Mills Company Wants to Retrieve its Equipment at Blackjewel MinesMills Company Wants to Retrieve its Equipment at Blackjewel MinesMonday, Blackjewel failed to secure $20 million in emergency funding, and then immediately closed the mines and sent more than 600 mine workers home.Tom MortonTom Morton
Judge Approves Payments of Workers Sent Home From Campbell County MinesJudge Approves Payments of Workers Sent Home From Campbell County MinesThe bankruptcy court also authorized the debtors to pay vendors and shippers that billed Blackjewel before the bankruptcy petition.Tom MortonTom Morton
BNSF Rail Service to Closed Mines in Campbell County is UncertainBNSF Rail Service to Closed Mines in Campbell County is UncertainBNSF Railway, which has hauled coal from the Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte mines in Campbell County, is aware that their owner Blackjewel LLC, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy business reorganization, a BNSF spokeswoman said in an email Wednesday...Tom MortonTom Morton
Another Emergency Hearing for Blackjewel; CEO Would ResignAnother Emergency Hearing for Blackjewel; CEO Would ResignThe Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of West Virginia is scheduled to conduct the emergency hearing at 12:30 p.m. MST.Tom MortonTom Morton
Wyoming Congressional Delegation Comments on Mine Closures, LayoffsWyoming Congressional Delegation Comments on Mine Closures, LayoffsU.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Mike Enzi called the layoffs heartbreaking.Tom MortonTom Morton
Gillette Offers Help to Laid Off Mine WorkersGillette Offers Help to Laid Off Mine WorkersThe Gillette Office of the Department of Workforce Services, 551 Running West Drive, will extend its hours this week and next week.Tom MortonTom MortonZach SpadtZach Spadt
Wyoming Coal Producer Blackjewell LLC Files for Ch. 11 BankruptcyWyoming Coal Producer Blackjewell LLC Files for Ch. 11 BankruptcyIn its list of the 30 largest unsecured claims, Blackjewel says it owes over $60 million in royalties to the U.S. Department of the Interior. Nick LearnedNick Learned