{Charleston, West Virginia}...St. Louis-based Arch Coal says it is on schedule to begin longwall production at the Tygart Mine near Grafton by mid-2013. Arch President and Chief Operating Officer John Eaves said Friday the company expects Tygart to be a very low-cost operation, probably one of the lowest cost in the eastern United States. Former owner ICG said in June 2010 that when the Tygart Mine was fully operational it would employ 300 people and produce 3.5 million tons a year of coal for both the steel-making and electrical generating industries.
