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)

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	–	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	2023	Surface	–	–	75*	297

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	2022	25	Appalachia	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Republic Energy	Alpha Metallurgical Resources	USA

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	0.961615782	1.315417815	1.514998449	1.5240702959999999	2.1046685039999997	1.805297553	1.651076154

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

Background

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

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

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

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