Aces Branch Coal Mine 9

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Aces Branch Coal Mine #9 is an operating coal mine in Leslie, Kentucky, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aces Branch Coal Mine #9	Leslie, Kentucky, United States	37.223405, -83.339329 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2009	–

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
–	0.2	2024	Surface	Open Pit	–	75.0*	33

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
–	–	–	Appalachia	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
B&W Resources Inc [100%]	Lipari Energy [100%]	USA

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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