Labor Secretary Takes Tour of Patriot Mine In

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MIRACLE RUN - U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis took her first tour of an underground mine Tuesday, flanked by business and labor leaders seeking her ear on such issues as climate-change legislation and the administration's approach to regulating mining.

Democratic Rep. Alan Mollohan, United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts and others spent about two hours with Solis 700 feet underground touring Patriot Coal Corp.'s Federal No. 2 mine in Monongalia County. The party traveled more than 2 miles through the sprawling operation and visited the working face, where Solis talked with miners.

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Labor Secretary Takes Tour of Patriot Mine In

While the visit centered on safety - the Labor Department includes the Mine Safety and Health A...

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