Ohio County Coal Mine
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Ohio County Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Dallas, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Coal Mine | Dallas, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States[1][2] | 39.983672, -80.638378 (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[2] | – | 1966[3] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 5.527476377[4] | 2025[4] | Underground[2] | Longwall[5] | – | 373* | 389[4] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | – | – | Appalachia | Bituminous[2] | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Coal Resources Inc [100.0%][1] | American Consolidated Natural Resources Inc | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 6.04[2] | 6.5[2] | 6.6[2] | 4.99[2] | 5.97[2] | 6.36[2] | 6.45[2] | – | 5.53[4] |
Reported Methane Emissions Data
Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:
Table 7: Methane emissions
| Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent) | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4) | Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference | Reference type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.33039 | 3596.42237 | 2023 | [6] | national government data |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Reported Methane Emissions Data
Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:
Table 7: Methane emissions
| Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent) | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4) | Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference | Reference type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.33 | 3596.422 | 2023 | [6] | national government data |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
The Ohio County Mine, formerly known as the Shoemaker Mine, is an underground coal mine, operated by Ohio County Coal Company, a subsidiary of Murray Energy Corporation, producing 6.5 million short tons per annum, in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. The mine was idled for all of 2007, but put back into production in 2008.[7]
- MSHA ID: 4601436
- Start Year:
- Owner: Ohio County Coal Company.[8]
- Parent company: Murray Energy Corporation.
- Location: Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
- GPS coordinates: 40.001971, -80.710843
- Production (short tons): 6,509,414 (2018)[9]
- Type of coal: Bituminous
- Mine type: Underground
- Equipment: Long Wall and Continuous Mining
- Number of employees: 451[10]
- Recoverable reserves: 61.3 million tons
- Mine status: Operating
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Operations". Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "Mine Data Retrieval System". Mine Health and Safety Administration. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/shoemaker-mine-history-4038715/4038715.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20260520164313/https://www.americanindustrialmining.com/ohiocounty-shoemaker-mine. Archived from the original on 20 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://data.epa.gov/efservice/ghg/SUBPART%20FF%20-%20UNDERGROUND%20COAL%20MINES/FF_SUMMARY_SOURCE/CSV/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "CONSOL Energy Annual Report through December 31, 2008" EDGAR Online, Filed February 17, 2009
- ↑ "Murray closes on CONSOL mine purchase" wvgazettemail.com, December 5, 2013
- ↑ "EIA table 9 major US coal mines 2018" EIA.gov accessed June 2020
- ↑ "Murray Energy lays off over 200 workers at northern West Virginia coal mines" Transmissionhub.com, April 17, 2015
