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Red Hills Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Mississippi, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hills Coal Mine | Mississippi, United States | 33.383042, -89.240742 (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 | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5[1] | 2.43579092[2] | 2023[2] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 75* | 237[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215.3 | – | – | Other Interior | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Lignite Mining Co[3] | North American Coal | USA |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
History
The 5,900 acre mine is in Ackerman, Mississippi, and formally began production in the fourth quarter 2000. Red Hills Mine delivers approximately 3.5 million tons of coal per year, particularly to SUEZ Energy Resources and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The operation utilizes dragline and shovel for overburden removal and reclaims about 120 acres of land annually.[4]
Mississippi Lignite Mining Company was formed in 1997 to supply lignite coal to the Red Hills Generation Facility, which supplies electricity to Tennessee Valley Authority under a 30-year contract agreement. The plant is owned and operated by Choctaw Generation, LLP, an affiliate of Tractebel Electricity and Gas International. Construction of Red Hills Mine and facilities began in August 1998. Development of the initial boxcut began in April 1999, and the first lignite was mined in December 1999.[5]
Proposed Red Hills Power Project
Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. and North American Coal Corporation announced in 2008 that they had entered a joint development agreement to evaluate a gas-to-liquids project near Red Hills Mine in Mississippi. If built, the facility could produce synthetic gasoline, chemical feedstocks or synthetic natural gas. The companies planned to conduct a “pre-feasibility study” to determine if “they will engage in a front-end engineering design study to further develop the opportunity.”[6]
In 2010, the Sierra Club reported that the pre-feasibility study had not been released and that the Mississippi DEQ had not received an air permit application. Sierra concluded that the project was defunct.[7]
Contact Details
Mississippi Lignite Mining Company
Route 3, Box 98
Ackerman, MS 39735
Phone: 662.387.5200
Fax: 662.387.5280
Web: http://www.nacoal.com/
References
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240216222814/https://geology.deq.ms.gov/Publications/Fact_Sheets/FactSheet2/MGS_FS0002.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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) - ↑ https://www.nacoal.com/our-operations/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Operations: Red Hills Mine", North American Coal Corporation website, November 2009.
- ↑ "Red Hills Mine," North American Coal Website, November 2009
- ↑ Dianna Heitz, "Synthesis Energy enters development agreement with North American Coal," SmallCapInvestor.com, July 16, 2008
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed January 2011. (This is a Sierra Club list of new coal plant proposals.)
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