Spring Fork Surface Mine
From Global Energy Monitor
Spring Fork Surface Mine is an underground coal mining operation in Mingo County, West Virginia, operated by Frasure Creek Mining and owned by Kenneth W. Woodring.
In April 2009, EPA issued objections to three more mountaintop removal mining permits pending issue from the Army Corps of Engineers, including the Spring Fork Surface Mine. According to the EPA letters, the three mining operations would bury about eight miles of streams.[1]
Mine Data
- MSHA ID: 4609002
- Operator: Frasure Creek Mining LLC
- Controller: Kenneth W Woodring
- Union:
- County: Mingo
- State: WV
- Latitude: 37.57
- Longitude: -81.9
- 2007 Production (short tons): 1,016,816
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mining Method: Surface
- Mine Status: Active
- Average No. of Employees: 61
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References
- ↑ Ken Ward, Jr., "EPA objects to more mountaintop removal permits," Charleston Gazette, April 8, 2009.
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
