Project Reclaim

In 2022, this Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization project was completed and is now a super industrial site. With nearly $5 million in grants from Virginia Energy's AMLER program, the economic and environmental impacts are already considered a success for Russell County.

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with a quick snip of a ribbon this super
 

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with a quick snip of a ribbon this super
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industrial site in russell county is
 

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industrial site in russell county is
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officially open for business it's
 

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officially open for business it's
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turning out even better than i think
 

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turning out even better than i think
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that our team imagined five years and
 

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that our team imagined five years and
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nearly five million dollars later what
 

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nearly five million dollars later what
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used to be one of the largest coal
 

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used to be one of the largest coal
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preparation plants in the country when
 

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preparation plants in the country when
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you start looking at it and you look at
 

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you start looking at it and you look at
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some of the original pictures and you
 

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some of the original pictures and you
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can we really do this is now a
 

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can we really do this is now a
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competitive draw for new business for an
 

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competitive draw for new business for an
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area in dire need of an economic boost
 

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area in dire need of an economic boost
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this site it just has unlimited
 

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this site it just has unlimited
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potential i mean just as this department
 

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potential i mean just as this department
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worked on so far there could be hundreds
 

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worked on so far there could be hundreds
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of jobs here
 

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of jobs here
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with some of the process prospects we've
 

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with some of the process prospects we've
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talked to already i mean
 

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talked to already i mean
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several billion dollars worth of
 

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several billion dollars worth of
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investment that's possible here when
 

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investment that's possible here when
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first awarded a virginia energy
 

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first awarded a virginia energy
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abandoned mineland economic
 

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abandoned mineland economic
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revitalization grant in 2017
 

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revitalization grant in 2017
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the russell county industrial
 

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the russell county industrial
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development authority and the developer
 

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development authority and the developer
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russell county reclamation saw a diamond
 

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russell county reclamation saw a diamond
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in the rough here at what is known now
 

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in the rough here at what is known now
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they knew a former coal preparation site
 

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they knew a former coal preparation site
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had to have access to rail significant
 

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had to have access to rail significant
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electricity and good roads it had the
 

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electricity and good roads it had the
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bonus of a sufficient supply of natural
 

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gas all things that could make the deal
 

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gas all things that could make the deal
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when competing for new business
 

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when competing for new business
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they also saw the challenges 32 acres of
 

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they also saw the challenges 32 acres of
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coal waste had to be removed with the
 

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coal waste had to be removed with the
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nearby biodiverse clinch river the
 

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nearby biodiverse clinch river the
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environmental impact was as great as the
 

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environmental impact was as great as the
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the silk pond is now the building pad
 

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the silk pond is now the building pad
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for future jobs
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the county has already hosted
 

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the county has already hosted
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prospectors here the unique site is
 

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prospectors here the unique site is
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turning heads and perhaps may encourage
 

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turning heads and perhaps may encourage
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more entrepreneurs to see a new
 

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more entrepreneurs to see a new
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opportunity in the thousands of acres of
 

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opportunity in the thousands of acres of
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coal mine land in southwest virginia and
 

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coal mine land in southwest virginia and
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what we had here before which had no
 

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what we had here before which had no
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this is a huge benefit for the county
 

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this is a huge benefit for the county
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because we don't have a site like this
 

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because we don't have a site like this
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