…operation by now. The mine would produce at least 1 million tons of high-sulfur coal annually, perhaps as much as 2 million tons a year. But it continues to remain on the sidelines, awaiting favorable market signals. Should they emerge, Bowman said…
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LG&E’s Coal Burn Increases in January
The higher burn also was cheered by coal producers, mostly in the high-sulfur Illinois Basin, that sell the 14 million-15 million tons of steam coal consumed annually by the subsidiaries of Pennsylvania’s PPL Corp. Michael Dotson, fuels manager for LG&E and KU,…
Blackhawk to Meet Forecast for 2016
…Patriot Coal Corp. last year. The company is targeting about 2 million tons of production from its Triad Mining subsidiary in Indiana, similar to last year. Blackhawk acquired Triad, its first purchase in the high-sulfur Illinois Basin, from bankupt James River Coal…
Can Alliance Keep Its Record Pace in 2016?
…million tons. It expects sales to range between 34.6 million and 38.1 million tons. Part of the decrease is the impending closure of the Elk Creek underground mine near Madisonville, Kentucky, operated by the company’s Hopkins County Coal subsidiary. High-sulfur coal reserves…
Alliance to Reduce Workforce by 275
The notifications were made February 5 to 75 employees at River View Coal and White County Coal, citing a reduction in operational units, and another 200 individuals at Hamilton County Coal due to reduced production and a weak market. Both furloughs are…
Alpha Lays Off 230 in West Virginia
…Services, respectively. Alpha cited lack of orders for the mines’ coal for its decision to idle. The furloughs follow 886 positions cut last month ahead of the producer’s plan to idle eight underground and two processing facilities, also in West Virginia. Share…
Alpha Cuts 93 at Kingston Complex
The furloughs were effective February 1 and include 49 at the Kingston No. 1 mine, 40 at the Kingston No. 2 operation and four at the Kingston preparation plant, all in Scarbro. The underground mines have reduced operations by one section each….
Peabody Lays Off 75 in Illinois
…While she did not indicate if the furloughs are considered permanent, she said all impacted workers are being offered severance benefits and Sutton said employment assistance is also being provided. “The company regrets the negative impact this action will have on affected…
States, Groups Seeking Stay on Clean Power Plan
…Michael Nasi, the general counsel for Balanced Energy for Texas, while the decision is disappointing, it is a “procedural decision” and not a reflection on how the courts — including the U.S. Supreme Court, where this case will now be heard —…
Arch Coal Sets Record for Safety, Earns State Awards
…idled Upshur properties earned West Virginia Reclamation Awards for outstanding coal refuse reclamation and construction techniques. Furthermore, Coal-Mac’s Phoenix No. 4 surface mine was selected for the 2015 West Virginia Good Neighbor Award for its exceptional performance in community outreach and good…
Alpha to Idle 8 Mines, 2 Plants; Hundreds Furloughed
The mines’ operators, Marfork Coal, Elk Run Coal and Maxxim Shared Services, issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices on January 25. The last day for workers will be around March 25. Included in the idles and furloughs are Marfork’s…
Achieving World-class Mining Maintenance: Step 2 — Ensure Support for Maintenance
…control internal procedures or influence interdepartmental actions if they had been furnished an overly complex in-formation system intended primarily for accounting that totally neglected the vital maintenance activity of work control? How many mine managers whose maintenance activities consume more than 40%…
Vigo Cuts Staff at 2 ILB Mines
…engineering and administrative department will lose three staff members. The miner said it expects the furloughs to be permanent. The workers are not represented by a union. Combined, the two mines produced a little more than 2 million tons last year. Share…
People – January 2016
…January 2014. Prior to that he was executive vice president of mining operations for ICG. Snavely replaces Dr. Len Peters, who was appointed by former Gov. Steve Beshear in 2008. SUEK Siberian Coal and Energy Co. named G. Michael Meighen as global…
CONSOL Idling Twin Branch, Furloughing 88
Employees were given notice January 8 of the move, which CONSOL said was tied to an effort to balance shipments and inventory levels. Twenty-eight will remain employed for mine maintenance at Twin Branch, part of the Miller Creek complex in Mongo County,…
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