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DENVER (AP) -- Operators of a Utah coal mine are asking an administrative law judge in Denver to let them reopen the West Ridge mine near Price, Utah.
West Ridge Resources Inc. contends the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is keeping hundreds of miners from working.
The company argues the agency is trying to dictate the design of the mine instead of going through a formal rule-making process. Regulators ordered the plant shut down over safety concerns.
West Ridge is part of UtahAmerican Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Ohio-based Murray Energy Corp.
Murray Energy has come under pressure from regulators since its Crandall Canyon mine, also in Utah, collapsed in August 2007. Six miners were killed in the collapse and three others died in a rescue effort.
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