Utah coal producer American West Resources Inc. has filed for chapter 11 protection with a plan to sell its assets, Dow Jones DBR Small Cap reported today. America West is the parent company of Hidden Splendor, an 80-acre property with an 8.9-acre mine located outside of Helper, Utah. Hidden Splendor, acquired by America West during the mine's 2007 chapter 11 filing, stopped mining coal in 2012 but the company has continued to incur costs of $40,000 to $50,000 a week to maintain the mine.
