Lower War Eagle Coal Mine

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Lower War Eagle Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Man, West Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lower War Eagle Coal Mine	Man, West Virginia, United States	37.734478, -81.726443 (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	–	2012	–

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
–	0.4617570123	2023	Underground	–	–	373*	144

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	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Greenbrier Minerals	Coronado Global Resources Inc [100.0%]	Australia

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 Lower War Eagle mine is an underground mine located near Man, West Virginia in Wyoming County. It is owned by Coronado Coal, LLC and the operator is Greenbrier Minerals LLC. Greenbrier Minerals, LLC operates the mine, which is owned by Coronado Coal LLC. Coronado Coal bought the mine from Cliffs Natural Resources in 2015.

Lower War Eagle started operations in 2012. In 2020, the mine produced 0.5 million tons, and had 139 employees.

• MSHA id: 4609319
• Operator: Greenbrier Minerals, LLC
• Owner: Coronado Coal LLC
• Location: Man, West Virginia
• Coordinates: 37.734478, -81.726443 (Exact )
• Status: Operating
• Production: 503,660 tonnes (2020)
• Number of employees: 139(2020)
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2011

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