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Eckman Surface Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Eckman, West Virginia, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Eckman Surface Coal Mine | Eckman, West Virginia, United States | 37.39, -81.48 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.1877872329[1] | 2023[1] | Surface | – | – | 75* | 53[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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | Cleveland-Cliffs | USA |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Eckman Surface Mine is a coal mining operation in McDowell County, West Virginia, operated by Extra Energy and owned by Cleveland-CLiffs. [2] The mine is operated by Extra Energy, Inc. since 2004.[2] Extra Energy became a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc when the latter bought Extra Energy's previous parent company ArcelorMittal USA in December 2020. Both ArcelorMittal and Cleveland Cliffs are steel producers.[3]
The mine produced 0.3 million short tons in 2020, and had 65 employees. Eckman Mine's production has been in decline since 2016, when it peaked at 0.7 million tons. The mine has also been laying off workers since the first quarter of 2019, when it employed 111 workers. As of 2021, only 44 employees work at Eckman..[2]
- MSHA ID: 4608647
- Operator: Extra Energy, Inc.
- Controller: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
- Location: Eckman, Mcdowell, WV
- Coordinates: 37.39,-81.48
- Production (short tons): 270,133 tons (2020)
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mining Method: Surface
- Mine Status: Active
- Average No. of Employees: 65 (2020)
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.
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- ↑ "Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Completes Acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA". Cliffs. December 9, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
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