Court approves deal for rehiring Decker miners – Sheridan Media
Up to 30 employees laid off from Decker Mine could be rehired. (Photo from Sheridan MEdia files) A federal court has approved a tentative agreement under which up to 30 employees of Decker Coal Mine could be rehired to complete reclamation or cleanup of the mine site north of Sheridan. Utah-based Lighthouse Resources Inc., which owns the mine, declared bankruptcy last December, and in January, mining ceased and the vast majority of the company’s workforce was laid off amid a sharp decline in demand for coal to generate electricity. Earlier this week, the court approved an agreement struck...
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