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Unable to execute a reorganization or find other buyers, South Fork Coal has idled its operations and furloughed its remaining employees.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAmerican Rivers points to one company specifically, South Fork Coal Company, which has operated on 3,600 acres in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties.
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA 73-year-old miner, with 53 years of experience, was ejected from a bulldozer he was operating. That’s according to a preliminary report from the Mine Safety and Health Administration on the death of William Mapes on Sunday.
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