Look at our Mining line up. You want to know why we are in a bad economy, well look at our supply side. No Rare Earth Mineral associations.

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ALABAMA Alabama Coal Association #2 Office Park Circle, Suite 200 Birmingham, AL. 35223 Phone: 205-871-3734 Fax: 205-871-3735 David Roberson, Executive Director ALASKA Alaska Coal Association 100 Cushman Street, Suite 210 Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Tel: 907-452-2625 Fax: 907-451-6543 Robert B. Stiles, President Alaska Geological Society P. O. Box 101288 Anchorage, Alaska 99510 Nancy Vaughn, President Alaska Miners Association 501 West Northern Lights Boulevard, Suite 203 Anchorage, Alaska 99503-2565 Steven C. Borell, Executive Director Associated General Contractors of Alaska P. O. Box 240609 Anchorage, Alaska 99524-0609 Heinrich Springer, Executive Director Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc. 121 West Fireweed Lane, Suite 250 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Becky L. Gay, Executive Director CALIFORNIA California Construction and Industrial Minerals Association (CalCIMA) Gary Hambly – President/CEO 1029 J Street, #420 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-554-1000, x103 www.calcima.org www.distancematters.org COLORADO Colorado Mining Association 1600 Broadway, Suite 1340 Denver, Colorado 80202-4913 Stuart A. Sanderson, President Colorado Safety Association 4730 Oakland Street, Suite 500 Denver, Colorado 80239-2731 Melodye A. Turek, President Denver Mining Club 8520 North Franklin Drive Denver, Colorado 80229 Heinz W. Siegel, President Mountain States Legal Foundation Ste. 2300, 1660 Lincoln St. Denver, Colorado 80264 Tel: 303-861-0244 Fax: 303-831-7379 The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists 820 l6th Street, Suite 505 Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute 3000 Youngfield Street, Suite 324 Lakewood, Colorado 80215-6545 Doris G. Finnie, Executive Director The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation 7039 E. 18th Ave. Denver, Colorado 80220 Tel: 303-321-8100 Fax: 303-321-7657 Western Coal Transportation Association P. O. Box 176 Denver, Colorado 80201 Western Coal Council 5765 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Ste. 18 Arvada, CO 80002-2516 Phone: 303-431-1456 Fax: 303-431-1606 FLORIDA Florida Limerock & Aggregate Institute 1007 Desoto Park Drive Suite 100 Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Tel: 850-942-0781 Fax: 850-942-5632 GEORGIA Georgia Mining Association 900 Circle 75 Parkway Suite 1740 Alanta, GA 30339 Tel: 770-952-7975 Fax: 770-952-7986 Lee Lemke, Vice President ILLINOIS Illinois Coal Institute 212 S. Second St. Springfield, IL 62701 phone: 217-528-2092 fax: 217-523-5191 Attn: Kelly Spivey INDIANA Indiana Coal Council 143 West Market Street, Suite 701 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 J. Nathan Noland, President Barbara Tapp, Office Manager Ph. 317-638-6997 FAX 317-638-7031 KENTUCKY Coal Operators & Associates P. O. Box 3158 Pikeville, Kentucky 41502-3158 David A. Gooch, President Ph. 606-432-2161 FAX 606-432-2162 Energy & Mineral Law Foundation 340 South Broadway, Suite 101 Lexington, KY 40508 Kentucky Coal Association 340 South Broadway, Suite 100 Lexington, KY 40508 Tel: 859-233-4743 Fax: 859-233-4745 Bill Bissett, President David Moss, Vice President E-mail: kca@kentuckycoal.com or bbissett@kentuckycoal.com Kentucky Crushed Stone Association Depot Plc. Box 326-119 W. Broadway Frankfort, KY 40602 Tel: 502-223-2379 Fax: 502-223-2370 Kentucky Mining Institute 340 South Broadway, Suite 100 Lexington, Kentucky 40508 Frank Williams, President Kentucky Reclamation Association 1850 Lantaff Blvd., Suite 203 P.O. Box 936 Madisonville, Kentucky 42431 Tel: 502-821-2760 Fax: 502-821-2766 Tri-State Coal Operators Association, Inc. (KY, VA, WV) P.O. Box 259 Kingwood, West Virginia 26537 Tel: 304-329-0976 West Kentucky Coal Association P.O. Box 4148 Frankfort, Kentucky 40604 Jim Baker, President Ph. 502-223-1437 MARYLAND Maryland Coal Association 59 East Main Street Frostburg, Maryland 21532 Phone (301) 689-6609 Fax (301) 689-8384 Donna Care, President MINNESOTA Minnesota Iron Mining Association 505 Lonsdale Building 302 West Superior Street Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: 218-722-7724 Fax: 218-720-6707 MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Valley Coal Trade & Transport Council #2 Canal, Suite 1013 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 C. R. "Pete" Moore, President MISSOURI Mining Industry Technology of Missouri P. O. Box 725 Jefferson City, Missouri 65l02 Randy J. Scherr, Executive Director Mining Industry Council Of Missouri P.O. Box 725 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Tel: 314-635-7308 Fax: 314-636-9749 MONTANA Montana Coal Council 2301 Colonial Drive Helena, Montana 59601 James D.Mockler, Executive Director NEVADA Nevada Mining Association 9210 Prototype Dr., Suite 200 Reno, NV 89511 Russ Fields, President Phone: (702) 829-2121 Fax: (702) 852-2631 Women in MiningP.O. Box 868 Winnenucca, NV 89446 NEW MEXICO New Mexico Geological Society Campus Station Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Dick Chamberlin, President NORTH DAKOTA Lignite Energy Council P. O. Box 2277 Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-2277 John W. Dwyer, President Ph. 701-258-7117 FAX 701-258-2755 OHIO International Society of Explosive Engineers 30325 Bainbridge Road Cleveland, Oh 44139 Phone: 440-349-4400 Fax: 440-349-3788 E-mail: isee@isee.org Contact: Dede Manross, Director of Communications Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association 162 N. Hamilton Rd. Gahanna, Ohio 43230 Phone: 614-428-7954 Fax: 614-428-7919 E-mail: patj@oaima.org Patrick Jacomet, Executive Director Ohio Coal Association 17 South High Street, Suite 215 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Mike Carey, President Ph. 614-228-6336 FAX 614-228-6349 E-mail: info@ohiocoal.com OKLAHOMA Association of Oklahoma General Contractors  - Coal Producers CommitteeP.O. Box 53385 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152 Ph. 405-843-5661 FAX 405-843-6050 OREGON Bohemia Mine Owners Association P.O. Box 421 Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Fay Stewart - President 541-942-0870 E-Mail: bmoa@rio.com Contact: Preston White for Membership 541-942-7134 E:mail: awesome@rio.com Eastern Oregon Mining Association P.O. Box 932 Baker City, OR 97814 Phone: (541) 276-8807 or (541) 523-3285 Fax: (541) 276-8015 or (541) 523-4385 Contact: Bob Heitmanek, President E-mail: roheitma@oregontrail.net PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Coal Association 212 North Third Street, Suite 102 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 George L. Ellis, President Ph. 717-233-7909 FAX 717-231-7610 TEXAS Texas Mining & Reclamation Association 300 Highland Mall Boulevard, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78752 Ph. 512-467-1300 FAX 512-451-9556 Phillips Coal Company 2929 North Central Expressway Richardson, TX 75080 (972) 669-5902 Fax: (972) 669-5900 UTAH Utah Mining Association 136 South Main Street, Suite 825 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Alexander H. Jordan, President Utah Coal Operators Subcommittee Utah Mining Association 195 North 100 West Huntington, UT 84528 VIRGINIA Tri-State Coal Operators Association, Inc. (KY, VA, WV) P.O. Box 259 Kingwood, West Virginia 26537 Tel: 304-329-0976 The Virginia Coal Association Old City Hall, Suite 425 1001 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 W. Thomas Hudson, President Ph. 804-643-6697 FAX 804-643-6699 Virginia Coal Council P. O. Box 858 Richlands, Virginia 24642 Barbara F. Altizer, Executive Director WASHINGTON American Coal Foundation 1130 Seventeenth St. N.W., Suite 220 Washington, DC 20036 - 4604 Ph: (202) 466-8630 FAX: (202) 466-8632 Northwest Mining Association 10 North Post, Suite 414 Spokane, Washington 99201-0772 Tim. S. Olson, Executive Director Ph. 509-624-1158 FAX 509-623-1241 WEST VIRGINIA Tri-State Coal Operators Association, Inc. (KY, VA, WV) P.O. Box 259 Kingwood, West Virginia 26537 Tel: 304-329-0976 American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation 21 Grandview Drive Princeton, West Virginia 24740 Ph: (304) 425-8332  Pocahontas Coal Association P.O. Box 1310 Welch, WV 24801 Phone 1-888-COAL-4-US Phone 1-888-262-5487 Phone (304) 294-7768 Information: info@pocahontascoal.org  Jeffrey Ingram: jkingram@aol.com  Tri-State Coal Operators Association, Inc.P. O. Box 259 Kingwood, West Virginia 26537 Ronald L. Crites, Director West Virginia Coal Association, Inc. 1301 Laidley Tower Charleston, West Virginia 25301 William B. Raney, President Chris Hamilton, Vice President Ph. 304-342-4153 FAX 304-342-7651 WYOMING Wyoming Mining Association 1700 West Lincolnway P.O. Box 866 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003 Marion Loomis, Executive Director Ph. 307-635-0331