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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA recent investigation by NPR and Mine Safety and Health News revealed thousands of delinquent fines by mine operators across the county. Those fines, which are handed down by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration, range in their delinquency from months to decades–sometimes adding up to millions of dollars worth of fines. West Virginia mine operators had nearly $10.8 million in delinquent mine safety penalties at 312 mines (as of March 31, 2014).
Three West Virginia-based mine controllers are among the mine owners with the ten highest delinquent penalty amounts, according to the investigation by NPR and Mine Safety and Health News:
The map below represents a summary of delinquent fines by county in West Virginia. Click on a county to view the number of delinquent fines and the sum of delinquent fines as of March 31, 2014:
Editor’s Note: Special thanks to NPR’s Howard Berkes and Tim Marema of The Daily Yonder for help on this project.