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Blue Creek Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Whitson, Alabama, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek Coal Mine | Whitson, Alabama, United States | 33.589224, -87.4418327 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed | Construction | New | 2025 (planned) | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.843681771 | – | – | Underground | – | – | 457 | 350[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68.2[2] | – | – | – | Bituminous | Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Warrior Met | Warrior Met | USA |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Blue Creek mine is a proposed U.S. surface coal mine, set to produce 4.3 million short tons, near Whitson, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States.[3]
- Operator:
- Owner: Warrior Met Coal
- Location: near Whitson, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
- GPS Coordinates: 33.589224, -87.4418327
- Production Capacity: 4.3 million tonnes per year
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 103 million tonnes[4]
- Coal type: Bituminous (Metallurgical)
- Mine Size:
- Mine Depth:1,500-2,000 ft[5]
- Mine Type: Longwall
- Start Year: 2025
- Development Costs: $600 million[6]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://warriormetcoal.com/operations/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240216224417/https://investors.warriormetcoal.com/~/media/Files/W/Warrior-IR-V2/documents/annual-reports/2022-annual-report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ $500 million coal mine announced for Tuscaloosa County, al.com, Feb. 20, 2020
- ↑ Blue Creek Coking Coal Project, NS Energy Business, accessed June 2021
- ↑ Blue Creek Mine, Mining Data Solutions, accessed November 2020
- ↑ Sean Ross, Alabama's Warrior Met Coal Announces Historic Blue Creek Mine Development, Yellow Hammer News, February 19, 2020
