Aracoma Alma Mine 1
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Aracoma Alma Mine #1 is an underground coal mining operation in Logan County, West Virginia, operated by Aracoma Coal Company and owned by Alpha Natural Resources .
Location
Background
Production at the mine began on October 1, 1999. The mine was established and owned by Massey Energy, and operated through its subsidiary the Aracoma Coal Company.[1] In 2011, Alpha Natural Resources acquired Massey Energy and thereby acquiring the ownership of the Aracoma Alma mine.[2]
In 2020, the mine had 131 employees and produced 0,7 million tons. On 11th of March 2021, the mine's status was updated as non-producing active, although the cause is uncertain.[3]
Aracoma Alma Mine accident
In January 19 2006, there was a fire in the coal mine that led to the deaths of two miners; Ellery Hatfield, 47 and Don Bragg, 33. Additionally, Seven miners were injured. The families of Hatfield and Bragg and the injured miners filed a lawsuit against Massey.[4] [5] The lawsuit was finalized in 2009 when Aracoma pleaded guilty to 10 criminal charges and was fined $2.5 million. The plea deal included a clause that prevented Massey and its officials from being prosecuted.[6]
Mine Safety and Health Administration filed a lawsuit in June 2006 against Aracoma Coal Company for refusal to cooperate with the inquiry into the accident.[7]
Mine Data
- MSHA ID: 4608801
- Operator: Aracoma Coal Company Inc
- Controller: Alpha Natural Resources
- Union:
- County: Logan
- State: WV
- Latitude: 37.82
- Longitude: -81.9
- Production (short tons): 713,920 (2020)
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mining Method: Underground
- Mine Status: Operating
- Average No. of Employees: 131 (2020)
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References
- ↑ (2007) Report of Investigation Fatal Underground Coal Mine Fire . Mine Safety and Health Adminstiration, 2. Report.
- ↑ Pace, Fred (June 8, 2011). "It's official: Massey is now Alpha". Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ↑ U.S. department of labor, MSHA, Mine Data Retrieval System, accessed June 6 2021
- ↑ "Miners injured at Aracoma seek damages," West Virginia Record, July 17, 2007.
- ↑ "Coal mine fire suit settled," West Virginia Record, November 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Massey subsidiary fined $2.5M for fatal mine fire," Associated Press, April 15, 2009.
- ↑ Torres, Katherine (June 19, 2006). "MSHA Sues Aracoma Coal for Alleged Refusal to Cooperate with Inquiry". EHS Today.
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
