Pride Coal Mine

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Pride Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pride Coal Mine Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States 37.291389, -87.051667 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 2015

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
1.556728945[1] 2023[1] Underground Longwall 373* 208[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
Illinois Basin Bituminous

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Muhlenberg County Coal Resources Inc[2] American Consolidated Natural Resources Inc [100.0%] USA

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

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM[3] 1[3] 1[3] 1[3] 1[3] 1[3] 1[3] 1[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

Pride Coal Mine is an underground mine in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.[4] Muhlenberg County Coal Resources, Inc. operates the mine, which is owned by American Consolidated Natural Resources Holdings Inc (ACNR). [4] The mine was previously known as Survant mine and owned by Murray Energy before being taken over by ACNR Holdings [5]

  • Operator: Muhlenberg County Coal Resources, Inc. [4]
  • Owner: American Consolidated Natural Resources Holdings Inc (ACNR). [4]
  • Location: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States [4]
  • Coordinates: 37.291389, -87.051667 (Exact) [6]
  • Status: Operating
  • Capacity: 2.12 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)[4]
  • Total Reserves:
  • Mineable Reserves:
  • Coal Type: Bituminous
  • Mine Type: Underground
  • Start Year: 2015 [4]
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125052907/https://acnrinc.com/operations/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240717193400/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/mine-data-retrieval-system. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 United States Department of Labour; Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), "Mine Data Retrieval System: Pride mine", MHSA website, Accessed April 2021
  5. Oil and Gas 360, "Murray Energy Corporation's Murray Kentucky Energy, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Majority Interest in Western Kentucky Coal Resources, LLC", Oil and Gas 360 website, Accessed April 2021
  6. Mining Database, "Servant mine", Mining Database website, Accessed April 2021