Ruby Energy Mine

{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} Ruby Energy is an underground coal mining operation in Mingo County, West Virginia, operated by Spartan Mining and owned by Massey Energy.

In 2010, the Mine Safety and Health Administration listed Ruby Energy as having a history of safety violations, along with Freedom Mine 1 (KY) and the Upper Big Branch Mine, which have both had fatal disasters.

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Mine Data

• MSHA ID: 4608808
• Operator: Spartan Mining Co., Inc.
• Controller: Massey Energy
• Union:
• County: Mingo
• State: WV
• Latitude: 37.74
• Longitude: -82.2
• 2007 Production (short tons): 772,759
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mining Method: Underground
• Mine Status: Active
• Average No. of Employees: 71

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External links

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