Following a home explosion that killed one and critically injured another, residents want to know more about the mine under their community. So far, their questions have largely gone unanswered.
Striking coal miners rally, reach out for solidarity By Susan Lamont May 24, 2021
United Mine Workers of America Striking coal miners and supporters join together at weekly rally May 5 in McCalla, Alabama.
MCCALLA, Ala. A third weekly solidarity rally for 1,100 United Mine Workers of America union members on strike at Warrior Met Coal in nearby Brookwood drew several hundred miners, family members, union retirees and other supporters to Tannehill State Park here May 5. The strike has entered its second month.
UMWA coal miners who work at Warrior Met’s two underground mines, coal preparation plant and central shop struck April 1 when their contract expired. They’re fighting to regain ground lost in 2016 when major concessions in wages, benefits and working conditions were forced on the union. Jim Walter Resources, the former owner, went belly up and its creditors used a federal bankruptcy court to demand union concessi
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In Walker County, Ala., work is under way on the longwall expansion project of the Alabama Mining Academy at Bevill State Community College (BSCC).
In Walker County, Ala., work is under way on the longwall expansion project of the
Alabama Mining Academy at Bevill State Community College (BSCC).
The existing mining building already has a working section that simulates coal extraction at the school s Sumiton campus, with the expansion designed to provide new, inexperienced miners a better understanding of longwall coal mining in the state. The longwall will be set up prior to the walls and roof being built, said Ken Russell, BSCC director of workforce solutions and mine technology education. It s like a jigsaw puzzle, with a lot of pieces that have to fit. Logistics and timing will be the key for a smooth transition.
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Murray Metallurgical Coal Holdings, LLC Successfully Consummates Going-Concern Sale Transaction
December 12, 2020 GMT
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Murray Metallurgical Coal Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Murray Met”) announced today that its chapter 11 plan (the “Plan”) became effective as of December 11, 2020, and that it has successfully completed a sale of the Oak Grove Mine to a privately held company jointly owned by a group of its former creditors and American Consolidated Natural Resources, Inc. (“ACNR”). The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Western Division) (the “Court”) approved the Plan on November 25, 2020.