Brush Valley Coal Mine
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Brush Valley Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Brush Valley Coal Mine | Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States[1] | 40.530425, -79.107936 (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] | – | 2008[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.2606259996[2] | 2025[2] | Underground[1] | – | – | 373* | 71[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 | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Mining Co [100.0%] | natural persons [100%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.69[1] | 0.69[1] | 0.74[1] | 0.57[1] | 0.67[1] | 0.58[1] | 0.61[1] | – | 0.26[2] |
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
Brush Valley Coal Mine is an underground mine 4 km east of Homer City, Pennsylvania. [3] Rosebud Mining operates the mine,[4] an independent company that owns over 30 mines in Pennsylvania and Ohio.[5] Rosebud Mining was founded in 1979 by J. Clifford Forrest III who still owns and controls the company as the CEO..[6]
The Brush Valley Mine uses a continuous, room-and-pillar method.[3] The mine had 52 employees and produced approximately half a million tonnes in 2020. The mine has been in operation at least since 2008.[4]
- Operator: Rosebud Mining Company
- Controller: J. Clifford Forrest III
- Location: Homer City, Pennsylvania
- Coordinates: 40.530425, -79.107936
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 573,229 (2020)<ref name=MSHA/ >
- Total Reserves:
- Number of Employees: 52 (2020)<ref name=MSHA/ >
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Mine Data Retrieval System". Mine Health and Safety Administration. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
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- ↑ Moore, Daniel (November 20, 2014). "Alpha will cut 412 coal jobs in deal with Rosebud Mining Co". Pitsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ↑ Gutman, David (February 17, 2014). "Freedom execs' personal assets may be shielded". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
