Right Fork Splint Coal Mine
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Right Fork Splint Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Coalgood, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Right Fork Splint Coal Mine | Coalgood, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States[1] | 36.812586, -83.251763 (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[1] | – | 2001[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.0108862164[2] | 2025[2] | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | – | 75* | 16[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 |
|---|---|---|
| 101 Coal Inc [100.0%][1] | Thorberg Collectorate Inc | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.3[1] | 0.63[1] | 0.31[1] | 0.07[1] | 0.13[1] | 0.18[1] | 0.14[1] | – | 0.01[2] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
Right Fork Splint Mine is a surface mine in Harlan County, Kentucky.[3] Until 2017 the mine was operated by Coalgood Operations, a subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources.[3] After Alpha declared bankruptcy in 2015,[4] Coalgood was acquired by JRL coal[5] which started operating the mine directly in 2017.[3]
From 2019 to 2020, the mine experienced a stark decline in coal production from 0.3 million tons to around 70 thousand tons. In the same time period, the number of employees fell to 26 from 70.[3]
- MSHA id: 1518423
- Operator: JRL Coal, INC.
- Controller: Tim B. Lusby
- Location: Coalgood, Harlan County, KY
- Coordinates:36.812586, -83.251763(Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 313,830 (2019), 39,585(2020)
- Total Reserves:
- Number of Employees:70(2019), 26(2020)
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
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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 1.12 1.13 "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 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.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 U.S. department of labor, MSHA, Mine Data Retrieval System, accessed June 11, 2021
- ↑ Vardi, Nathan (Aug 3, 2015). "U.S. Coal Company Alpha Natural Resources Files For Bankruptcy". Forbes. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ↑ "About Us". JRL COAL. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
