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Blue Creek No. 1 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek No. 1 Coal Mine | Kanawha, West Virginia, United States[1] | 38.352572, -81.458882 (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[1] | – | 2009[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.1[2] | 2024[2] | Underground[1] | Bord and Pillar[3] | – | 373.0* | 117[2] |
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 | Thermal[3] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek Mining LLC [100%][1] | Sev.en Global Investments AS [100.0%] | Czech Republic |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[4] | – | – | – | – | – | 0.9[5] | 1.32[4] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
Blue Creek No. 1 UG Mine is an underground mine in Kanawha, West Virginia.[6] Blue Creek Mining operates the mine, which is a subsidiary of Blackhawk Mining LLC.[7]Blackhawk Mining LLC was acquired by the Czech company Sev.en Energy in 2020.[8] Mine has been in operation since 2009. [6]
In July 2019, Blue Creek Mining was sued by a former employee who claimed that he was fired in retaliation because he reported health and safety concerns.[9]
In 2020, the mine employed 109 workers and produced 0.95 million tons of coal.[6]
- MSHA id: 4609297
- Operator: Blue Creek Mining, LLC
- Owner: Sev.en Energy AG
- Location: Kanawha, WEST VIRGINIA
- Coordinates: 38.352572, -81.458882 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 946,462(2020)
- Number of employees: 109(2020)
- Total Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 2009
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240401205532/https://blackhawkmining.com/operations/. Archived from the original on 2024-04-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://www.7gi.com/files/Sev.en_GI_Group_Profile_2024.pdf?240731.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.7gi.com/files/7GI_Group_Profile_2023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 U.S. department of labor, MSHA, Mine Data Retrieval System, accessed June 6 2021
- ↑ "Blue Creek Mining, LLC". Black Hawk Mining LLc. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Sev.en Energy acquires Blackhawk Mining to significantly strengthen its presence in US metallurgical coal mining". June 1, 2020. Sev.en Energy. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ↑ Bradon, Carrie (Jul 16, 2019). "Former Black Hawk Mining, Blue Creek Mining employee alleges he was terminated in retaliation". West Virginia Record. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
