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{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}'''Highland 9 Mine''' is an underground bituminous coal mine located in Waverly, Union County, Kentucky on French Road, two miles west of US HWY 60. The mine is operated by Highland Mining Company, a subsidiary of Interior Holdings Corporation, and owned by [[Peabody Energy]]. The mine employs 229 persons producing an average of 12,000 tons of coal per day.<ref name="MSHA">[http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/2003/FTL03c20.HTM "Coal Mine Fatal Accident Investigation Report"], Mine Safety and Health Administration website, July 2, 2003</ref>
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{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}'''Highland 9 Mine''' is an underground bituminous coal mine located in Waverly, Union County, Kentucky on French Road, two miles west of US HWY 60. The mine is operated by Highland Mining Company, a subsidiary of Interior Holdings Corporation, and owned by [[Peabody Energy]].<ref name="MSHA">[http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/2003/FTL03c20.HTM "Coal Mine Fatal Accident Investigation Report"], Mine Safety and Health Administration website, July 2, 2003</ref>
 
   
 
   
 
Coal is extracted with continuous mining machines and transported to the Camp 9 Prep Plant where it is processed and then transported to the Peabody Ohio River Terminal. From there it is barged to [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]'s [[Cumberland Steam Plant]] located near Erin, Tennessee.<ref name="MSHA"/>
 
Coal is extracted with continuous mining machines and transported to the Camp 9 Prep Plant where it is processed and then transported to the Peabody Ohio River Terminal. From there it is barged to [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]'s [[Cumberland Steam Plant]] located near Erin, Tennessee.<ref name="MSHA"/>
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*'''Mine type''': Underground
 
*'''Mine type''': Underground
 
*'''Equipment''': Continuous
 
*'''Equipment''': Continuous
*'''Number of employees''': 229
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==Contact Details==
 
==Contact Details==

Revision as of 00:32, 7 November 2009

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}Highland 9 Mine is an underground bituminous coal mine located in Waverly, Union County, Kentucky on French Road, two miles west of US HWY 60. The mine is operated by Highland Mining Company, a subsidiary of Interior Holdings Corporation, and owned by Peabody Energy.[1]

Coal is extracted with continuous mining machines and transported to the Camp 9 Prep Plant where it is processed and then transported to the Peabody Ohio River Terminal. From there it is barged to Tennessee Valley Authority's Cumberland Steam Plant located near Erin, Tennessee.[1]

The mine began production in February 2003 and has 88 million tons of recoverable coal.[2]

Mine Data

  • Operator: Highland Mining Company
  • Owner: Peabody Energy
  • Location: Waverly, Kentucky
  • GPS coordinates:
  • Production: 3,946,351 tons (2007)
  • Type of coal: Bituminous
  • Mine type: Underground
  • Equipment: Continuous
  • Number of employees: 389

Contact Details

Highland Mining Company
Waverly, Union County, Kentucky
Phone: 662.387.5200
Fax: 662.387.5280
Web: http://www.nacoal.com/

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References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "Coal Mine Fatal Accident Investigation Report", Mine Safety and Health Administration website, July 2, 2003
  2. "Media Fact Sheets: Highland NO. 9 Mine" Peabody Energy Website, November 2009