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Cedar Grove #2 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Holden, West Virginia, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove #2 Coal Mine | Holden, West Virginia, United States | 37.80423, -82.084989 (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 | – | 2014 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.1378920744[1] | 2023[1] | Underground | – | – | 373* | 44[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Appalachia | Bituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Aracoma Coal Co | Alpha Metallurgical Resources | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 0.454[2] | 0.499[2] | 0.363[2] | 0.399[2] | 0.508[2] | 0.336[2] | 0.136[2] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.
Background
Cedar Grove 2 Mine is an underground mine in Holden, Logan County, West Virginia. The mine is in the vicinity of the now-closed Cedar Grove 1 Mine.[3] Aracoma Coal Company, LLC operates the mine, which is owned by Alpha Metallurgical Resources. Production at the mine started in 2014, the year when operations were stopped at the Cedar Grove no 1 mine.[3]
In 2023, the mine was idled. It remains inactive as of Alpha Metallurgical's 2024 annual report release.[4]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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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 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. department of labor, MSHA, Mine Data Retrieval System, accessed June 29, 2021
- ↑ Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc, Statement of Coal Resources and Reserves for the Aracoma Complex, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Accessed April 2025.
