Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Underground |
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| Mining Method |
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| Production Start | ...  |
The Mettiki Complex comprises the Mountain View mine located in Tucker County and a preparation plant located near the city of Oakland in Garrett County. |
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Mountain View Mine is operated by Mettiki Coal, LLC. which is a subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners L.P.
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Summary:
The Mountain View is an underground mine, a part of The Mettiki Complex ("Mettiki") which comprises the Mountain View mine and the Mettiki Coal preparation plant located near the city of Oakland in Garrett County, Maryland.
Mountain View mine is intersected by one shaft opening, three slope openings, and one elevator located in the intake shaft. Total seam height averages 8 to 9 feet with an entry width of 16 feet. The mine utilizes an exhaust ventilation system utilizing two main fans and a longwall bleeder fan.
The Mountain View Mine has one longwall and three longwall developing sections utilizing three continuous mining machines with shuttle car haulage. The mine works on three shift per day (two shifts of production and one maintenance shift), 5 to 6 production days per week. The mine produces an average of 16,000 tons of raw material daily. No detectable amount of methane is liberated from this mine on a daily basis. The Mountain View Mine has not had any reportable face ignitions.
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Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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Coal (thermal)
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M tons
| ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Hourly processing capacity
| ...... | ...... | 1,350 tons | 1,350 tons | 1,350 tons | 1,350 tons |
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
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Proven
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9.1 M tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Probable
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1.2 M tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Proven & Probable
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10.3 M tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Measured
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2.1 M tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Indicated
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4.4 M tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Measured & Indicated
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6.5 M tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Inferred
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0.2 M tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Total Resource
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6.7 M tons
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Coal (thermal)
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| Type | Material | Diameter | Length | Description |
Heavy Mobile Equipment as of January 13, 2017:
| HME Type | Quantity |
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Continuous Miner
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Longwall mining unit
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