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Coal (Bituminous) new mine · Wise County, Virginia

New MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceMSHA

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · COAL (BITUMINOUS)BENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for coal (bituminous). Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateVirginia
CountyWise
Nearest TownAppalachia
Coordinates36.94056, -82.72056

Commodities

PrimaryCoal (Bituminous)

Mine Details

StatusNew Mine
TypeSurface
OperatorSHM Enterprises Inc.
Data SourceMSHA
Source ID4407419
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Auger Mine #20.0 miCoal (Bituminous)Temporarily Idled
Keck #10.0 miCoal (Bituminous)Abandoned
Surface Mine No. 10.0 miCoal (Bituminous)Active
#220.1 miCoal (Bituminous)Abandoned and Sealed
Prep Plant #10.3 miCoal (Bituminous)Temporarily Idled
No. 10.5 miCoal (Bituminous)Abandoned
#10.5 miCoal (Bituminous)Temporarily Idled
No. 26 Strip0.9 miCoal (Bituminous)Abandoned
Strip #260.9 miCoal (Bituminous)Temporarily Idled
#1 Strip1.0 miCoal (Bituminous)Abandoned
Mine #31.1 miCoal (Bituminous)Abandoned
Bbc #31.2 miCoal (Bituminous)Abandoned

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