A Pikeville mine is shutting down, with 280 employees getting notice that their jobs will soon be ending.
Alliance Resource Partners and Excel Mining have announced an end to operation at their MC Mining Complex.
They say there are still two production units that will continue through the current contract, but after that is done, the mine will close.
CEO Joseph W. Craft, III cites “persistent weakness in coal demand, compounded by delays in timely payment for committed coal sales”.
Officials with the East Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program tell WYMT they will be reaching out to the employees to help them find ways to transition their skills into a new field.