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Alabama Steel Industry and Coal Mine Exploration Review and Future
As steelmakers cut production, and coal stockpiles increase, Alabama miners are nervous about the future.
Two years ago, Alabama’s coal mining boomed. Industries worldwide gobbled up coal as quickly as they could get it.
Jeffco mine cuts 455 jobs
Drummond Co. said Monday it will mothball the Shoal Creek mine and eliminate 455 of the 536 jobs there, as the company mulls the future of its last underground operation in the state.
The mine in western Jefferson County, often the most productive in the state based on annual tonnage, suffered explosions and catastrophic flooding almost [...]
In Coal Mines Compliance Isn\\\’t Enough
Experts: Coal Industry Must Build New ‘Culture of Prevention’.
Coal companies must replace by-the-book compliance with a culture of prevention if they want to eliminate the underground fires and explosions that are killing miners, says a panel of experts releasing recommendations for the industry Tuesday.
The Mine Safety Technology and Training Commission has studied 25 years of [...]
