Coal miner that failed to restore farmlands will be shut down if it doesn’t fix its ‘fraudulent’ bond, regulators say
Alton Coal Development promised landowners that their fields would be restored to their original condition after it was done mining the site.
(Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining) Utah state regulators say coal miners failed to properly reclaim the site of a former open-pit coal mine outside Alton, shown in this photo shot Sept. 15, 2021. The landowners, who include Alton’s most prominent family, want Alton Coal Development to restore their land so it can be farmed again.