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Cardinal Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Manitou, Kentucky, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Coal Mine | Manitou, Kentucky, United States | 37.345471, -87.578767 (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 | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 3.969840247[1] | 2023[1] | Underground | – | – | 373* | 439[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.7[2] | 2022[2] | – | Illinois Basin | Bituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Warrior Coal LLC[3] | Alliance Resource Partners | USA |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
History
Opened in 1985, the mine was purchased by Alliance Resource Partners in February 2003 and run under the Warrior Coal LLC. On its website, Alliance Resource Partners states that the mine "utilizes continuous mining units employing room-and-pillar mining techniques producing high-sulfur coal. Warrior completed construction of a new preparation plant in February of 2009 and it has a throughput capacity of 1,200 tons of raw coal an hour. Warrior's production can be shipped via the CSX and Paducah & Louisville Railway railroads and by truck on U.S. and state highways directly to customers or to various transloading facilities, including our Mt. Vernon transloading facility, for sale to customers capable of receiving barge deliveries."[4]
August 2010: Kentucky officials fine Warrior Coal for mining land not covered by permit
In August 2010, Kentucky natural resources officials fined Warrior Coal $410,000 for mining land not covered by a permit issued in 2009. Central to the issue is a state policy that allows mining where at least two-thirds of the property owners have given a coal operator legal authorization. The policy allows mining to begin, but only on land for which permission has been given. Rusty Ashcraft, manager of environmental affairs and permitting for Alliance, said the company will appeal the fine to a cabinet hearing, as it has the citations.[5]
January 2011: Fire
On January 13, 2011, a fire started early that morning near the coal mine. A Hopkins County Emergency Management Director said workers with Warrior Coal were drilling in a field when they struck an underground gas pocket. Gas from the hole ignited, and two workers suffered minor burns and were taken to a local hospital. Flames reached heights of 40 feet after it started around 5 a.m. CST. Firefighters are waiting to see if it will burn out. The gas pocket was reportedly 400 feet below the surface.[6]
Contact Details
Warrior Coal, LLC
57 JE Ellis Lane
Madisonville, KY 42431
Phone: (270) 249-3100
Fax: (270) 249-0800
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of world coal mines, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Mine Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225101/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/NASDAQ_ARLP_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.arlp.com/Our-Business/mines-facilities/default.aspx.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Alliance Resource Partners, "Warrior Coal", Alliance Resource Partners website, accessed June 2009.
- ↑ "State fines coal operator $410,000" Kentucky.com, August 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Workers battling fire near western Kentucky mine" Bloomberg, Jan. 13, 2011.
