EMBA team gets down and dirty

Members of Olin’s Executive MBA team shared a once-in-a-lifetime experience when we visited the New Future mining operation in Galatia, Illinois, approximately 130 miles from St. Louis. The mine is one of thirteen active mines operated by Murray Energy Corporation, the largest privately owned coal company in the United States, producing approximately sixty-five million tons of high quality bituminous coal each year, and employing over 7,500 people in six states.

Current Executive MBA student, Carson Pollastro, manages mining operations for the New Future mine and welcomed the EMBA team to the New Future mine for a day that most everyone described as one of the most thrilling experiences of their lives. The New Future mine and its neighbor the New Era mine make up the American Coal Company in the Illinois Basin and have been under the ownership of Murray Energy Corporation since 1998.

After going through two training sessions and getting outfitted in mining gear, we were ushered into an elevator and descended 500 feet underground. Once underground, we loaded into mining vehicles and drove six miles to experience the operations of a longwall mining system and a continuous mining operation.

Thanks to Executive MBA student Carson Pollastro and the members of the American Coal Company for their gracious welcome and a day that will never be forgotten!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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