Cedar Grove 2 Coal Mine

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Cedar Grove #2 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Holden, West Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cedar Grove #2 Coal Mine	Holden, West Virginia, United States	37.80423, -82.084989 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2014	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	0.1378920744	2023	Underground	–	–	373*	44

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
Aracoma Coal Co	Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc [100.0%]	USA

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

Cedar Grove 2 Mine is an underground mine in Holden, Logan County, West Virginia. The mine is in vicinity of the now closed Cedar Grove 1 Mine. Aracoma Coal Company, LLC operates the mine, which is owned by Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Production at the mine started in 2014, the year when operations were stopped at the Cedar Grove no 1 mine.

In 2020, the mine produced 0.4 million tons and had 74 employees.

• MSHA id: 4609361
• Operator: Aracoma Coal Company LLC

• Owner: Alpha Metallurgical Resources

• Location: Holden, Logan County, West Virginia

• Coordinates: 37.804234, -82.084989 (Exact)

• Status: Operating

• Production: 444,778 tonnes per annum (2020)

• Total Reserves:

• Coal Type: Bituminous

• Mine Type: Underground

• Start Year: 2014

• Source of Financing:

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