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Orchard Branch Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Room-and-pillar
  • Continuous
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SnapshotOrchard Branch mine produces a metallurgical coal product used in steel making.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Bluegrass Natural Resources LLC (operator) 100 % Direct
The Orchard Branch mine is owned and operated by Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Information posted on the Kentucky Geological Survey website indicates that the Orchard Branch coal mine is located in the Upper Elkhorn No. 3 coal bed in the Eastern Kentucky coalfield. The Orchard Branch mine extracts coal from the F Zone coal seam.

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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All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Operational metrics

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Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

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Personnel

Mine Management

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