THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF VIRGINIA 813 
 
 Studies of the geology and mineral resources of Virginia included reports
on Page County;3 the Staunton, Churchville, Greenville, and Stuarts Draft
Quadrangles, Virginia;4 an evaluation by the Virginia Division of Mineral
Resources, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Mines, of the potential ceramic and nonceramic uses of clay materials
in 27 eastern Virginia counties;5 and a directory of the mineral industry
in Virginia.6 The last publication lists 253 companies and individuals, exclusive
of coal producers, on record as of March 15, 1967. The listing includes portable
crushing plants, some captive and intermittent operations, and some processors
of out-ofState or imported materials. The names of producers and processors
are arranged by raw material or commodity under the appropriate county or
city. The locations of the various operations are given with respect to a
nearby city or town. An alphabetical listing of the names of companies and
individuals is provided as a reference index. The Directory is issued annually.

 
 Trends and Developments.—During 1967, announcements were made to locate

116 new manufacturing plants in Virginia and to expand 96 existing plants
according to the State's Division of Industrial Development. About 16,500
new manufacturing jobs are expected to occur from the announced new plants
and expansions. While the total number of new plants and expansions was less
than record announcements of 1966, employment is expected to be greater for
the 1967 announcements. 
 The year was also one of strong growth for new and expanded research and
development facilities in Virginia. During 1967, 30 new firms announced plans
to locate in the State and 5 existing firms announced plans to expand. Total
employment for the new and expanded facilities is expected to reach about
1,800. 
 According to a recently published report, "New Manufacturing Plants in Virginia
since 1960," by the State's Division of Industrial Development, apparel and
electrical machinery were the two leading industries in terms of new employment
during 1960—66. The former industry led in new employment (21 percent)
and the latter was second with 15 percent. Several other industries *had
substantial gains in new plant employment. These included 
textiles, chemicals, fabricated metals, nonelectrical machinery, and furniture.
During the 1960—66 period, a total of 339 new plants with 35,255 employees
were established in Virginia. Seventy-one of Virginia's 96 counties and 30
of its 35 independent cities gained new plants. 
 The kng established trend of declining mine employment in Virginia was reversed
in 1967. Employment in the State's coal mines gained about 3 percent in 1967,
according to the Virginia Division of Industrial Development. Coal mining
is by far the most important section of Virginia's mining industry, accounting
for more than three-quarters of all mine employment. 
 A new billion-dollar company—the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company—was
created July 1, 1967, when the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company and the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company merged to form the new rail system.
The new system now operates 9,629 route miles in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, and ranks eighth in mileage
and ninth in both assets and revenues among the Nation's railroads. The new
road employs a total of approximately 23,000 persons. Pooling of freight
cars will give the new company one of the largest fleets in the country.
The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company is chartered in Virginia and has
its corporate headquarters in Richmond. 
Virginia's fuel capability was increased by the opening of a new coal mine
(the Virginia-Pocahontas No. 1), which became initially productive early
in 1967 and is expected to produce 2 million tons of metallurgical coal annually
at full capacity. The mine is the second one developed by Island Creek Coal
Co. in the company's Pocahontas No. 3 seam metallurgical reserves (located
in Buchanan County), which are estimated to exceed half a bil3Allen, Rhesa
M., Jr. Geology and Mineral 
Resources of Page County, Virginia Div. of Miner. Res. (Charlottesville,
Va.), Bull. 81, 1967, 78 pp. 
 ~ Rader. Engene K. Geology of the Staunton, 
Churchville, Greenville, and Stuarts Draft 
Quadrangles, Virginia. Virginia Div. of 
Miner. Res. (Charlottesville, Va.), Rept. of 
mv. 12, 1967, 43 pp. 
 ~ Johnson, Stanley S., and Miles E. Tyrrell. 
Analysis of Clay and Related Materials— Eastern Counties. Virginia
Div. Miner. Res. 
(Charlottesvffle, Va.) Miner. Res. Rept. 8, 
1967, 232 pp. 
 6 Le Van, D. C. Directory of the Mineral Industry in Virginia. Virginia
Div. of Miner. Res. (Charlottesville, Va), Inf. Circ. 13, 1967, 45 pp.