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West Elk Mine

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 Location:
61 km NW from Gunnison, Colorado, United States

  Address:
5174 Highway 133
P.O. Box 591
Somerset
Colorado, United States
81434
Phone(970)-929-2200
WebsiteWeb
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Longwall
  • Continuous
  • Room-and-pillar
Mine Life2024


Owners

Source: p. 1
CompanyInterestOwnership
Arch Resources, Inc. 100 % Indirect
Mountain Coal Company, LLC is an indirect subsidiary of Arch Coal, Inc.

Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:


Mining Methods

  • Longwall
  • Continuous
  • Room-and-pillar

Source: p.14, 16

Summary:

The West Elk complex currently consists of a longwall, two continuous miner sections and a loadout facility.


Crushing and Grinding
Source: Source p.16


Processing

Source: Source p.16

Summary:

The company ships most of the coal raw to our
customers via the Union Pacific railroad. The loadout facility can load an 11,000-ton train in less than three hours.


Production:

CommodityUnits2019201820172016201520142013
Coal (thermal) M tons 4.14.84.945.16.56.1
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.


Reserves at December 31, 2019:

CategoryTonnage Commodity
Proven & Probable 50.5 M tons Coal (thermal)


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2014:
Source: Source p.18
HME TypeQuantity
Continuous miner 2

Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
General Manager Weston Norris LinkedIn Sep 15, 2020

Staff:

EmployeesYear
348 2019
299 2018
266 2017
261 2016
367 2015
351 2014
358 2013
368 2012

Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Form 10-K 2019
Other 2019
Form 10-K 2018
Form 10-K 2017
Form 10-K 2016
Form 10-K 2015
Form 10-K 2014

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