More than 200 miners laid off as Wyoming County mine partially shuts down: Sources

More than 200 miners laid off as Wyoming County mine partially shuts down: Sources

ITMANN, W.Va. (WVNS) — More than 200 coal miners in Wyoming County have been laid off as of Friday after a verifiable source confirmed that a coal mine has completely shut down two out of its three sectors. The Itmann Mine #5 and Preparation Plant is owned by Core Natural Resources, which had informed workers in June 2025 that there was a plan to idle part or all of its operations in early August. This was due to weaker-than-expected market cond…

Itmann coal mine partially shuts down; more than 200 miners affected

ITMANN, WV (WVNS)-- More than 200 coal miners in Wyoming County have been laid off as of Friday, August 1, 2025, after a verifiable source confirmed that a coal mine has completely shut down two out of its three sectors. The Itmann Mine #5 and Preparation Plant is owned by Core Natural Resources, who had informed workers in June of 2025 that there was a plan to idle part or all of its operations in early August. This was due to weaker than expec…