Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Underground |
Commodities |
|
Mining Method |
- Room-and-pillar
- Continuous
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The Penfield Mine produces High-Vol A metallurgical coal. |
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Rosebud Mining Company operates the Penfield Mine.
Contractors
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Summary:
Coal mined from the Lower Kittanning coal seam.
Mining Methods
- Room-and-pillar
- Continuous
Summary:
Mining metod: Room-and-pillar
The Penfield Mine is opened into the Lower Kittanning coal seam through three dris and has one mechanized mining unit (MMU). Coal is produced using a continuous mining machine (ripper) and a continuous haulage system. The mine normally operates 2 production shifts per day, five to six days per week. The mine produces an average of 604 tons of raw coal per day. Coal is transported from the underground section to the surface coal handling facility via a series of underground and surface conveyor belts.
Production:
Commodity | Units | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Coal (metallurgical)
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tons
| ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 24,725 | 33,915 |
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