Pocahontas Land Corporation

Pocahontas Land Corporation (PLC) and its subsidiary Pocahontas Development Corporation own or manage more than a million acres of natural resource properties in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. Operations on PLC properties include mountaintop removal surface mining, truck and shovel surface mining, underground mining machines, and longwall underground mining machines. A leader in safe, efficient, environmentally sound management, Pocahontas helps lessees ensure that resources are mined to best benefit all parties. PLC works with partners to determine the best uses for reclaimed mining areas. It has provided more than 110,000 acres for educational, economic, and recreational use, including high schools, a state park, and a golf course. Pocahontas donated 42 acres in West Virginia for housing for families displaced by flooding.

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