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Panther Eagle 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Panther Eagle Coal Mine | West Virginia, United States | 37.925833, -81.487778 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.535238973[1] | 2023[1] | Underground | – | – | 373* | 122[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | – | 45[2] | Appalachia | Bituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Marfork Coal Co Inc | Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 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
Panther Eagle Mine is a coal mine in West Virginia, United States. In June 2017 Alpha Natural Resources announced Thursday it was opening a new underground coal mine in Raleigh County. According to the company, there are 8.8 million tons of metallurgical reserves available for Panther Eagle. Panther Eagle is expected to produce 110,000 tons of Alpha’s 14 million tons projected in 2017.[3]
In November 2018, Alpha Natural Resources was acquired by Contura Energy,[4] including Panther Eagle Mine.[5]
- Owner: Marfolk Coal Company
- Parent: Contura Energy
- Mine Status: Operating
- Start year: 2017
- Production: 304,000 tonnes
- Recoverable Reserves: 8.8 million tonnes
- Proposed Capacity:
- Location: Whitesville, Raleigh County, West Virginia
- Coordinates: 37.925833, -81.487778 (exact)
- Coal Type: Bituminous, Metallurgical
- Mining Method: Underground
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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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Alpha opening new underground mine in Raleigh County," WSAZ, June 8, 2017
- ↑ McGee, David (Nov 9, 2018). "Contura-Alpha Merger Completed". Bristol Herald-Courier. Bristol, VA. Retrieved Nov 9, 2018.
- ↑ "About Us," Contura Energy, accessed August 2019
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
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