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Warrior Celebrates Blue Creek Mine with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Tuscaloosa County
BROOKWOOD, Ala., January 08, 2026--Warrior Met Coal, Inc. ("Warrior" or NYSE:HCC) celebrated the completion of the Blue Creek Mine project, a world-class longwall mine located in Tuscaloosa County. Warrior invested approximately $1 billion to develop the Blue Creek Mine, which will add more than 300 new jobs to the area.
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