Enlow Fork Coal Mine
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Enlow Fork Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Enlow Fork Coal Mine | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States[1] | 40.076087, -80.351782 (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] | – | 1989[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 6.9[1] | 2025[1] | Underground[1] | Longwall[1] | – | 213.0 | 516.0[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239.0[1] | 2024[1] | – | Appalachia | Bituminous | Thermal[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Consol PA Coal Co LLC[3] | Core Natural 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[4] | 9.2[5] | 9.9[6] | 10[6] | 5.7[6] | 6.8[4] | 6.3[4] | 8.7[4] | – | 6.9[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.247 | 7656.46 | 2023 | [7] | 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
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
Enlow Fork Mine is an underground coal mine, operated by Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, a subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, producing 9.8 million short tons per annum, in Claysville, Pennsylvania, United States. The mine is part of the Pennsylvania Energy Complex , with the Bailey Mine and Havery Mine.
- Owner: Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company
- Parent company: CONSOL Energy
- Location: Claysville, Pennsylvania, United States
- GPS coordinates: 40.076087, -80.351782
- Production: 9,876,324 short tons (2018)
- Mineable Reserve: 251.8 Mt accessible proven and probable[8]
- Type of coal: Bituminous
- Mine type: Underground
- Mine depth: 500-900 feet
- Equipment: Longwall, Continuous Mining
- Number of employees: 588
- Start Year: 1991
- MSHA ID: 3607416
Associated Coal Mine Methane Mitigation Projects
Some coal mines have installed infrastructure which can use and/or destroy some methane emissions associated with mining. In 2024, the Global Methane Initiative reported that this mine had a mitigation project associated with it. This methodology page describes how GEM classified these projects and linked them with coal mines in the Global Coal Mine Tracker.
Table MM1: Methane mitigation projects
| Mitigation Project Name | Project Type | GMI Reported Status | GMI Reported Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enlow Fork VAM Destruction - United States | VAM destruction | Cancelled | – |
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
| Observation date | Satellite data provider | Location of plume origin | Methane emissions rate | Additional plume information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-08T16:36:33+00 | CarbonMapper, tan20241108t163633c00s4001-O | 40.05701, -80.3653[9] | 1001.041 kg/hr[9] | Pennsylvania State Methane Observation 2024-11-08, 3 |
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 https://app.quotemedia.com/data/downloadFiling?webmasterId=101533&ref=318934825&type=PDF&symbol=CNR&cdn=75a5e37dd57186e49f59ba3d368cece7&companyName=Core+Natural+Resources+Inc.&formType=10-K&dateFiled=2025-02-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep/data-and-tools/track-permits/search.html#q=30841317.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001710366/000171036624000006/ceix-20231231.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1710366/000171036618000006/ceix-123117x10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001710366/000143774921002802/ceix20201223b_10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://data.epa.gov/efservice/ghg/SUBPART%20FF%20-%20UNDERGROUND%20COAL%20MINES/FF_SUMMARY_SOURCE/CSV/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ SEC, Form 10, 2019
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 url=https://data.carbonmapper.org/
