Leer Coal Mine
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Leer Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Leer Coal Mine | Taylor County, West Virginia, United States[1] | 39.340407, -79.975285 (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] | – | 2007[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 3.31[3] | 2024[3] | Underground[1] | Longwall[1] | – | 373.0* | 447[3] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.0[1] | 2024[1] | – | Appalachia | Bituminous | Met[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| ACI Tygart Valley LLC [100%][2][1] | Arch Resources Inc [100.0%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable[4] | 3.2[5] | 3.5[6] | 4.1[6] | 4.2[6] | 4.6[4] | 3.9[4] | 3.9[4] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
The Leer Coal Mine is an underground operation, owned by Arch Resources, located in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.[7] The mine is owned and operated by Arch Resources.[7]
- Operator: Arch Resources[7]
- Parent company: Arch Resources[7]
- Location: Barbour, West Virginia, United States[7]
- GPS coordinates: 39.340407, -79.975285 (exact)
- Mine status: Operating[7]
- Start year:
- Mineable reserves: 45.6 Million tonnes (Proven and Probable, 2020)[7]
- Coal type: Bituminous (Met)
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Underground, Longwall[7]
- Production: 3.08 mtpa (3.4 million short tons)[8]
- Number of employees:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 3.2 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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001037676/000155837024001229/arch-20231231x10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037676/000162828018002109/aci-20171231x10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001037676/000155837021000957/arch-20201231x10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Leer Mine, Mining Data Solutions, accessed January 15, 2020
- ↑ IEA, Coal Information 2020, Mining Projects, accessed January 4, 2021
