Leer South coal High-Vol A longwall mine, US
Name of the Project
Leer South coal High-Vol A longwall mine.
Location
The project is located in Barbour County, West Virginia, in the US.
Client
Arch Coal.
Project Description
The project involves the development of a new, world-class longwall coal mine, which will provide about three-million tons of premium, High-Vol A coking coal a year for sale into an undersupplied global marketplace.
The mine will be similar in virtually every respect to Arch’s existing Leer longwall
mine, and will operate in the same 200-million-ton reserve base as the Leer operation.
Output will mainly be sold into the 300-million-metric-ton-a-year seaborne coking coal market.
The project has a 20-year mine life.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.
Value
Arch expects to invest an estimated $360-million to $390-million over the next three years to develop the mine.
Duration
The longwall is expected to start up in late 2021.
Latest Developments
Work started on the mine in February.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.
Contact Details for Project Information
Arch Coal – Leer Mining Complex, tel +1 304265 9700.
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