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1916
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A.T. Massey begins to sell coal under the Massey family name.
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1920
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A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc. (ATM), is incorporated in Richmond, Virginia
with A.T. Massey as its first President.
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1945
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ATM acquires its first mining operation.
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1945
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Evan Massey becomes President of ATM.
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1954
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Omar Mining Company ("Old Omar") is established in Logan County, WV.
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1962
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William E. Massey becomes President of ATM.
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1965
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Peerless Eagle Coal Co. is acquired.
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1969
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Omar Mining Company ("New Omar") begins producing in Boone County, WV.
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1969
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Martin County Coal Corporation is established.
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1972
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E. Morgan Massey becomes Chief Executive of ATM.
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1974
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ATM is acquired by St. Joe Minerals.
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1974
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Rawl Sales & Processing Co. is acquired.
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1976
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Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company is acquired.
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1978
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Massey Coal Services, Inc. is established.
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1978
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Elk Run Coal Company, Inc. is established.
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1980
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Royal Dutch Shell and St. Joe Minerals form Massey Coal Partnership.
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1981
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Fluor Corporation acquires St. Joe Minerals.
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1984
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Sidney Coal Company, Inc. is established.
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1987
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Massey Coal Partnership is reorganized. ATM becomes a wholly-owned coal
mining subsidiary of Fluor Corporation.
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1989
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Vantage Mining property is acquired from Pittston.
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1991
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Big Creek properties are acquired from Island Creek.
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1991
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Long Fork Coal Company is established.
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1992
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Don Blankenship becomes Chairman and CEO of ATM.
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1992
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New Ridge Mining property is acquired from United Coal.
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1992
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Boone County properties are acquired from Bethlehem.
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1993
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Marfork Coal Company, Inc. is established.
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1993
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Stirrat Coal property is purchased from W-P Coal.
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1994
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Performance and Goals properties acquired from Peabody.
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1996
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Green Valley property is acquired from Lady H Coal.
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1996
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Eagle Energy property is acquired from Bethlehem.
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1997
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United Coal Company is acquired.
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1997
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New Market low volatile reserves are acquired from National Steel.
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1997
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Alex Energy and Power Mountain Coal Company property is acquired from
Bethlehem.
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1997
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Low volatile reserves are acquired from Mountain Laurel Resources Company.
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1998
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Bandmill property is purchased from Pittston.
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1998
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Delbarton Mining property is acquired from Northland Resources.
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1998
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Holden and Clearfork reserves acquired from Consol.
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1999
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Delbarton Mining property is acquired from Bunn & Robertson.
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2000
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ATM separates from Fluor Corporation and becomes publicly traded as Massey Energy.
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2001
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Massey announces that it will design, construct, own and operate a new
coal handling facility for Eastman Chemical's plant in Kingsport, TN.
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2001
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Massey announces sale of a majority interest in Appalachian Synfuel.
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2001
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Massey announces change from fiscal (10/31) year end to calendar (12/31) year end.
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2002
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Massey announces sale of remaining interest in Appalachian Synfuel.
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2002
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Assets of Pittston Coal Company's Holston mining operations are purchased by Massey.
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2003
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Massey purchases approximately 30 million tons of surface reserves controlled by Horizon Natural Resources Company near Chelyan, West Virginia.
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2004
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Massey announces joint venture with Penn Virginia Resource Partners to operate coal handling facilities.
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2005
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Massey announces the purchase of selected assets associated with two Horizon subsidiaries, Starfire and Cannelton.
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