Sherman Mountain Coal Strip Mine

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Sherman Mountain Coal Strip Mine is an operating coal mine in Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sherman Mountain Coal Strip Mine	Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States	40.705556, -76.395 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1988	–

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	2025	Surface	Open Pit	–	75.0*	8.0

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
–	–	–	–	Anthracite	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Sherman Mountain Coal Company Inc	Sherman Mountain Coal Company Inc [100.0%]	USA

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
ROM	0.0	0.0	0.0	0*	–	0.01	0.03	–	0.03

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.

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