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Federal regulators shut down operations at six Kentucky coal mines targeted by surprise inspections in the wake of last month’s deadly West ia mine explosion.

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Federal regulators shut down operations at six Kentucky coal mines targeted by surprise inspections in the wake of last month’s deadly West ia mine explosion.

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Oct 13, 2017· STURGIS, Ky. • Patriot Coal Corp. is permanently closing two coal mines in western Kentucky that it had idled earlier this week. The underground mines ...

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The mines are in Bell and Harlan Counties. The order to shut them down came from the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration.

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Teck Resources Ltd. is temporarily shutting down its six Canadian steelmaking coal mines for three weeks due to weak market conditions.