Stirrat Mine

The Stirrat Mining Complex of Logan County, West Virgina, is owned by Massey Energy and "includes one surface mine, a preparation plant and the Superior loadout. The Superior loadout serves CSX railway customers with unit trains of up to 100 railcars. The Stirrat preparation plant cleans coal from two adjacent underground room and pillar mines of the Rawl Resource Group." The plant has a rated capacity of 600 tons per hour.

Mine Data

 * '''Owner: Massey Energy
 * Parent company: Massey Energy
 * Location: Logan County, West Virgina
 * GPS coordinates:
 * Production: 1,359 thousands of tons (2007)
 * Type of coal: High Vol Met, Utility, and Industrial
 * Mine type: Surface
 * Equipment:
 * Number of employees:
 * Established/Acquired: 1993
 * Recoverable Reserves: 5,293 thousands of tons

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