Cumberland Mine not closing says Iron Senergy
BY MIKE NOLTING A large coal mining operation south of Waynesburg, Pa., is not closing despite reports it was. Iron Senergy said in a written statement that the reports of the closure of the Cumberland Mine are false. Company officials did acknowledge there was a recent extended closure due to safety and logistical concerns created by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The statement referred to the March 20 shutdown as safety-related. “Workers at the Cumberland Mine were sent home as a result of elevated methane levels detected in the Cumberland ...
