A multi-state coal company is shutting down their last active mine in Kentucky.
Alpha Natural Resources spokesman says the company plans to lay off 117 people when it shuts down the Process Energy coal mine in Pike County in November.
Spokesman Steve Hawkins tells the Lexington Herald-Leader that the company has issued a required 60-day layoff notice. The mine is set to close on November 7.
Hawkins says dismal market conditions are the reason for the layoffs.
The Bristol, Virginia-based company has 18 mines in West Virginia.