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Affinity Mine

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Affinity Mine

Location: 2 km E from Sophia, West Virginia, United States

Address:

11 Affinity Complex Road
Sophia
West Virginia, United States
25921

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Summary

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
Mining Method
  • Room-and-pillar
  • Continuous
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SnapshotThe Affinity coal mine supplies high-quality metallurgical coal for the low vol global market.

This leading metallurgical coal mine is meeting the ever-changing demands of the steel industry.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Metinvest BV 100 % Indirect
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC (operator) 100 % Indirect
Affinity Mine is owned by Affinity Coal Company, which is a subsidiary of Metinvest BV.

Pocahontas Coal Company LLC is an operator of Affinity Mine.

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The coal seam being mined is the Pocahontas #3 seam with a predicted coal reserve height of 48 - 54 inches while the predicted mining height for the reserve is 60 - 66 inches.

Reserves

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits20242023202220212020201920182017
Coal (metallurgical) tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe940,892862,872766,083
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Operational metrics

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Hourly processing capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe550 tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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