Surface Mine 1

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Surface Mine 1 is an operating coal mine in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Surface Mine 1 Mingo County, West Virginia, United States 37.7432587, -82.2639004 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1]

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
0.0399161268[1] 2023[1] Surface[1] 75* 39[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
Bituminous

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Ben's Creek Operations WV LLC[2] Bens Creek Group PLC [100.0%]

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.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240216233540/https://minesafety.wv.gov/PDFs/Monthly%2520Spreadsheets/SURFACE.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)