Right Fork Splint Coal Mine
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Right Fork Splint Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Coalgood, Kentucky, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Right Fork Splint Coal Mine | Coalgood, Kentucky, United States | 36.812586, -83.251763 (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[1] | – | – | 2021[1] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.1288202274[2] | 2023[2] | Surface | – | – | 75* | 29[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| JRL Coal | JRL Coal [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
Right Fork Splint Mine is a surface mine in Harlan County, Kentucky.[3] Until 2017 the mine was operated by Coalgood Operations, a subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources.[3] After Alpha declared bankruptcy in 2015,[4] Coalgood was acquired by JRL coal[5] which started operating the mine directly in 2017.[3]
From 2019 to 2020, the mine experienced a stark decline in coal production from 0.3 million tons to around 70 thousand tons. In the same time period, the number of employees fell to 26 from 70.[3]
- MSHA id: 1518423
- Operator: JRL Coal, INC.
- Controller: Tim B. Lusby
- Location: Coalgood, Harlan County, KY
- Coordinates:36.812586, -83.251763(Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 313,830 (2019), 39,585(2020)
- Total Reserves:
- Number of Employees:70(2019), 26(2020)
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124194513/https://www.eia.gov/coal/data/public/xls/coalpublic2021.xls. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 U.S. department of labor, MSHA, Mine Data Retrieval System, accessed June 11, 2021
- ↑ Vardi, Nathan (Aug 3, 2015). "U.S. Coal Company Alpha Natural Resources Files For Bankruptcy". Forbes. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ↑ "About Us". JRL COAL. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
