Brush Valley Coal Mine
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Brush Valley Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Homer, Pennsylvania, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Brush Valley Coal Mine | Homer, Pennsylvania, United States | 40.530425, -79.107936 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.5542898517[1] | 2023[1] | Underground | – | – | 373* | 52[1] |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Appalachia | Bituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Mining Co | Rosebud Mining Company | USA |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Brush Valley Coal Mine is an underground mine 4 km east of Homer City, Pennsylvania. [2]
Rosebud Mining operates the mine,[3] an independent company that owns over 30 mines in Pennsylvania and Ohio.[4] Rosebud Mining was founded in 1979 by J. Clifford Forrest III who still owns and controls the company as the CEO..[5]
The Brush Valley Mine uses a continuous, room-and-pillar method.[2] The mine had 52 employees and produced approximately half a million tonnes in 2020. The mine has been in operation at least since 2008.[3]
- Operator: Rosebud Mining Company
- Controller: J. Clifford Forrest III
- Location: Homer City, Pennsylvania
- Coordinates: 40.530425, -79.107936
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 573,229 (2020)<ref name=MSHA/ >
- Total Reserves:
- Number of Employees: 52 (2020)<ref name=MSHA/ >
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240213175031/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
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- ↑ Moore, Daniel (November 20, 2014). "Alpha will cut 412 coal jobs in deal with Rosebud Mining Co". Pitsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ↑ Gutman, David (February 17, 2014). "Freedom execs' personal assets may be shielded". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
