Weak Production Report Caps 2019 for Powder River Basin Coal
Two former Blackjewel mines, Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr, returned to production in the fourth quarter after their purchase by another company.
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Measures to Help Wyoming Coal Workers Recover Pay Move Ahead
Another bill moving ahead would allow state attorneys to investigate a bankrupt company’s wage or hour records.
Former CEO Denies He Took Millions From Bankrupt Coal Firm
Lawyers for the company filed a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Jan. 9 asking for extensive investigation.
Former Blackjewel CEO Asks Court to Block Investigation of Him
Jeffrey Hoops, Sr., and the other entities will file an in-depth response on Jan. 21.
Wyoming: 31 Blackjewel Workers Still Owed $164,000
Wyoming officials say Blackjewel hasn't documented payments it says it has made to workers.
Coal Bankruptcy Judge Asks Company to Explain Attorney Costs
Volk questions some of those expenses, including a one-night hotel stay costing $982, and wants them to respond by Dec. 13.
Cleanup Requirements Hold up Sale of Blackjewel Coal Mines
Blackjewel attorneys say the companies will seek replacement bonds.
Feds Investigating Blackjewel for Fraud; Want Documents Preserved
Blackjewel, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 business bankruptcy protection on July 1 and sent hundreds of Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte workers home the same day.
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Plan to Sell 2 Wyoming Coal Mines
Under the deal, West Virginia-based Blackjewel would sell the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines in northeast Wyoming to Eagle Specialty Materials, a subsidiary of Alabama-based FM Coal.
New Company Enters Possible Deal for Idle Wyoming Coal Mines
The new deal that would transfer the mines from Contura to FM Coal also would need approval from a bankruptcy judge and Contura's board of directors.