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A-Seam Project

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StagePermitting
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Continuous
  • Room-and-pillar
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SnapshotThe proposed A-Seam mine is scheduled to operate from 2041 and terminate during 2056. This mine is projected to be a metallurgical coal operation.

The A-Seam Project is fully permitted.
Related AssetNorthern Appalachia Operation

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Corsa Coal Corp. 100 % Indirect
Corsa Coal indirectly owns A-Seam through PBS Coals, Inc.

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Geology of the Properties The geology of the properties is consistent with regional structural trends. In Maryland, the local Casselman synclinal fold is evident in the Casselman mine. Coal seams of economic importance on the properties typically range from 1 foot to 6 feet in thickness and are primarily low-volatile in rank. There are 11 coal seams on the properties that demonstrate reserve or resource potential including, in descending stratigraphic order: Sewickley, Redstone, Pittsburgh, Bakerstown, Upper Freeport, Lower Freeport, Upper Kittanning, Middle Kittanning, Lower Kittanning, Brookville, and Mercer. Mineralization Mineable coal seams within the properties are typically low-ash, low to high-sulfur, and high-thermal content bituminous coals. Regionally, the coals are typically low-volatile in rank, with rank increasing from west to east. The maximum seam thickness may reach over 6.0 feet where multiple coal benches occur in proximity to one another; however, the average mineable thickness of the seams in this evaluation generally ranges from 1 foot to 4 feet. Seams are generally continuous but may be locally absent. Secondary discontinuity due to erosional features is present in most areas, resulting in seam outcropping, or visible exposure of the seam at the surface. Other than oxidation of the coal exposed at the surface, erosion of the seams has no significant impact on the mineralized deposits. Mineable seams associated with the properties are generally outcrop-accessible. Coal seams are characterized by both single-bench and multiple-bench coal horizons with parting (non-coal) material varying by seam and area. Seam parting is common within the coal seams on the properties with intra-seam parting material increasing drastically in some areas. Roof strata are typically shale or sandy shale with zones of sandstone roof being common. Floor strata are typically sandstone, shale, sandy shale, fireclay, or in the case of the Upper Kittanning, limestone. A-Seam – Brookville Seam Reserve Based on information provided by Corsa, MM&A has estimated that approximately 100 percent of coal production from this property could potentially enter the metallurgical coal market. The A Seam is classified as an inactive underground mine property. As other underground mining operations exhaust their reserves, the A Seam reserve is planned for future development. The A-Seam mine plan contains three distinct areas separated by an Absent-Low Coal Zone as identified on the resource map. Average seam thickness is 6.6 feet. The A-Seam property consists of permitted and not permitted reserve areas. Deposit Types The coal reserves reported herein are bituminous coals. The primary coal-bearing formations on the properties are Carboniferous in age, being in the Pennsylvanian system, which includes the Monongahela, Conemaugh, Allegheny, and Pottsville groups. The average mineable seam thickness for coal horizons in these formations ranges from 1 foot to over 6 feet. The coal seams are generally continuous and non-complex but may vary in thickness and may also be locally absent. Seams retain normal stratigraphic sequence throughout the properties and no evidence has been observed that seams have been modified from pre-deformational thicknesses.

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Comminution

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Milling equipment has not been reported.

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Production

CommodityUnitsAvg. AnnualLOM
Coal (metallurgical) Mt 0.55.8
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Production Costs

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* According to 2022 study / presentation.

Project Costs

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