Wolf Branch West Mine
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Wolf Branch West Mine is a proposed U.S. surface coal mine in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, owned by Signal Resources LLC.
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Location
The below map shows the approximate location of the Wolf Branch West mine site in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
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Background
The mine site is located within the Warrior Coal Basin.[1] The target seam at this facility is the Mary Lee Seam of the Mary Lee Coal Group.[1]
According to the Alabama Surface Mining Commission's (ASMC) permit applications website, Signal Resources filed a new permit application for the mine on April 24, 2019. It is currently under review.[2]
Project Details
- Sponsor:
- Parent Company: Signal Resources LLC
- Location: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
- GPS Coordinates: 33.267472, -87.454212 (approximate)[1][3]
- Status Proposed
- Production Capacity:
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal type:
- Mine Size: 44 acres[1]
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Alabama Surface Mining Commission Surface Mining Permit Application: Attachment IV-C-2 Topsoil Variance accessed November 2019.
- ↑ Permit Applications on File with ASMC Alabama Surface Mining Commission, accessed November 2019.
- ↑ Parcel Search Tuscaloosa County Alabama Public GIS, accessed November 2019.
