Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Underground |
Commodities |
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Mining Method |
- Room-and-pillar
- Continuous
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The Parkwood Mine produces High-Vol A metallurgical coal. |
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Rosebud Mining Company operates the Parkwood Mine.
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Summary:
The mine extracts coal from the Upper Freeport Seam.
Mining Methods
- Room-and-pillar
- Continuous
Summary:
Parkwood is an underground mine which develops Upper Freeport coal seam utilizing room-and-pillar mining method.
The Parkwood Mine is opened into the Upper Freeport coal seam through three dris and has two mechanized mining units (MMUs). Coal is produced using a continuous mining machine (ripper) and a continuous haulage system. The mine normally operates 3 production shis per day, five to six days per week. The mine produces an average of 1100 tons of raw coal per day. Coal is transported from the underground section to the surface coal handling facility via a series of underground and surface conveyor belts.
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