Hallador Energy Company (NASDAQ:HNRG) Files An 8-K Mine Safety – Reporting of Shutdowns and Patterns of ViolationsItem 1.04Mine Safety – Reporting of Shutdowns and Patterns of Violations
On September14, 2018, Sunrise Coal, LLC, a subsidiary of Hallador Energy Company, received an imminent danger order under section 107(a)of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 at the Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 2 located in Oaktown, Indiana. The order states that methane levels were elevated in a returnarea of the mine and that oxygen levels were deficient. The area was not barricaded or marked to prevent entry which exposed miners to danger. No injuries occurred from this incident. The Company took immediate corrective action on the day the order was issued with respect to this incident.
About Hallador Energy Company (NASDAQ:HNRG)
Hallador Energy Company is an oil and gas exploration company focused on developing coal reserves in the Illinois Basin. The Company, through its subsidiary, Sunrise Coal, LLC, is engaged in coal mining in the state of Indiana serving the electric power generation industry. Its projects include Carlisle Mine, Ace in the Hole Mine, Oaktown 1 Mine, Oaktown 2 Mine and Bulldog Mine. It develops over 10 million tons of coal annually and has customers in the mid-west and southeastern United States. It has over 40.6 million tons of the Indiana coal V seam. It also has over 69.3 million controlled tons in both Knox County, Indiana and Lawrence County, Illinois. Its Carlisle underground coal mine is located near the town of Carlisle, Indiana in Sullivan County. The Ace mine is located approximately 40 miles northeast of the Carlisle Mine. Its Bulldog Mine controls over 35.8 million tons of coal reserves.