Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Underground |
| Commodities |
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| Mining Method |
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| Processing |
- Wash plant
- Dense media separation
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Pennsylvania Mining Complex includes the Bailey Mine, the Enlow Fork Mine, the Harvey Mine and the Central Preparation Plant, has extensive high-quality coal reserves. |
Source:
p. 2,4
“Pennsylvania Mining Complex” or “PAMC” refers to coal mines, coal reserves and related assets and operations located primarily in southwestern Pennsylvania and owned 75% by the Company and 25% by the Partnership.
“Partnership,” “CCR” or “CONSOL Coal Resources” refers to a Delaware limited partnership that holds a 25% undivided interest in, and is the sole operator of, the Pennsylvania Mining Complex. As part of the separation on November 28, 2017, the Partnership changed its name to CONSOL Coal Resources LP and changed its NYSE ticker to “CCR”. As a result of the closing of the CCR Merger, CCR is now an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
On December 30, 2020, CONSOL Energy Inc. completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding common units of CONSOL Coal Resources, and CONSOL Coal Resources became Company's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary.
Summary:
The Pennsylvania mining complex, which includes the Bailey Mine, the Enlow Fork Mine and the Harvey Mine, has extensive high-quality coal reserves. The Pittsburgh No. 8 Coal Seam is a large contiguous formation of uniform, high-Btu thermal coal.
Summary:
The design of the Pennsylvania mining complex is optimized to produce large quantities of coal on a cost-efficient basis. All of mines utilize longwall mining, which is a highly automated underground mining technique that produces large volumes of coal at lower costs compared to other underground mining methods. Generally the company operate five longwalls and 15-17 continuous mining sections at the Pennsylvania mining complex.
The Harvey mine uses approximately four continuous mining units to develop the mains and gate roads for its longwall panels. The longwall has a panel width (or face length) of approximately 1,500 feet, a panel length of approximately 15,000 feet and a seam height of approximately 6.9 feet. The Harvey mine’s existing infrastructure, including its bottom development, slope belt and material handling system, has the capacity to add one incremental permanent longwall mining system with additional mine development and capital investment.
Processing
- Wash plant
- Dense media separation
Source:
Summary:
The central preparation plant is connected via conveyor belts to each of the PAMC's mines and cleans and processes up to 8,200 raw tons of coal per hour. The PAMC's on-site logistics infrastructure at the central preparation plant includes a dual-batch train loadout facility capable of loading up to 9,000 clean tons of coal per hour and 19.3 miles of track linked to separate Class I rail lines owned by Norfolk Southern and CSX, which significantly increases the PAMC's efficiency in meeting its customers' transportation needs.
[p.4 https://www.minesandprojects.com/reports/CONSOL_Energy_Inc-10-K-2020-02122021.pdf]
Centralized Coal Processing Facility
- Washes and processes up to 8,200 tons of coal per hour
- Nine raw coal silos with aggregate storage capacity of 153,000 tons
- Six clean coal silos with an aggregate storage capacity of 132,500 tons
- Onsite logistics infrastructure, includes dual-batch train loadout facility
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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Coal (thermal)
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M tons
| ...... | 5 | 4.8 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| Heat Content | BTU/lb | 12,950 | 13,030 | 13,040 | 13,040 | 13,040 | 13,040 | 13,040 |
| Sulfur | % | 2.46 | | | | | | |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
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Annual production capacity
| ...... | 5.5 M tons of clean coal | 5.5 M tons of clean coal | 5.5 M tons of clean coal |
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Reserves at December 31, 2018:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
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Proven & Probable
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201,544 k tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2019:
| HME Type | Quantity |
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Continuous miner
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3
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