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Choctaw Mine

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Choctaw Mine

Location: 16 km S from Jasper, Alabama, United States

Address:

P.O. BOX 1608
Jasper
Alabama, United States
35502

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Highwall
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SnapshotAccording to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), mining operations at the Choctaw Mine continued only through the first quarter of 2023.

Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, the company responsible for land reclamation, is the operator of Choctaw Mine.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, LLC (operator) Indirect
On 21 February 2024, Best Coal, Inc. transferred the Alabama Surface Mining Commission Permit No. P-3799, Choctaw Mine to Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, LLC.
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The primary coal seams mined are the Pratt, Nickel, and America coal seams. The combined thickness of the three coal seams averages 70 inches.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

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Production

According to the information from MSHA, the Choctaw mine was temporarily idle from May 7, 2023.
CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (metallurgical & thermal) tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe196,734195,268217,093117,057251,027
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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