Mammoth Mine

Mammoth Mine is owned by Massey Energy and includes "three underground room and pillar mines and a preparation plant. Coal is transported to the plant using a continuous 12 mile conveyor system. The plant was upgraded in 2008 and now ships coal via the Norfolk Southern railway or via barge on the upper Kanawha River." The plant has a 1,200 tons per hour processing facility capacity.

Mine Data

 * '''Owner: Massey Energy
 * Parent company: Massey Energy
 * Location: Kanawha County, West Virgina
 * GPS coordinates:
 * Production: 1,431 thousands of tons
 * Type of coal: Utility and Industrial
 * Mine type: Underground
 * Equipment:
 * Number of employees:
 * Established/Acquired: 2004
 * Recoverable Reserves: 87,558 thousands of tons

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