{"id":2795,"date":"2022-07-12T13:26:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T13:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2022-07-12T15:37:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T15:37:06","slug":"berwind-mine-owner-investigating-after-ignition-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/12\/berwind-mine-owner-investigating-after-ignition-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Berwind mine owner investigating after ignition incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kentucky-based coal miner Ramaco Resources has confirmed a \u201cmaterial methane ignition\u201d at its Berwind complex in McDowell County, W.Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company said that, as the mine was idle at the time of the incident on July 10, no one was in the mine \u2013 and no injuries or fatalities were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cause of the ignition is unknown, but an investigation has commenced alongside state and federal authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaco is also evaluating the extent of damage from the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProduction from the Berwind complex is expected to be impacted for an [indeterminate] period of time,\u201d officials said, but did not indicate any further details on rehab plans or a restart target.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ramaco\u2019s other assets include the Elk Creek mine in West Virginia, the Knox Creek operation in Virginia and the RAM mine in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: ramacoresources.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kentucky-based coal miner Ramaco Resources has confirmed a \u201cmaterial methane ignition\u201d at its Berwind complex in McDowell County, W.Va. The company said that, as the mine was idle at the time of the incident on July 10, no one was in the mine \u2013 and no injuries or fatalities were reported. The cause of the ignition is unknown, but an…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[495],"tags":[855,1263,42],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-coal-miner","tag-methane","tag-ramaco-resources"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t