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Greenhouse 100 Coal Index Record for Beech Mountain Mine

Mine: Beech Mountain Mine
Current Parent Company or Controller: Jeffrey K Justus II
2021 underground coal production (short tons, from EIA): 105,116
2021 total coal production (short tons, from EIA): 105,116
2022 underground coal production (short tons, from MSHA): 103,042
2022 total coal production (short tons, from MSHA): 103,042
Coal type: bituminous (from combined MSHA and EIA info)
CO2 metric tons 2021: 235,233
CO2 metric tons 2022: 230,592

Data from MSHA

(The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor which enforces compliance with mandatory safety and health standards for mines.)
Mine ID: 4609546
Mine state: West Virginia
Portable operation (mine can move around): N
Current mine name: Beech Mountain Mine
Current mine type: Underground
Current mine status: Active
Status date: 09/10/2018
Current controller: Jeffrey K Justus II
Current operator: Knox Operating, LLC
County: Randolph
Company type: Other
Latitude: 38.683889
Longitude: -80.128333
Directions to mine: From the Bridgeport Field office, take I-79 South to Exit 99 / Weston (21.5 miles); merge onto Rt. 33 East towards Buckhannon (13 miles); Take exit for Buckhannon / US-119N and turn right towards Buckhannon, merge onto Rt. 20 towards Buckhannon (12 miles); Turn left onto Alexander-Helvetia Rd. and continue through Etna, Alexander, Czar, and Helvetia (25 miles) to the intersection at the bottom of the hill at Star Bridge Preparation Plant (on left); Turn right onto Roag Road (not labeled) and continue on haul road for approximately 2.4 miles, turn left into Beech Mountain Mine entrance
Nearest town: Helvetia
Mine has underground component (yes/no): y
Mine has surface component (yes/no): n
Mine has refuse component (yes/no): n
Mine has preparation plant (yes/no): y
Methane liberation (cubic feet each 24 hours): 0

Data from EIA

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is an agency that is part of the U.S. Dept. of Energy and is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating energy information.
EIA mine name: Beech Mountain Mine
Coal location state: West Virginia (Northern)
Note:: The EIA coal location state is the state where the coal is mined: the MSHA state is the state where the mine mouth is located. In this case they differ.
County: Randolph
Mine status: Active
Company type: Independent Producer Operator
Operation type: Mine only
Operator name: Knox Operating, Llc
Operator address: 788 Bailey Switch Road, Bluefield, VA 24605
Coal supply region: Appalachia Northern
Mine has underground component (yes/no): y
Mine has surface component (yes/no): n
Mine has refuse component (yes/no): n
Mine has preparation plant (yes/no): n

Data from GEM

Global Energy Monitor (GEM) is an independent nonprofit organization that develops and shares information in support of the worldwide movement for clean energy. These data are from its Global Coal Mine Tracker database.
GEM mine wiki page: https://www.gem.wiki/Beech_Mountain_Coal_Mine
GEM mine name: Beech Mountain Coal Mine
GEM mine ID: M3394
Operator(s): Knox Operating
Owner(s): Knox Operating
Parent company: Knox Operating
Coal type: Bituminous
State: West Virginia
Subregion: Northern America
Latitude: 38.683889
Longitude: -80.128333
Workforce size: 103
Total reserves: 0
Total resource: 0
Number of mine units: 1
Active mine unit(s): y
Methane release estimate (million cubic meters per year): 1.80
Annual coal output (millions of metric tons): 0.1
Annual coal output (millions of short tons): 0.1
Annual underground coal output (millions of short tons): 0.1
Annual surface coal output (millions of short tons): 0.0
Annual underground or surface coal output (millions of short tons): 0.0
Annual refuse coal output (millions of short tons): 0.0
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