Report: Pinnacle coal mine in West Virginia idled and may close soon

摘要

ERP Compliant Fuels’ Pinnacle coal mine in West Virginia was idled Oct. 4rnand is expected to permanently close within two weeks, the Bluefield (W.Va.)rnDaily Telegraph reported Oct. 7.rnThe processing plant is expected to remain open, but its workforce ofrnabout 50 people may be reduced.rnPinnacle notified the West Virginia Department of Commerce in Augustrnthat it intended to close the mine Oct. 5 and lay off 359 workers.rnThe mine, located in Wyoming County, produced 1.2 million tons of coalrnin 2017 and 661,000 tons in the first half of 2018, according to the U.S. MinernSafety and Health Administration.rnUS coal production (Regions)