Clinch Resources acquires first Caterpillar highwall miner for West Virginia met coal operation

Clinch Resources (TSX:CLCH) has acquired and delivered its first Caterpillar HW 300 Highwall Miner to its Lanes Branch surface operation in West Virginia, with a second unit scheduled for delivery in the coming months. The highwall miner will be deployed across the company's ARI project in southern West Virginia, targeting metallurgical coal resources that would otherwise be uneconomic to recover through conventional methods.