Last month, the Trump administration nominated mining industry association executive Wayne Palmer to head MSHA.

The multi-phase initiative will focus on constructing a new coal breaker modeled after the 1915 Eckley breaker, enhancing both the historical authenticity of the site and the visitor experience.

An exact project cost hasn’t been determined. A climate-controlled facility inside the breaker will house collections of mining tools, coal samples and mining company equipment. “It will ...