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*'''Equipment''': Continuous
 
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*'''Number of employees''': 389
 
==Contact Details==
 
Highland Mining Company<br>
 
Waverly, Union County, Kentucky<br>
 
Phone: 662.387.5200<br>
 
Fax: 662.387.5280<br>
 
Web: http://www.nacoal.com/<br>
 
  
 
==Articles and resources==
 
==Articles and resources==

Revision as of 00:57, 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

Articles and resources

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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