Summary

Mine Type	Open Pit & Underground
Status	Active
Commodities	Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method	Room-and-pillar Continuous Highwall Contour Strip
Backfill type	...
Production Start	...
Mine Life	...
Snapshot	The Berwind Complex produces high-quality, mid- and low-volatile metallurgical coal. It has a rich history of coal mining, primarily through underground mining methods. The complex mines several seams and seam splits, including the Pocahontas 6, Pocahontas 5, Pocahontas 4, and Pocahontas 3 seams, in descending stratigraphic order. Berwind operates two active mines: the Laurel Fork Pocahontas 3 Deep Mine and the Berwind No. 1 Pocahontas 4 Deep Mine. The Squire Jim No. 1 Deep Mine is permitted but not planned for startup. All Run-of-Mine (ROM) coal is processed at the Berwind Preparation Plant, with no planned direct shipment of coal. As of 2024, Ramaco Resources, Inc. continues to increase production at the main Berwind low-volatile mine.

Deposit type

• Sedimentary

Summary:

The uppermost coal seams of interest (Jawbone and Tiller seams) within the Berwind Complex belong to the Norton Formation in Virginia of Early Pennsylvanian Age, which is stratigraphically equivalent to the Lower Kanawha and New River formations in southwestern West Virginia. The lower and primary coal seams of interest (Pocahontas and Squire Jim seams) belong to the Lee Formation of the Pottsville Group (Lower Pennsylvanian). The depositional setting for these seams is complex and thought to be upper delta plain, with subsidence controlling the sedimentation rate. The Lower Pennsylvania (Pottsville) sedimentary strata of the coal-bearing rocks of the Pocahontas Formation rest uncomformably on the Mississippian Bluestone Formation of the Mauch Chunk Group.

The coal seams of interest within the Berwind Complex are in the Southwest Virginia Coal Field and the Southern Coal Field in West Virginia. These coalseams are known for very high calorific value (Btu/lb)and high through low-volatile metallurgical coal characteristics, with high fluidity, low ash content, and low-sulfur content.

The primary coal seams of interest on the Berwind Property, in descending stratigraphic order, are the Tiller, Pocahontas No. 6, Pocahontas No. 5, Pocahontas No. 4, Pocahontas No. 3 and Squire Jim. All of the coal seams of interest outcrop on the property. The Canebrake Fault passes through the Berwind Property, however, it is not anticipated to adversely affect mining activities.

Deposit Type
The Berwind Complex resource area is a relatively flat-lying, sedimentary deposit of Pennsylvanian Age. The 34 coal seams in the Lee Formation and the overlying Norton Formation (Virginia nomenclature) account for approximately 3,000 feet of geologic section.

Mining Methods

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Comminution

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Processing

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Commodity Production

Commodity	Units	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Coal (metallurgical)	k tons	....	....	....	....	....	188

Operational metrics

Metrics	2024	2023	2022
Hourly processing capacity	....	....	....

Personnel

Job Title	Name	Profile	Ref. Date
.......................	.......................		Jul 7, 2025

Employees	Year
......	2022