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Usibelli Mine

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Usibelli Mine

Location: 118 km SW from Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Address:

PO Box 1000
Healy
Alaska, United States
99743

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
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SnapshotUsibelli Coal Mine, Inc. (UCM) is a fourth generation, family-owned, business and the only operational coal mine in Alaska, providing coal for Interior Alaska power plants.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. (operator) 100 % Direct
Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. was founded in 1943 by Emil Usibelli. (UCM). The mines operated by Uzibelli use large amounts of sub-bituminous coal. One of these mines is the Usibelli mine.
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Known as the Suntrana Formation, three seams of coal ranging from an average of 18 to 30 feet thick are covered with layers of overburden that can be more than 100 feet thick.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

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Coal (thermal) tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe974,702901,641959,068932,1221,177,390
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

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Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe974,702 tons of ROM coal901,641 tons of ROM coal959,068 tons of ROM coal

Production Costs

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Personnel

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