September 9, 2010 (Coal Geology): Dugout Canyon coal mine in Carbon County, Utah, owned by Arch Coal’s Canyon Fuel Company subsidiary, has restarted its longwall mining system and is in the process of resuming production. The coal production was stopped on June 22 by MSHA. Arch Coal has worked closely and cooperatively with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) since then to assess the situation and restart the Dugout Canyon mine.
“We want to extend our great appreciation to the MSHA team for its diligence and hard work during the outage,” said Gene DiClaudio, president of Arch Western Bituminous Group.
More than 100 of Dugout Canyon’s 275 employees are returning from other company operations in Utah and Colorado where they had been working on temporary assignment. “We were pleased so many Dugout employees offered to work at other locations while the mine was idle,” said DiClaudio.
Dugout Canyon mine produces approximately 2 percent of Arch’s total annual output. Arch’s Canyon Fuel Company is the largest coal producer in Utah and operates the Sufco, Skyline and Dugout Canyon mines with a total workforce of approximately 800.
St. Louis-based Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) is the second largest U.S. coal producer. Through its national network of mines, Arch supplies cleaner-burning, low-sulfur coal to fuel roughly 8 percent of the nation’s electricity. The company also ships coal to domestic and international steel manufacturers as well as international power producers.
Web Site: http://www.archcoal.com/
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