Slabcamp Coal Mine

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Slabcamp Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Slabcamp Coal Mine	Kanawha, West Virginia, United States	38.274281, -81.374012 (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
–	0.3247721226	2023	Underground	–	–	373*	70

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
209.56	–	–	Appalachia	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Mammoth Coal Co	Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc [100.0%]	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

Slabcamp Coal Mine is an underground mine in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. Mammoth Coal Co. operates the mine, which is owned by Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc. The company expects Slabcamp coal mine's reserves to be depleted by 2022.

• Operator: Mammoth Coal Co.
• Owner: Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
• Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
• Coordinates: 38.274281, -81.374012 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 1.294 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) (2020)
• Total Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves: 231 million tonnes*
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2007
• Source of Financing:

* Proven and probable reserves figure is for all West Virginia Underground Operations of Alpha Metallurgical Resources

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