Mine 78 Coal Mine

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Mine 78 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Windber, Pennsylvania, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mine 78 Coal Mine	Windber, Pennsylvania, United States	40.005933, -79.078913 (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	–	2007	–

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
–	0.2639907477	2023	Underground	–	–	373*	41

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 Co [100%]	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

Mine 78 is an underground mine in Somerset, Pennsylvania, situated 3 km to the east of the town of Windber. The mine started operations in 2007, and has been owned and operated by the Rosebud Mining Company of J Clifford Forest since then.

Mine 78 was on alist of 111 "troubling mines" in 2010 that required additional inspection. The same year, the mine was sued by the MSHA after the surface personnel warned the underground workers of inspectors arrival.

In 2020, Mine 78 produced 0.6 million short tons of coal, and had 78 employees.

• MSHA id: 3609371
• Operator: Rosebud Mining Company

• Owner: Rosebud Mining Company

• Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania

• Coordinates: 40.005933, -79.078913

• Status: Operating

• Production: 611,730 short tons

• Number of employees: 78
• Total Reserves:

• Mineable Reserves:

• Coal Type: Bituminous

• Mine Type: Underground

• Start Year: 2007

• Source of Financing:

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