The company intends to suspend longwall operations at the end of the current panel, currently planned for the first half of 2012.
Arch Coal executive vice president of operations Paul Lang said although the company is reducing production at Dugout Canyon at this time, it believes there may be additional opportunities for Utah coal in the future.
"The next potential longwall panel at Dugout Canyon has been developed and any decision on future production will be based on what market conditions allow," Lang said.
