Deep Mine 41

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Deep Mine 41 is an operating coal mine in Dickenson, Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Deep Mine 41	Dickenson, Virginia, United States	37.096111, -82.388333 (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	–	2010	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	1.638508017	2025	Underground	–	–	373*	413

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
32.186	–	–	Appalachia	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Paramont Contura LLC [100.0%]	Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc	USA

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
ROM	1.61	1.52	1.63	2.1	2.29	2.2	2.46	–	1.64

Reported Methane Emissions Data

Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:

Table 7: Methane emissions

Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent)	Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4)	Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions	Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference	Reference type
39.354729999999996	3266.44259	2023	​	national government data

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.

Reported Methane Emissions Data

Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:

Table 7: Methane emissions

Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent)	Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4)	Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions	Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference	Reference type
39.355	3266.443	2023	​	national government data

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.

Ownership Tree

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Background

Deep Mine 41 Coal Mine is an underground mine in Dickenson, Virginia, Virginia. Paramont Contura, LLC operates the mine, which is owned by Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.

In 2015 a health and safety incident in the mine resulted in a fatality. David W Brummitte died after being trapped between fallen rib material and a shuttle car. The cause of the accident was ascribed to the failure of the mine operator, Paramont Contura, to properly support the mine ribs where the miner was working.

Coal produced at the mine is consumed domestically as well as exported to markets in Europe and Asia.

• Operator: Paramont Contura, LLC
• Owner: Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
• Location: Dickenson, Virginia, Virginia
• Coordinates: 37.096111, -82.388333 (Exact or Approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 2.1 million tonnes (2020)
• Total Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves: 32.186 million tonnes (Proven and Probable Reserves, 2018)
• Coal Type:Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2010
• Source of Financing:

Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources

Global Energy Monitor researchers have identified coal mine boundary/boundaries and potential sources of coal mine methane (CMM) for this mine. These research results can be used to drive CMM attribution and mitigation efforts, particularly when combined with remotely sensed methane plume locations and mine ownership data. Explore the results with the embedded map at the top of this page by clicking on the mine boundary polygon or the CMM placemarkers to reveal more details. A detailed description of this research can be found in Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources. This data is also available as a downloadable companion dataset to the Global Coal Mine Tracker and the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.

Table SMP1: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data

ID	Mine feature category	Mine feature subcategory	Description	Coordinates precision	Data source date
M1308.B1	mine boundary	underground	Deep Mine 41 approximate underground mining area	estimated	Feb 28, 2025 (from creation data metadata of the pdf referenced)
M1308.P1	ventilation system	shaft	ventilation shaft	extracted	2023-11-01 00:00:00
M1308.P2	ventilation system	shaft	possible mine shaft	extracted	2023-11-01 00:00:00
M1308.P3	degasification system	drainage station	possible drainage station connected to the East Tennessee Gas Pipeline owned by Enbridge	extracted	2023-11-01 00:00:00

Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)

Coal mine boundaries and methane sources were last researched for this mine on May 22, 2025

ID	Notes
M1308.B1	This mine is part of Alpha's 'Virginia Complex' which contains surface and underground mines. Adjacent to Deep Mine 41 are the underground inactive McClure No. 1 mine, Mine No. 42 and Black Dog mine, https://web.archive.org/web/20250306120711/https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001704715/b7c2a924-c78a-41f9-b57e-bbaae65ab7c8.pdf. The approximate mine boundary was derived from diagram JB-7 on the 701st page in the above reference.
M1308.P1	Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. This shaft may be connected to other adjacent mines.
M1308.P2	Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. This shaft may be connected to other adjacent mines.
M1308.P3	Identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery.

Methane Plumes Detected Nearby

Global Energy Monitor researchers analyze satellite-detected methane plumes in order to determine whether they have been observed at or near the site of GEM energy assets. The satellite data provider creates imagery of individual methane plumes and estimates their emission rates at the time of observation. GEM has reviewed many of these plume detections against Google Earth imagery and GEM’s own energy infrastructure tracker data. The following table lists methane plumes which are associated with the energy asset or facility based on distance and manual review. (A full description of the analysis process is available in the Global Methane Emitters Tracker methodology wiki page.)

Table M1: Plume details

For additional details on this individual plume identification and others, see the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.

Observation date	Satellite data provider	Location of plume origin	Methane emissions rate	Additional plume information
2025-04-13T16:55:56+00	CarbonMapper, tan20250413t165556c00s4001-B	37.06095, -82.3517	704.0275 kg/hr	Virginia State Methane Observation 2025-04-13, 1

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