Remining 3 Coal Mine
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Remining #3 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Matewan, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Remining #3 Coal Mine | Matewan, Mingo County, West Virginia, United States[1] | 37.722117, -82.147095 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | 2009[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.16[2] | 2025[2] | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | – | 75.0* | 29.0[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[1] | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Resource West Virginia LLC[1] | Appalachian Resource West Virginia LLC [100.0%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.41[1] | 0.63[1] | 0.48[1] | 0.14[1] | 0.09[1] | 0.17[1] | 0.17[1] | – | 0.16[2] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
Remining no. 3 or Remining # 3 is a surface mine in Mingo County, West Virginia.[3] In December 2011, Rhino Resource Partners LP, a metallurgical and thermal coal producer, announced that the development in its new Remining 3 surface mine at its Tug River complex was nearing completion, with a projected production of 375 thousand tons a year.[4] The mine started operating in the first quarter of 2012 through its subsidiary CAM Mining LLC, and produced 143 thousand tons in 2013 while employing 8 workers.[3]
In June 2015, the company filed a workers layoff/closure report with Kentucky's Office of Employment and Training and issued WARN notices to its workers at several of its mines including Remining 3. In the report, it said that CAM mining was was idling its operations due to adverse market conditions.[5] The MSHA database indicates that, Remining 3's slowed down and stopped production during late 2015, early 2016 but the mine became fully operational once again in the last quarter of 2016.[3]
David Zatezalo, the president of Rhino Resource Partners, became President Trump's pick to run MSHA after his retirement in 2014. During his tenure, Rhino had a series of mine health and safety violations.[6]
In 2020, Rhino Resource Partners declared bankruptcy[6], and the mine was acquired by the Appalachian Resource Company LLC, which operates it through its subsidiary Appalachian Resource West Virginia, LLC.[3]
In 2020 the mine produced 140 thousand tons and had 36 employees. This was a stark decline from its 2019 production, which stood at almost half a million tons with over 70 employees.[3]
- Operator: Appalachian Resource West Virginia, LLC
- Owner: Appalachian Resource Company LLC
- Location: Mingo County, West Virginia
- Coordinates: 37.722117, -82.147095 (Approximate)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 140,414 tons
- Total Reserves:
- Number of employees: 36
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 2012
- Source of Financing:
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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 1.12 1.13 https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/mine-data-retrieval-system.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 U.S. department of labor, MSHA, Mine Data Retrieval System, accessed June 24, 2021
- ↑ "Rhino Resource Partners Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial and Operating Results". PR Newswire. March 1, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ Rhino CAM Mining LLC (June 2, 2015) Worker Layoff/Closure Report . Office of Employment and Training. Report.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Patterson, Brittany (June 27, 2020). "Coal Company Rhino Resource Partners Files for Bankruptcy". 100 Days in Appalachia. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
