Two hundred eighty employees of the MC Mining Complex in Pike County are being laid off.
The mine is operated by Alliance’s Resource Partners of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Joseph W. Craft, III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company said, “The decision to issue WARN notices at the MC Mining Complex was not made lightly.”
He added, “persistent weakness in coal demand, compounded by some delays in timely payment for committed coal sales, has necessitated this difficult but necessary step to begin winding down production operations.”