BEULAH, N.D. (AP) " Bulldozers, coal haulers and several other pieces of equipment belonging to Dakota Westmoreland mine near Beulah were auctioned Friday as the operator retrenches after losing its primary coal contract. Some of the coal miners who lost their jobs quietly watched as the items were sold. "It's a bummer that they lost the contract and it's sad to see the (coal miners') union go away." North American is already the biggest coal operator in the state, with the Coteau Freedom mine north of Beulah and the Falkirk Mine near Underwood. Last month, Coyote Station started taking coal from a new North American Coal Corp. operation.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 25, 2016 20:48 UTC