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Primrose Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
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SnapshotPrimrose Mine in Mahanoy City is a great example of a fairly large anthracite surface mine.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Blaschak Anthracite Corp. (operator) 100 % Direct
Primrose mine is owned and operated by Blaschak Anthracite Corp.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Anthracite seams: Primrose and Mammoth veins, and “Buck Underlap".

Mining Methods

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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 (metallurgical) tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe109,174127,200115,469

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Heavy Mobile Equipment

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EV - Electric

Personnel

Mine Management

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