Big Branch Mine
From Global Energy Monitor
Big Branch is a surface coal mine utilizing mountaintop removal practices in Knott County, KY, owned by Alpha Natural Resources.
Mine Data
- MSHA ID: 1518558
- Operator: Enterprise Mining Company LLC
- Controller: Alpha Natural Resources LLC
- Union:
- County: Knott
- State: KY
- Latitude: 37.29
- Longitude: -83
- 2007 Production (short tons): 1,225,183
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mining Method: Surface
- Mine Status: Active
- Average No. of Employees: 127
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References
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration