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Despite shift away from coal, two new mines set for West Virginia
2016-09-07 10:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: As mines close and the coal industry faces a seemingly endless run of bankruptcies and other bad news, a company backed by a $90 million investment is defying conventional wisdom by preparing to open two new mines next year in Appalachia, the hardest-hit coal region. The mines in West Virginia and Virginia will create some 400 jobs in counties where unemployment ranges close to three times the national average, Ramaco Development CEO Randall Atkins told The Associated Press. "It's a fairly big...
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