Black Oak Mine
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Black Oak Mine was a mine in Boone County, West Virginia, USA.
Location
Background
When the mine opened, the former owner Patriot Coal said it should hit an annual rate of 500,000 tons of coal by mid-2011. Patriot started production at the Black Oak mine in September 2010. The company was aiming to replace metallurgical grade coal lost when its Harris 1 Mine closed in June 2010. Patriot's CEO said Black Oak will help Patriot take advantage of the booming demand for metallurgical coal from Asian steelmakers.[1]
The mine was bought by Blackhawk Mining. The company idled the mine in 2020 and laid off 164 people.[2]
Mine Data
- MSHA ID: Black Oak Mining
- Operator:
- 'Controller:Blackhawk Mining
- Union:
- Location: Boone, WV, USA
- Coordinates: 37.97, -120.27
- Production (short tons): 0.33 million tons (2020)
- Coal Type: Bituminous Metallurgical
- Mining Method:
- Mine Status: Operating
- Average No. of Employees:
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References
- ↑ "Patriot Coal says W.Va. mine increasing production" Bloomberg, Nov. 23, 2010.
- ↑ Blackhawk to Idle Black Oak Underground Coal Mine, West Virginia, Mining Connection, September 2020
