GE's Advanced Technology is Key to Innovative Project at CONSOL Energy Coal Mine
OAKWOOD, Va.--Thursday, March 04, 2010-- A new water treatment system, the first to be used in a North American coal mine, is being implemented by CONSOL Energy Inc. in one of the nation's largest coal mines. The Buchanan No. 1 coal mine in Oakwood, Va., will receive GE's (NYSE: GE) advanced filtration membranes and thermal water treatment technology to treat the mine water, enabling about 99 percent of the water to be reused in part at the company's preparation plant facility.