Sidney Mine

The Sidney Mining Complex of Kentucky is owned by Massey Energy. The complex "includes six underground room and pillar mines, one surface mine, a highwall miner and a preparation plant. Two of the underground mines transport coal via underground conveyor system to the Long Fork Resource Group for processing and shipment, and the remainder of the underground mines transport production via underground conveyor system or truck to Sidney’s preparation plant. A portion of the coal from Sidney’s preparation plant and coal from the surface mines are trucked to the New Ridge Resource Group for loading into railroad cars. Sidney’s preparation plant has a capacity of 1,500 tons per hour. The rail loading facility at the preparation plant serves customers on the Norfolk Southern rail system with unit trains of up to 140 railcars."

Mine Data

 * '''Owner: Massey Energy
 * Parent company: Massey Energy
 * Location: Pike County, Kentucky
 * GPS coordinates: 37.628032, -82.369008
 * Production: 4,932 thousands of tons (2007)
 * Type of coal: High Vol Met, Utility, and Industrial
 * Mine type: Surface/Underground
 * Equipment: Highwall
 * Number of employees:
 * Established/Acquired: 1984
 * Recoverable Reserves: 127,055 thousands of tons

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