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Five Forks Mine

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Five Forks Mine

Location: 84 km SE from Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Address:

839 Five Forks Road
Saline
Louisiana, United States
71070

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Five Forks Mine is a lignite mine that supplies the primary raw material for the manufacturing of activated carbon (AC) products, including both powdered activated carbon (PAC) and granular activated carbon (GAC).

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Arq Inc. 100 % Indirect
The Five Forks Mine is fully owned by Arq Inc.

ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arq Inc. Through its affiliate, Five Forks Mining, LLC, Carbon Solutions owns and operates the Five Forks Mine.

Five Forks is operated by Demery Resources Company, LLC, a subsidiary of the North American Coal Company.

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The Five Forks Mine is a surface lignite mine developed in the Wilcox Formation I Seam. The coal seam has an average thickness of 4.4 feet and is located at an average depth of 44 feet, making it suitable for surface mining operations. In terms of coal quality, the lignite extracted from Five Forks Mine has an average heat content of 7,033 BTUs per pound, with sulfur content of 0.44%, ash content of 7.8%, and moisture content of 37% on an as-received basis. These characteristics define the mine’s resource profile and its value as a source of lignite for industrial use.

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe183,475207,610334,580262,208194,714
Heat ContentBTU/lb7,0336,940
Sulfur%0.440.44
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

Metrics20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe183,475 tons207,610 tons334,580 tons262,208 tons194,714 tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

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