AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CORE NATURAL RESOURCES

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania-based Core Natural Resources, a mineral resources company engaged in discovering, producing, and marketing various grades of coal, has announced the

The 197 employees at its Itmann mine and coal preparation plant in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Core also owns Coal Mac which recently laid off 104 employees at some of its Logan County Operations, also in West Virginia.

According to the company, "The layoffs are due to weaker than expected market conditions and economic forces impacting the coal industry and the mine.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, nor promises of a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, at any time, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CIVIL, LLC

Beckley, West Virginia-based Civil, LLC, a coal mining company that appears to operate several coal mining operations but primarily exists in regulatory filings, bankruptcy transfers, and mining permit documents, has announced a reduction in force at its permitted properties.

The layoffs will impact 279 employees at nine processing and transportation facilities across southern West Virginia, commencing on August 2, 2025.

Little is known about Civil as the company has no dedicated website or public-facing media presence clearly.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, nor promises of a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, at any time, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CORONADO COAL

Beckley, West Virginia-based Coronado Coal, a producer of metallurgical coal for the steel industry, has announced a reduction in force at its Buchanan County mining operations.

The reduction will impact 140 employees at the Buchanan mining operation in West Virginia.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?