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E M I KIMBLE COS. INC. SPRING 2011 Mastering Many Trades Kimble Cos. Inc. has survived the economic downturn by operating its business in multiple markets, its president says. Kimble recycles 100 tons of post-consumer products daily, and recovers. more than 1,000 cubic feet of methane each minute as waste decomposes at its landfill.. “We enjoy operating the business and [going against] the competition.” // KEITH KIMBLE, president ices, and clay and limestone aggregate There are not many people who can products. Kimble’s parents, Floyd and say they love their work, but Keith Kim- Doris Kimble, founded the ﬁrm as the ble, president of Kimble Cos. Inc., can. Kimble Coal Co. in 1948, which used “We have fun,” he says. “We enjoy operhand shovels and a single truck. ating the business and [going against] Soon, Floyd Kimble grew the company the competition.” and its staff using a U.S. Army surplus Based in Dover, Ohio, Kimble Cos. spe- bulldozer and dragline. In the early cializes in coal mining, energy services, 1970s, Keith Kimble says, it moved into solid waste recycling and disposal servthe production of natural gas and oil, [ BY ALAN DORICH ] PROFILE Kimble Cos. Inc.. www.kimblecompanies.com | 2010 sales: $50 million | Headquarters: Dover, Ohio | Specialties: Coal mining, energy services, solid waste recycling and disposal services, and limestone and clay products | Employees: 400 since there were areas in Ohio that were ripe for development. This provided relief during the natural gas crisis of the 1970s. “We decided to try our hand at it, and started drilling and producing gas and oil, and putting in the pipelines in to connect the wells,” he recalls. “We became a fairly large independent producer of oil and gas.” Kimble Cos. also began operating recycling and collection centers, and maintained a 250-acre landﬁll for its local communities. Today, Kimble Cos. offers its services through multiple ﬁrms, including Penn Ohio Coal Co., 96 emi-magazine.com http://www.emi-magazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Energy & Mining International - Spring 2011

Energy & Mining International - Spring 2011
Contents
Clean Fuel
Satellites Are Key
Good Vibrations
News
Latin America Focus
Minera Andres
Ventana Gold Corp.
Zincore Metals
AQM Copper Inc.
Canada Focus
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corp.
Aurizon Mines
JV Driver
Alderon Resource Corp.
Detour Gold Corp.
Prairie Machine & Parts
Pumps & Pressure Inc.
Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.
Explor Resources Inc.
Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc.
Advantage Valve Maintenance Ltd.
Silverman Oilfield Services
Rhino Resource Partners LP – Hopedale Mining LLC
Kimble Cos. Inc.
McVay Drilling Co.
MaXfield Inc.
Ellicott Dredges
Scientific Drilling
Becker/SMC Corp.
GasSearch Drilling Services
Crossrock Inc.
Frontier Services Inc.
Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc.
Summit Midstream Partners
Black Hills Bentonite LLC
Energy Companies
The Final Shot

Energy & Mining International - Spring 2011