A West Virginia coal mine that employs about 400 workers is closing after a deal to sell it fell through.
Gov. Jim Justice issued a statement saying the closing of the Pinnacle Mine in Wyoming County will displace a lot of miners. He says he is hopeful the mine "has not seen its last days."
WVVA reports workers at the mine, which is owned by Mission Coal, said this week negotiations to sell the mine fell through. The mine is the largest employer in Wyoming County after the school system. Workers were moving equipment out of the mine this week, a sure sign of its imminent closure.
Justice also mentioned the recent closing of ABB control systems in Greenbrier County, which employs about 150 workers.
Justice said in the Friday release that "it's not a good day."
vacon04 on October 14th, 2018 at 03:31 UTC »
Yeah, we all saw it coming. I feel bad for people who will lose their jobs but at the same time that's just the way it goes, times are changing and coal is clearly not the future.
Many miners were given the option of free training to make a transition to a different industry but they refused and now they don't have the skills to work on something else.
the-mailman38 on October 14th, 2018 at 02:34 UTC »
We live and die by the vault
dvc415 on October 14th, 2018 at 01:40 UTC »
I guess the place had.. geological issues?
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/metals/080818-missions-us-pinnacle-low-vol-hard-coking-coal-mine-in-closure-threat-on-geology