2019 Annual Foundation Report
The 2019 Annual Report of the Alpha Foundation can be found here.
MISSION
Improving Mine Safety & Health
Through funding research and development projects by qualified academic institutions and other not-for-profit organizations…
In The Know
Quick Fact
Since it began grantmaking activities in 2013, the Alpha Foundation has committed over $29 million to support mining safety and health research.
Impact
The Alpha Foundation believes that good scientific research on mine safety and health is a key to sustaining the viability of the mining sector. Only by knowing what the facts are industry, labor and the public officials can make sound decisions on practices and policies that support the safety and health of the workforce and that of the mining communities at large.”
Dr. Michael Karmis, Stonie Barker Professor, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering & Director, Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research, Virginia Tech
