Blue Creek Coal Mine
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Blue Creek Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Berry, Fayette County, Alabama, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek Coal Mine | Berry, Fayette County, Alabama, United States[1][2] | 33.570244, -87.414019 (exact) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | – | 2025[4] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6[5] | 0.689460372[3] | 2025[3] | Underground[3] | Longwall[4] | – | 457 | 204[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69[6] | 2024[6] | 39.7[6] | – | Bituminous[1] | Met[4] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Warrior Met Coal Mining BC LLC [100.0%][2] | Warrior Met Coal Inc [100%] | USA |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[7] | Permitted[7] | Expansion[8] | – | – | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
Blue Creek Mine (also known as Blue Creek Mine No. 1 or the Blue Creek Mine Complex; MSHA ID: 0103448) is a U.S. surface coal mine producing 4.3 million short tons, near Whitson, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States.[9][10] The mine is operated by Warrior Met Coal BC, LLC, a subsidiary of Warrior Met Coal, Inc.[8]
Expansion
On September 30, 2025, as part of the U.S. government's efforts to revitalize the US coal industry, Warrior Met won a federal coal lease bid to mine 36.3 million tons of federal coal across 8,346 acres of land.[8] (The awarded land tracts are located adjacent to or within the current Blue Creek mining operation.)
This additional acreage is included in the 13.1 million acres of public lands reopened to coal mining by the Trump administration in September 2025.[11]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20260701051244/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production. Archived from the original on 01 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mine Data Retrieval System". Mine Health and Safety Administration. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.coalage.com/departments/breaking-news/warrior-met-starts-blue-creek-longwall/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20260520164028/https://warriormetcoal.com/operations/. Archived from the original on 20 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://investors.warriormetcoal.com/news-releases/2026/01-08-2026-213030759.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://otp.investis.com/clients/us/warrior_met_coal/SEC/sec-show.aspx?Type=html&FilingId=18185266&Cik=0001691303.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.permits.performance.gov/permitting-project/fast-41-transparency-projects/warrior-met-coal-mines.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2031600/510.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ $500 million coal mine announced for Tuscaloosa County, al.com, Feb. 20, 2020.
- ↑ Sean Ross, Alabama's Warrior Met Coal Announces Historic Blue Creek Mine Development, Yellow Hammer News, February 19, 2020
- ↑ "Interior Unleashes American Coal Power in Bold Move to Advance Trump Administration Priorities", US Department of the Interior, 29 September 2025.
