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Kemmerer officials say they will also use the funding to hire a person to carry out the plan.

Blackjewel attorneys say the companies will seek replacement bonds.

The purchase makes the Navajo company the third largest coal producer in the United States.

The company will file its final 2019 plan with state regulatory commissions by Oct. 18.

Ramaco also received a federal Energy Department grant about a year ago.

The new deal that would transfer the mines from Contura to FM Coal also would need approval from a bankruptcy judge and Contura's board of directors.

Washington state previously denied a permit to build a coal-export facility there.

What happened instead has shaken the top coal-producing region in the United States like a charge of mining explosive.

The eight committee members are expected to be selected within the next 10 days.

MacKay says one example could be discussions about possibly closing an Indiana power plant that uses Wyoming coal.