Workman Creek Coal Mine

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Workman Creek Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Workman Creek Coal Mine Raleigh, West Virginia, United States 37.89469806, -81.37808222 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 2013

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
1.657426447[1] 2023[1] Surface 75* 297[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
20.27[2] 2022[2] 25[2] Appalachia Bituminous Met

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Republic Energy Alpha Metallurgical 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] 0[3] 1[3] 1[3] 1[3] 2[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

Workman Creek Coal Mine is a surface mine in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.[4] Republic Energy LLC operates the mine, which is owned by Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc. [4]

  • Operator: Republic Energy LLC [4]
  • Owner: Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc. [4]
  • Location: Raleigh, West Virginia, United States[4]
  • Coordinates: 37.89469806, -81.37808222 (Exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 1.687 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) (2020)[4]
  • Total Reserves: 116 million tonnes* [5]
  • Mineable Reserves:
  • Coal Type: Bituminous (Met)
  • Mine Type: Surface
  • Start Year: 2013[4]
  • Source of Financing:

* Combined proven and probable reserves for Pax, Republic, and Workman Creek mines.

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/NYSE_AMR_2022.pdf. {{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 Data Retrieval System: Workman Creek Surface", Mine Data Retrieval System website, Accessed April 2021
  5. United States Securities and Exchange Commission, "Form 8-k", SEC website, Accessed April 2021