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* [[Mason Dixon Mining Complex]] is a proposed 3,200 acre [[longwall mine]] by [[CONSOL Energy]] subsidiary Wolfpen Knob Development Company. The complex would be just west of Wadestown in Monongalia County, West Virginia. As of January 2012, [[CONSOL Energy]] is seeking permits for the complex, which would be connected to CONSOL's nearby [[Blacksville 2 Mine]], [[Loveridge 22 Mine]], and [[Robinson Run 95 Mine]].<ref>Pam Casey, [http://www.statejournal.com/story/16545086/mon-county-residents-have-questions-about-proposed-consol-mine "Mon County residents have questions about proposed CONSOL mine,"] West Virginia State Journal, Jan. 18, 2012.</ref> * [[Spring Branch 3 Mine]] is a proposed surface coal mine by [[CONSOL Energy]] for Mingo County, West Virginia.<ref>[http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/lrh-2009-00428.cfm "Surface Coal Mining Activities Enhanced Coordination Procedures - LRH-2009-00428"] EPA, accessed February 2011.</ref> In February 2011, CONSOL Energy reached a deal with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a [[Clean Water Act]] Section 404 permit covering the company’s proposed mine.<ref name=kwj>Ken Ward Jr., [http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2011/03/01/consol-makes-deal-gets-epa-permit/ "CONSOL makes deal, gets EPA permit approval"] Coal Tattoo, March 1, 2011.</ref>