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In 2019, Blackjewel, LLC, a subsidiary of Revelation Energy, was one of the largest coal operators in the country. [1] On July 1, 2019, Blackjewel Coal filed for bankruptcy, [2] leading to the abrupt firing of about 1,700 miners in Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. [3] [4] 200 miners in Harlan County were affected. [5]
The causes of the protest stemmed from the 2019 bankruptcy of Blackjewel Coal, a coal mining company that operated a mine in the county. Following the company's bankruptcy, former coal miners did not receive payment for several weeks of work, leading to many miners protesting by blocking a coal train on tracks in the county.
Pre-packaged plans of reorganization virtually always impair (i.e. pay less than in full) one or more classes of creditors, and so in order to ensure that the plan can be confirmed by the bankruptcy court, the plan proponents must secure the support of at least two-thirds in amount and more than one-half in number of at least one such impaired ...
Peabody Energy announced today it had come to terms with Patriot Coal and the United Mine Workers of America to reach a settlement with retirees following the bankruptcy of Patriot. Patriot sought ...
Bankruptcy is a legal status involving court processes under U.S. Code: Title 11, better known as the Bankruptcy Code. It often requires the involvement of lawyers and may result in court orders ...
Lopez, who is overseeing the bankruptcy, later blocked that sale, saying that the trustee left “money on the table" by quickly accepting the Onion's bid without conducting a more robust auction.
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In November 2018, Contura merged with Alpha Natural Resources to become America's biggest supplier of metallurgical coal. [4] Even though the combination let Alpha Natural Resources emerge from bankruptcy, the first year was a difficult one; lower coal prices, and higher production costs at mines where it makes the type of coal burned at power plants.