Marshall County Mine

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} Marshall County Mine (formerly named McElroy Mine) is a coal mine in West Virginia, United States.

Location

The map below shows the location of the mine, near Woodlands, in Marshall county, West Virginia.

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Background

Marshall County Mine is an underground operation in Marshall County, West Virginia, owned by Murray Energy.

Mine Data

• MSHA ID: 4601437
• Operator: Marshall County Coal Company
• Controller: Murray Energy
• Union: UMWA
• County: Marshall
• State: WV
• Latitude: 39.8205
• Longitude: -80.7947
• 2007 Production (short tons): 9,667,258
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mining Method: Underground
• Mine Status: Active
• Average No. of Employees: 803

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External links

• "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration