CRESSON, Pa. – As global markets shift and conflicting opinions swirl surrounding the coal industry, a mining project 11 years in the making is working to open in a rural Pennsylvania lumber town.
Rosebud Mining Co. has dusted off plans for the Cresson Mine.
The mine was set to open in 2015, under the supervision of previous owner Amfire Mining, and promised the community of 1,700 upwards of 300 jobs. However, new regulations stalled and eventually halted the project, and it has been sitting empty ever since.
News that the company will begin mining operations in the spring, employing 150, has excited the Cambria County community where 66 percent of voters punched their ballots for Donald Trump, who campaigned on promises to bring back blue collar jobs.
Metallurgical coal is what Rosebud Mining Co. plans to begin excavating in the small town of Cresson.
Steam coal — the kind burned in power plants — has been in the spotlight lately as part of presidential campaign rhetoric, but cheap, cleaner-burning natural gas and a move toward more sustainable energy, like wind power, are putting use of steam coal on the downslide.
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