{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Frasure Creek Mining, a coal company facing fines for water quality violations in eastern Kentucky says it is no longer mining coal in the state and its financial problems have kept it from resolving a court-ordered mediation over the penalties with state officials and environmental groups. The case began when environmentalists pointed out questionable water quality monitoring practices by Frasure Creek and International Coal Group in 2010. Attorneys met in Franklin County Circuit Court Monday to discuss the status of the case. According to Michael Haines, general counsel for Kentucky's Energy and Environment Cabinet, Frasure Creek Mining of Scott Depot, which has about seven mining complexes in Kentucky, has no income. ICG reached a $575,000 agreement with the state and the activist groups earlier this month.
