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Armstrong Coal Company Waiting Permit To Explore Underground Mine in Muhlenberg Country
There is new information Monday about two mines the Armstrong Coal Company plans to open in the Tri-State.
Amstrong Coal Company Hopes To Open Two New Coal Mining Project and Up To 200 Mining Jobs
While many employers are cutting workers, the coal industry is adding to its payroll. The Armstrong Coal Company says it hopes to open two new mines. An underground mine in Muhlenberg County and a surface mine in Ohio County.
Armstrong to reopen Big Run coal mine
A coal company is planning to reopen a mine in Western Kentucky next year, creating about 900 jobs with starting pay of $19 an hour, officials said.
“We’re excited,” said Dudley Cooper, a consultant to the Ohio County Industrial Authority. “This should mean an influx of people into Ohio County.”
St. Louis-based Armstrong Coal Co. announced Thursday [...]
Before fatality, inspector at Armstrong mine knew he couldn’t do the job
In the weeks before a roof fall killed a 26-year-old miner in Armstrong County’s Tracy Lynne Mine last year, the mine was being inspected by an industrial hygienist with virtually no underground mine experience.
The federal employee, Dennis Lowmaster, had briefly worked with a journeyman inspector at Tracy Lynne, but then the more experienced inspector was [...]
