BECKLEY, W.Va. - Alpha Natural Resources is planning to sell at least 16 shuttered coal mines in four states.
The Bristol, Virginia-based company that's going through bankruptcy proceedings said in court documents that January 20, 2016 is the target date for bids.
The Register-Herald reports that the mines that will be put up for sale are located in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois, but the company did not specify which mines that would be.
Citing "adverse market conditions," Alpha said earlier this month that it plans to idle two mines in Raleigh County by Nov. 30. It's unclear whether the 79-person operation at the Edwight Surface Mine and 13-person operation at the Independence Coal Co.'s Tunnel Mine will be among those put up for sale.