Allen Powellton Coal Mine

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Allen Powellton Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in West Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Allen Powellton Coal Mine	West Virginia, United States	37.905325, -81.429887 (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
Mothballed	–	2005	–

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
–	0.07	–	Underground	–	–	373.0*	93

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
Marfork Coal Co Inc [100%]	Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc	USA

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

Background

Allen Powellton Mine is an underground mine in Naoma, Raleigh, West Virginia. Marfork Coal Company has been operating the mine since its opening in 2005. Marfolk is a subsidiary of Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc. Marfork also operates the nearby Horse Creek Eagle Mine, also located in Naoma.

• MSHA id:4609092
• Operator: Marfork Coal Company, LLC
• Owner: Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
• Location: Naoma, Raleigh, West Virginia
• Coordinates: 37.905325, -81.429887 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 471,609 tonnes (2020)
• Total Reserves:
• Number of Employees: 93(2020)
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2005
• Source of Financing:

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