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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.
By January 2016, more than 25% of coal production was in bankruptcy in the United States [6] including the top two producers Peabody Energy [7] [8] and Arch Coal. [6] [9] When Arch Coal filed for bankruptcy protection, the price of coal had dropped 50% since 2011 [10] and it was $4.5 billion in debt.
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Families who have sued Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre have resolved their disputes on how to divide the bankrupt conspiracy theorist's assets, clearing the way for ...
Blackhall beach made a notable appearance in the 1971 film Get Carter; in the climactic scenes the main character is involved in a chase across a coal-strewn beach. [2] [3] The film shows the beach black with coal spoilings, dumped there by mine's conveyor system. Since the mine closed, £10 million has been spent removing the conveyor and its ...
A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the terms of a $20 million settlement that will benefit former Bitwise Industries employees who abruptly lost their jobs when the Fresno-based technology ...
Patriot Coal building in Creve Coeur, Missouri in June 2013. Patriot Coal Corporation was a coal-mining company based in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. The company was a spin-off of most of the Eastern U.S. operations of Peabody Energy. Patriot was the second largest coal miner east of the Mississippi River. The company's operations ...