Mine 78 Coal Mine
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Mine 78 Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mine 78 Coal Mine | Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States[1] | 40.005933, -79.078913 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed[1] | – | 2005[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.1124909028[2] | 2025[2] | Underground[1] | – | – | 373* | 34[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Appalachia | Bituminous[2] | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Mining Co [100.0%][1] | natural persons [100%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.57[1] | 0.67[1] | 0.73[1] | 0.61[1] | 0.59[1] | 0.45[1] | 0.29[1] | – | 0.11[2] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
Mine 78 is an underground mine in Somerset, Pennsylvania, situated 3 km to the east of the town of Windber.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
The mine started operations in 2007, and has been owned and operated by the Rosebud Mining Company of J Clifford Forest since then.[3]
Mine 78 was on alist of 111 "troubling mines" in 2010 that required additional inspection. The same year, the mine was sued by the MSHA after the surface personnel warned the underground workers of inspectors arrival.[4]
In 2020, Mine 78 produced 0.6 million short tons of coal, and had 78 employees.[3]
- Owner: Rosebud Mining Company[3]
- Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania[3]
- Coordinates: 40.005933, -79.078913
- Status: Operating
- Production: 611,730 short tons
- Number of employees: 78
- Total Reserves:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 2007
- Source of Financing:
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 1.11 "Mine Data Retrieval System". Mine Health and Safety Administration. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20260701051244/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production. Archived from the original on 01 July 2026.
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- ↑ Bowling, Brian (May 17, 2011). "Rosebud Mining settles MSHA lawsuit". Trib Live. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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