Blackjewel Class Action $17.3M Settlement Unsealed; 600 Wyoming Employees AffectedBlackjewel Class Action $17.3M Settlement Unsealed; 600 Wyoming Employees AffectedBlackjewel LLC suddenly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 1, 2019, and sent home its employees without the proper notification.Tom MortonTom Morton
Company Seeks its Shovels Back From Two Wyoming Coal MinesCompany Seeks its Shovels Back From Two Wyoming Coal MinesCompany officials say the stay was placed last year after Blackjewel LLC filed for bankruptcy.Associated PressAssociated Press
Coal Bankruptcy Judge Asks Company to Explain Attorney CostsCoal Bankruptcy Judge Asks Company to Explain Attorney CostsVolk questions some of those expenses, including a one-night hotel stay costing $982, and wants them to respond by Dec. 13.Associated PressAssociated Press
Mine Shutdowns in Top US Coal Region Bring UncertaintyMine Shutdowns in Top US Coal Region Bring UncertaintyWhat happened instead has shaken the top coal-producing region in the United States like a charge of mining explosive.Associated PressAssociated Press
Wyoming Miners Locked Out of Jobs Face Health Insurance LossWyoming Miners Locked Out of Jobs Face Health Insurance LossThe lockout that began July 1 has affected 1,700 workers, including nearly 600 in Wyoming.Associated PressAssociated Press
Hearing Ordered as Miners Protest by Blocking Coal TrainsHearing Ordered as Miners Protest by Blocking Coal TrainsLawyers for Blackjewel say the coal is losing value and increasing in combustibility, meaning it could burst into flames, as it sits on the tracks.Associated PressAssociated Press
Blackjewel-related Bank Owes Casper Company More than $500,000Blackjewel-related Bank Owes Casper Company More than $500,000The Milton, W. Va.-based Blackjewel LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy business reorganization on July 1.Tom MortonTom Morton
Blackjewel’s Coal Assets Including Those in Wyoming Sold at Auction; hearing MondayBlackjewel’s Coal Assets Including Those in Wyoming Sold at Auction; hearing MondayBelle Ayr and Eagle Butte mines in Campbell County been closed since Blackjewel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection July 1.Associated PressAssociated Press