Leer Coal Mine

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Leer Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in West Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Leer Coal Mine	West Virginia, United States	39.340407, -79.975285 (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	–	–	–

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
–	4.031528807	2023	Underground	Longwall	–	373*	447

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
42.4	2022	–	Appalachia	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
ICG Tygart Valley LLC	Arch Resources Inc [100.0%]	USA

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Saleable	3	3	4	4	4	3	3

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

The Leer Coal Mine is an underground operation, owned by Arch Resources, located in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. The mine is owned and operated by Arch Resources.

• Operator: Arch Resources
• Parent company: Arch Resources
• Location: Barbour, West Virginia, United States
• GPS coordinates: 39.340407, -79.975285 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year:
• Mineable reserves: 45.6 Million tonnes (Proven and Probable, 2020)
• Coal type: Bituminous (Met)
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Underground, Longwall
• Production: 3.08 mtpa (3.4 million short tons)
• Number of employees:

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