Beckley Crystal Mine
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Beckley Crystal is an underground coal mining operation in Raleigh County, West Virginia, operated by Baylor Mining and owned by Robert L. Worley.
Location
Background
On April 23, 2010, a West Virginia coal miner died at the mine after being crushed between a piece of heavy equipment and a block of coal.[1]
Mine Data
- MSHA ID: 4608829
- Operator: Baylor Mining Inc
- Controller: Robert L Worley
- Union:
- County: Raleigh
- State: WV
- Latitude: 37.67
- Longitude: -81.37
- 2020 Production: 1 million short tons
- Reserves: 25.5 million short tons[2]
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mining Method: Underground
- Mine Status: Active
- Average No. of Employees: 58
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References
- ↑ "Man Dies After Being Crushed at W. Virginia Mine" The Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2010.
- ↑ Mining Data Solution, Beckley Mine, accessed April 2021.
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
