Russell County Coal Mine

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Russell County Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Appalachia, Virgina, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Russell County Coal Mine	Appalachia, Virgina, United States	37.10839, -81.88226 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	New	–	–

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
–	–	–	Underground	–	–	373.0*	–

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
29.0	2024	44.0	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Coronado Global Resources Inc [100%]	Coronado Global Resources Inc [100%]	Australia

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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Background

The Russell County Coal Mine is a proposed development, owned by Coronado Global near Raven, Virginia, United States. The proposed development is a greenfield owned by Coronado Global, which acquired it from Consol in 2016.

• Operator:
• Parent company: Coronado Global
• Location: Raven, Virginia, United States
• GPS coordinates: 37.108390, -81.882260
• Production: N/A
• Type of coal: Thermal coal
• Mine type: Underground, Bord and Pillar
• Number of employees:
• Established/Acquired:
• Recoverable Reserves: 27 Mt (Proven and Probable) with 23 Mt (proven) 5 Mt (probable)

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