Wyoming - Mining

摘要

Wyoming's Coal Woes Continue The bad news continues for Wyoming's ailing coal industry as financial concerns mount for mine operators and anew lawsuit challenges expansions at two of Wyoming's coal mines. In May 2015, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) informed Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Alpha) that it failed to qualify for Wyoming's self-bonding program. See Vol. XXXII, No. 3 (2015) of this Newsletter. Self-bonding is a program that allows mining companies to pay for future reclamation costs without having to post reclamation bonds, provided companies meet certain financial criteria. See Wyo. Rules & Regs.