Longwall to be abandoned in mine; Mine is too dangerous for Oxbow Mining to retrieve equipment

摘要

OXBOW MINING announced that it has abandoned hopes of recovering its longwall mining equipment at its Elk Creek Mine in Somerset, CO. The company will seal part of the mine and layoff 150 workers. The machine is located in part of the mine where concerns of spontaneous combustion have made it too dangerous to retrieve, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported.