Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Underground |
| Commodities |
|
| Mining Method |
- Longwall
- Continuous
- Room-and-pillar
|
| Processing |
- Wash plant
- Dense media separation
|
| Mine Life | 2020 |
Mingo Logan Coal Company is an indirect subsidiary of Arch Coal, Inc.
Mining Methods
- Longwall
- Continuous
- Room-and-pillar
Summary:
Mountain Laurel is an underground and surface mining complex located on approximately 38,200 acres in Logan County and Boone County, West Virginia. Underground mining operations at the Mountain Laurel mining complex extract High-vol B metallurgical coal and thermal coal from the Cedar Grove and Alma seams.
The complex currently consists of one underground mine operating a longwall and three continuous miner sections, a preparation plant and a loadout facility.
Processing Technologies
- Wash plant
- Dense media separation
Source:
Summary:
We process most of the coal through a 2,100-ton-per-hour preparation plant before shipping the coal to our customers via the CSX railroad.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
M tons
| ...... | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at December 31, 2018:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
|
Proven & Probable
|
11.1 M tons
|
Coal (metallurgical)
|
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