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Bailey Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bailey Coal Mine | Greene, Pennsylvania, United States[1] | 39.9609, -80.4039 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[2] | – | 1984[3] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6[4] | 7.94[3] | 2025[3] | Underground[3] | Longwall[3] | – | 304.0 | 775.0[5] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126.0[3] | 2024[3] | 153.0[2] | Appalachia | Bituminous | Thermal[3] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Consol PA Coal Co LLC[6][7][3] | Core Natural Resources Inc | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[8] | 12.1[9] | 12.7[10] | 12.2[10] | 8.7[10] | 11.8[8] | 11.6[8] | 11.2[8] | – | 7.94[3] |
Reported Methane Emissions Data
Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:
Table 7: Methane emissions
| Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent) | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4) | Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference | Reference type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111.177 | 9227.713 | 2023 | [11] | national government data |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
Bailey Mine is an underground coal mine, operated by Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, a subsidiary of Consol Energy, producing 12.7 million short tons per annum, near Graysville, Pennsylvania, United States.
The mine is part of the Pennsylvania Energy Complex with includes the Harvey mine and Enlow Fork Mine. Bailey Mine is an underground operation in Graysville, Pennsylvania, owned by Consol Energy. In a 2007 media release CONSOL Energy announced that it had reached an agreement with Santee Cooper "to supply approximately 6.5 million tons for the 2007-2011 timeframe. The coal is expected to be shipped from CONSOL Energy's Bailey Mine to Santee Cooper's new Cross #3 and Cross #4 units that are based in South Carolina South Carolina."[12]
- Owner: Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company
- Parent company: Consol Energy
- Location: Graysville, Greene county, Pennsylvania, United States
- GPS coordinates: 39.9609, -80.4039
- 2018 Production (short tons): 12,735,390[13]
- Type of coal: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine type: Underground
- Equipment: Longwall, Continuous Mining
- Number of employees: 455
- Recoverable reserves: 38 Mt accessible proven and probable[14]
- Mine Status: Operating
- Mine Depth: 600-1,000 ft
- Start Year: 1984
- MSHA ID: 3607230
Lawsuits
In December 2012, Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) sent a letter to Consol Energy stating its longwall mining operations in the state had irreparably damaged six streams. The DEP called further remediation attempts “futile,” and demanded the company compensate “for the loss of Commonwealth resources."
All six streams had suffered “flow loss” from Consol’s Bailey Mine, and In 2005, the Ryerson State Park lost its 62-acre Duke Lake when its dam cracked after a longwall machine had moved beneath the park. In April 2013, the DEP announced a multi-million-dollar settlement with Consol to repair the dam and re-open the lake.[15]
Associated Coal Mine Methane Mitigation Projects
Some coal mines have installed infrastructure which can use and/or destroy some methane emissions associated with mining. In 2024, the Global Methane Initiative reported that this mine had a mitigation project associated with it. This methodology page describes how GEM classified these projects and linked them with coal mines in the Global Coal Mine Tracker.
Table MM1: Methane mitigation projects
| Mitigation Project Name | Project Type | GMI Reported Status | GMI Reported Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Mine Flare Project - United States | flaring | Shut down | 2017 |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/mine-data-retrieval-system.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ir_consolmining/177/CEIX%20-%202022%20Annual%20Report%20final%28172294829.1%29.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 https://app.quotemedia.com/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=101533&ref=318934825&type=PDF&symbol=CNR&cdn=75a5e37dd57186e49f59ba3d368cece7&companyName=Core+Natural+Resources+Inc.&formType=10-K&dateFiled=2025-02-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.consolenergy.com/operations/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://miningdataonline.com/property/92/Bailey-Mine.aspx.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep/data-and-tools/track-permits/search.html#q=30841316.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001710366/000171036624000006/ceix-20231231.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1710366/000171036618000006/ceix-123117x10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001710366/000143774921002802/ceix20201223b_10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://data.epa.gov/efservice/ghg/SUBPART%20FF%20-%20UNDERGROUND%20COAL%20MINES/FF_SUMMARY_SOURCE/CSV/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ CONSOL Energy, "CONSOL Energy Signs Coal Deals with Scrubbed Utilities in Midwest and Southeast", Media Release, September 7, 2007.
- ↑ "EIA table 9 major US coal mines 2018" EIA.gov accessed June 2020
- ↑ SEC, Form 10, 2019
- ↑ Kristen Lombardi, "New scrutiny of 'longwall' mining finds damage in Pennsylvania streams," CPI, June 21, 2013.
