
U.S. suit against Blackjewel gets Wyo miners $793K in wages
In a legal broadside outside the bounds of bankruptcy court, the U.S. Department of Labor sued Blackjewel in the U.S. District Court of Wyoming this week.
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Tuesday laid bare the chaos left by Blackjewel LLC’s shuttering of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines. “Those mines can’t just sit,” one miner said.
More than 100 miners visited the local Workforce Services office after Blackjewel LLC shuttered two coal mines. DEQ rushed to check empty mines for hazards.