Peerless Rachel Mine
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Peerless Rachel Mine is an underground mine near Comfort, Boone county, VW.[1]
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the mine.
Background
On December 9, 2010, Newton Energy Inc. was issued a permit to operate the Peerless Rachel Mine.[1] The operating firm was then changed to Emerald Processing in 2014, and Kanawha Eagle Mining in 2015.[2] All three firms were subsidiaries of Patriot Coal Company.[3] When Patriot Coal filed for bankruptcy for the second time in 2015, Blackhawk Mining acquired Kanawha Eagle at the bankruptcy auction alongside the Peerless Rachel Mine.[4] In turn, the Czech company Sev.en Energy acquired Blackhawk Mining in 2020, putting the Peerless Rachel Mine under their control.[5]
In 2014, two miners died as the result of a roof collapse at the mine. Peerless Rachel was cited for a pattern of safety violations and unreported injuries the year before. [6]
In 2020, the mine employed 109 workers and produced 0.7 million tons. [2]
Mine Details
- MSHA id: 4609258
- Operator: Kanawha Eagle Mining, LLC
- Owner: Sev.en Energy AG
- Location: Boone, WEST VIRGINIA
- Coordinates: 38.128743, -81.615200(Approximate)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 713,896 tonnes (2020)
- Total Reserves:
- Number of Employees: 109
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 2010
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (March 13, 2013) Report of Investigation Underground Coal Mine Facility (Roof Fall Accident) . Mine Safety and Health Adminstiration. Report.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. department of labor, MSHA, Mine Data Retrieval System, accessed June 6 2021
- ↑ (2013) Notice And Motion Of The Debtors And The Official Committee Of Unsecured Creditors For Leave To Conduct Discovery Of Arclight Capital Partners, Llc Pursuant To Rule 2004 . United States Bankruptcy Courteastern District Of Missourieastern Division. Report.
- ↑ Brickley, Peg (September 22, 2015). "Blackhawk Mining Wins Patriot Coal Bankruptcy Auction". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ↑ Brickley, Peg (June 1, 2020). "Sev.en Energy acquires Blackhawk Mining to significantly strengthen its presence in US metallurgical coal mining". Sev.en Energy. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ↑ Spencer, Naomi (May 14, 2014). "Two West Virginia coal miners killed in roof collapse". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
