Warrior Met Coal bringing longwall back

Coal producer Warrior Met Coal has confirmed plans to relaunch development of its Blue Creek reserves in Alabama into a new longwall mine adjacent to its existing operations in Brookwood, south of Birmingham. Work at the site had been suspended for about two years due to market conditions, along with labor issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. An improvement in the…

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Wellmore wins at Governor’s Cup

Wellmore Coal Company took home the top prize at the 2021 Virginia Governor’s Cup Mine Rescue Competition held recently in Virginia. The competition was held at Carl Smith Football Stadium at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, and was co-hosted by the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association and Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME). The second-place team was…

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