Samples Mine Highwall Coal Mine

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Samples Mine Highwall Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in West Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Samples Mine Highwall Coal Mine	West Virginia, United States	37.815, -81.850833 (exact)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	2006	–

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
–	0.03	2024	Surface	–	–	75.0*	8

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	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Panther Creek Mining LLC [100%]	Sev.en Global Investments AS [100.0%]	Czech Republic

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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