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==Proposed coal mines==
* [[Buffalo Mountain Mine]] is a proposed 2,308 acre [[mountaintop removal]] mine by [[CONSOL Energy]] between Belo and Delbarton in Mingo County, West Virginia. In 2009, Governor Manchin asked the EPA to approve a permit for the mine. The mine is considered another step towards completion of the King Coal Highway, designed to be 95 miles from Bluefield to Williamson, eventually joining a new interstate highway connecting Michigan to Myrtle Beach. The EPA has signaled it has concerns with the project: On the day President Obama was inaugurated, the EPA sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers, stating that the EPA believes that the "proposal will contribute to a violation of the State’s water quality standards downstream and that the direct and cumulative impacts from this and future mines and possible development associated with the King Coal Highway will be persistent and permanent.”<ref>Kan Ward Jr., [http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2012/01/26/obama-epa-pushes-state-company-to-reduce-impacts-of-consols-huge-buffalo-mountain-strip-mine/ "Obama EPA pushes state, company to reduce impacts of CONSOL’s huge Buffalo Mountain strip mine"] January 26, 2012.</ref>
* [[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>
