County...... 7
Fatalities by Date...... 8
Tonnage Per Fatality:Underground and Surface Mines...... 9
Coal Production and Fatalities by Years and Decades...... 10
Fatalities by Cause...... 11
Fatalities by Districts and Years...... 12
SAFETY AND CASUALTY SECTION
Directory of Mine Rescue Stations...... 13
Winners of District Mine Rescue and First-Aid Contests-1992...... 15
LEXINGTON OFFICE
Directory of Personnel...... 17
DIRECTORY AND STATISTICS OF INSPECTION DISTRICTS
Barbourville...... 20
Harlan District...... 30
Hazard District...... 36
Martin District...... 44
Pikeville District...... 56
Madisonville District...... 66
MINER TRAINING, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION SECTION
Miner Training, Education and Certification Division...... 93
Training and Education...... 94
Directory of Men Receiving Certificates...... 79
MINE SAFETY ANALYSIS SECTION...... 94
EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING SECTION...... 95
OIL AND GAS SECTION...... 101