Massey Energy attorney Shane Harvey told media outlets that US District Judge Irene Berger issued the decision Saturday to keep members of protest groups such as Climate Ground Zero from demonstrating on Massey property and disrupting operations.

“We appreciate the court’s quick review and decision, and hope this helps improve a potentially unsafe situation,” company spokesperson Jeff Gillenwater told ILN Monday afternoon.

The initial three-day injunction order was granted last Tuesday and included activists from CGZ, Mountain Justice and their agents and lawyers.

The group has targeted Massey in a year-long series of action.

Most recently, the groups staged a February 18 protest at Massey’s Marfork complex and fatigue-clad individuals chained themselves to equipment in the mine’s front office.

A receptionist was taken to the hospital by ambulance after the incident and treated for shock.

“[They] are part of an anti-coal group that wants to shut down mining in Appalachia and destroy West Virginia’s economy,” Massey chairman Don Blankenship said just after the Marfork protest last month.

“The Raleigh County prosecutor needs to enforce the law and protect our hard-working members. These criminals have been allowed to become more and more aggressive with little repercussion.”

Gillenwater did not provide ILN with an expiration date for the injuction.