Pride Coal Mine

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Pride Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pride Coal Mine	Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States	37.291389, -87.051667 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2015	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	1.556728945	2023	Underground	Longwall	–	373*	208

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
–	–	–	Illinois Basin	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Muhlenberg County Coal Resources Inc	American Consolidated Natural Resources Inc	USA

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

Pride Coal Mine is an underground mine in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.

Muhlenberg County Coal Resources, Inc. operates the mine, which is owned by American Consolidated Natural Resources Holdings Inc (ACNR). The mine was previously known as Survant mine and owned by Murray Energy before being taken over by ACNR Holdings

• Operator: Muhlenberg County Coal Resources, Inc.
• Owner: American Consolidated Natural Resources Holdings Inc (ACNR).
• Location: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
• Coordinates: 37.291389, -87.051667 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 2.12 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2015
• Source of Financing:

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