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Laid off coal miners on their own after fueling Wyo economy for decades

by Dustin Bleizeffer April 5, 2016April 4, 2018

GILLETTE — Rumors about the coal industry are common in northeast Wyoming where strip mining provides 5,000 direct jobs and supports about three times that in the mine services sector. But when Arch Coal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, Robert Frieze, who works at Arch’s Coal Creek mine, realized that talk of layoffs […]

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Recovered Abandoned Mine funds should be held for reclamation

by RT Cox December 8, 2015December 9, 2015

Congress has recently acted to send a big pile of money from the Abandoned Mine Land fund to Wyoming. Now we have to think about actually using this money for the purpose for which it is collected.

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Rising cost of Powder River Basin mining adds to coal crunch

by Dustin Bleizeffer July 21, 2015April 4, 2018

Powder River Basin mines must dig deeper each year, adding to the cost of mining a ton of coal and shrinking operating margins.

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Back on Track: Wyoming coal rebounds amid market, regulatory uncertainty

by Dustin Bleizeffer January 4, 2011September 22, 2021

Wyoming coal producers fared well during a tumultuous year for the industry nationwide, increasing output by an estimated 2.6 percent in 2010. It’s a modest recovery in production, after slipping 7.8 percent in 2009. Wyoming’s year-to-date coal production as of December 25 was 434 million tons, and the industry was on track to finish the year at 442.5 million tons, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.