JULIAN, W.Va., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Massey Energy Company released the following statement in response to MSHA's announcement that it will not hold full and public hearings into the April 5th mine explosion at Upper Big Branch Mine:
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"MSHA is choosing to repeat past mistakes of coal mine investigations by refusing due process and failing to build the public's confidence that the hearings will be fair and develop a complete and balanced public record."
Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the largest coal company in Central Appalachia and is included the S&P 500 index.
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