Cumberland River Mine

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}The Cumberland River Mine is an underground and small-scale surface coal mining operation in Wise County, Virginia, and Letcher County, Kentucky, owned by Arch Coal. It is part of Arch Coal's Central Appalachia mining region, which sold 14.6 million tons of coal in 2008.

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Mine Data

• Owner: Arch Coal
• Parent company: Arch Coal
• Location: Wise County, Virginia and Letcher County, Kentucky
• GPS coordinates: 36.9609,-82.716236
• Production: 2.4 million tons (2008)
• Type of coal:
• Mine type: Underground and small-scale surface
• Equipment: Continuous miner units
• Number of employees:

Contact Details

Cumberland River
P.O. Box 109
Appalachia, VA 24216
(276) 679-4937

Physical Address

Route 603
Dunbar Rd.
Appalachia, VA 24216

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