Blackjewel, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 business bankruptcy protection on July 1 and sent hundreds of Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte workers home the same day.
A West Virginia Federal Bankruptcy judge on Tuesday allowed the sale of Blackjewel LLC to Contura Energy to move forward.
Contura will purchase the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines in Wyoming's Powder River Basin along with the Pax Mine in Scarbro, W...