BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. – The shutdown of the former Blacksville No. 2 Mine in Monongalia County will begin Monday. In two phases from from August 9 through 23 and September 7 through 21 180 workers will be permanently laid off.
Murray Energy purchased the mine, along with four other longwall mines in West Virginia from Consol Energy in October 2013 for $3.5 billion. The mine is currently operated by American Consolidated Natural Resources, Inc., the company that was formed after the Murray Energy bankruptcy.
Records indicate more than 4.4 million short tons of coal were produced from the mine in 2018.