
Equipment issues causes “disappointing” production levels at Weston mine
Underground equipment issues recently impacted production at New Elk Coal Mine, its parent company Allegiance Coal Ltd., wrote in an update this month, but it has seen recent success in growing its workforce. “Production from New Elk has been disappointing with ongoing equipment reliability and staffing recruitment and availability continuing to be the main issues affecting production in November,” Allegiance Coal Ltd., wrote in a Dec.