Independence Complex

The Independence Complex "includes the Revolution longwall mine, two underground room and pillar mines and a preparation plant that also processes a portion of the coal from the Black Castle and Endurance Resource Groups. Coal is shipped via CSX rail in unit trains of up to 150 cars." The Independence plant has a processing capacity of 2,200 tons per hour.

Mine Data

 * '''Owner: Massey Energy
 * Parent company: Massey Energy
 * Location: Boone County, West Virgina
 * GPS coordinates:
 * Production: 1,398 thousands of tons
 * Type of coal: Bituminous
 * Mine type: Underground
 * Equipment: Longwall
 * Number of employees:
 * Established/Acquired: 1978
 * Recoverable Reserves: 43,311 thousands of tons

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