Difference between revisions of "Blacksville 2 Mine"

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== History ==
 
== History ==
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==Mine Data==
 
==Mine Data==
 
*'''Owner:''' Consolidation Coal Company
 
*'''Owner:''' Consolidation Coal Company
*'''Parent company''':  
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*'''Parent company''': CONSOL Energy Co
 
*'''Location''': Kuhntown, Pennsylvania (Coal exits mine in West Virginia)  
 
*'''Location''': Kuhntown, Pennsylvania (Coal exits mine in West Virginia)  
 
*'''GPS coordinates''': N 39° 45.806 W 080° 16.914 (needs confirmation)
 
*'''GPS coordinates''': N 39° 45.806 W 080° 16.914 (needs confirmation)
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*'''Type of coal''': Bituminous Coal
 
*'''Type of coal''': Bituminous Coal
 
*'''Mine type''': Underground
 
*'''Mine type''': Underground
*'''Equipment''': Longwall
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*'''Equipment''': Longwall Machine, Conveyor
*'''Number of employees''':
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*'''Number of employees''': 300+ (needs confirmation)
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table9.html "Major U.S. Coal Mines,"] Energy Information Administration
 
* [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table9.html "Major U.S. Coal Mines,"] Energy Information Administration
 
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* [http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy_fungames/energyant_trips/coalvisit.html "Field Trip"] Energy Information Administration Kids Page
  
 
[[Category:Existing coal mines in the United States]][[Category:Pennsylvania]]
 
[[Category:Existing coal mines in the United States]][[Category:Pennsylvania]]
  
 
{{Wikipedia}}
 
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Revision as of 23:02, 25 June 2009

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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="39.766012" lon="-80.282528" zoom="16"> 39.763752, -80.282786 </googlemap>

History

Opened in 1970 along the Pittsburgh No 8 coal seam

Mine Data

  • Owner: Consolidation Coal Company
  • Parent company: CONSOL Energy Co
  • Location: Kuhntown, Pennsylvania (Coal exits mine in West Virginia)
  • GPS coordinates: N 39° 45.806 W 080° 16.914 (needs confirmation)
  • Production: 5,150,114
  • Type of coal: Bituminous Coal
  • Mine type: Underground
  • Equipment: Longwall Machine, Conveyor
  • Number of employees: 300+ (needs confirmation)

References


External links

Wikipedia also has an article on Blacksville 2 Mine. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.