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Black Warrior Mine No. 1 is a mothballed coal mine in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Warrior Mine No. 1 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States[1] | 33.786852, -87.087947 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed[2] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0[3] | 2024[3] | Surface[4] | Open Pit[4] | – | 75.0* | 8[3] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0[5] | 2021[5] | – | Appalachia | Bituminous[6] | Thermal & Met[1] | McDuffie Coal Terminal[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Black Warrior Minerals Inc [100%][5] | Black Warrior Minerals [100%] | USA, Australia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 0.33[6] | 0.32[6] | 0.25[6] | 0.2[6] | 0.14[6] | 0.21[6] | 0.07[6] |
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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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230325003203/https://www.allegiancecoal.com.au/site/projects/black-warrior.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://miningdataonline.com/property/1974/Black-Warrior-Mine.aspx.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240213175031/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.coalage.com/features/allegiance-advances-operations-in-colorado-and-alabama/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.coalage.com/departments/breaking-news/allegiance-will-acquire-black-warrior-minerals/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240717193400/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/mine-data-retrieval-system. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024.
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