Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Underground |
| Commodities |
|
| Mining Method |
- Continuous
- Room-and-pillar
|
| Processing |
|
Excel completed development of Mine No. 5 in May 2020 and transitioned its employees and equipment from Mine No. 4 in July 2020. |
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Mining Methods
- Continuous
- Room-and-pillar
Summary:
The MC Mining Complex is located near the city of Pikeville in Pike County, Kentucky and comprises Excel 4 underground mine and coal preparation plant. Mine access is carried out via slope and shaft.
Excel completed development of Mine No. 5 in May 2020 and transitioned its employees and equipment from Mine No. 4 in July 2020.
The underground operation utilizes continuous mining units employing room-and-pillar mining techniques to produce low-sulfur coal.
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Summary:
The existing preparation plant, which has throughput capacity of 1,000 tons of raw coal per hour, is utilized by Mine No. 5. Substantially all of the coal produced at MC Mining in 2021 met or exceeded the compliance requirements of Phase II of the Federal Clean Air Act ("CAA"). Coal produced from the mine is shipped via the CSX railroad directly to customers or various transloading facilities on the Ohio River for barge deliveries, or by truck directly to customers or to various docks on the Big Sandy River for barge deliveries.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|
Coal (thermal)
|
M tons
| ...... | ...... | ...... | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2020 |
|
Annual production capacity
| ...... |
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Reserves at December 31, 2021:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
|
Proven
|
9.1 M tons
|
Coal (thermal)
|
|
Probable
|
3.8 M tons
|
Coal (thermal)
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
12.9 M tons
|
Coal (thermal)
|
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