Coal Mine Methane Recovery at Active U.S. Coal Mines: Current Projects U.S. EPA Coalbed Methane
and Potential Opportunities OUTREACH PROGRAM
The information presented in this document is a condensed version of CMOP’s report Identifying Opportunities for Methane Recovery at U.S. Coal Mines: Profiles of Selected Gassy Underground Coal Mines 2002-2006. While the report was last revised in 2009, mine data reported in this matrix were updated in November 2010, to reflect the 2009 production year.
Alabama
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Natural gas Jim Walter Resources, Inc. Blue Creek No. 4 (U) 12.2 19.1 100% pipeline 2,820,561 (Walter Industries Inc.) injection
Natural gas Jim Walter Resources, Inc. Blue Creek No. 7 (U) 29.0 11.0 100% pipeline 1,629,510 (Walter Industries Inc.) injection
Chevron Mining Inc. North River Mine (U) 3.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Chevron Corporation)
Natural gas Oak Grove Resources LLC Oak Grove Mine (U) 7.5 5.6 73% pipeline 599,542 (Cleveland-Cliffs LLC) injection
Previously natural gas Shoal Creek (U) Drummond Company Inc. 7.6 2.7 100% 391,547 pipeline injection
(U) - Underground Mine 1 Million cubic feet per day (2009) 2 (S) - Surface Mine 1 Tonnes CO2 equivalent per year (2009) Coal Mine Methane Recovery at
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Colorado
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Bowie Resources LLC Bowie No. 2 (U) 8.4 5.6 0% N/A 0 (Union Pacific)
Oxbow Mining LLC Elk Creek Mine (U) (Oxbow Carbon & 5.8 5.8 0% N/A 0 Materials Inc.)
McClane Canyon McClane Canyon Mining LLC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Mine (U) (Wexford Capital LLC)
Mountain Coal Co. Mine air West Elk Mine (U) 5.0 1.7 28% 68,727 (Arch Coal Inc.) heating
Illinois
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
The American Galatia (U) Coal Company 8.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Murray Energy Corp.)
White County Coal LLC Pattiki (U) (Alliance Resource 2.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A Partners LLC)
Bay Ridge Inc. Willow Lake Portal (U) 2.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Peabody Energy Corp.)
Indiana
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Gibson County Coal LLC Gibson (U) (Alliance Resource 4.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A Partners LP)
(U) - Underground Mine 1 Million cubic feet per day (2009) 2 (S) - Surface Mine 2 Tonnes CO2 equivalent per year (2009) Coal Mine Methane Recovery at
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Kentucky
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Webster Country Coal LLC Dotiki (U) (Alliance Resource 1.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A Partners LP)
Perry County Coal Corp. E3-1 (U) 2.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Teco Coal Co.)
Hopkins County Coal LLC Elk Creek Mine (U) (Alliance Resource 1.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A Partners LP)
CONSOL of Kentucky Inc. Jones Fork E3 (U) 0.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A (CONSOL Energy Inc.)
Excel Mining LLC Mine No. 2 (U) (Alliance Resource 0.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A Partners LP)
Excel Mining LLC No. 3 Mine (U) 2.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Alliance Resource Partners LP)
Montana
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Western Energy Company Rosebud (S) (Westmoreland Coal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Company)
New Mexico
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
San Juan Coal Company San Juan South (U) 5.5 3.7 0% N/A 0 (BHP Billiton)
(U) - Underground Mine 1 Million cubic feet per day (2009) 2 2 (S) - Surface Mine 3 Tonnes CO2 equivalent per year (2009) Coal Mine Methane Recovery at
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Ohio
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
American Energy Century (U) Corporation 3.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Murray Energy Corp)
Ohio Valley Powhatan No. 6 Mine (U) Coal Company 2.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Murray Energy Corp.)
Oklahoma
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
South Central Coal South Central Mine (U) 1.4 N/A 0 --- 0 Company Inc.
Pennsylvania
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
CONSOL Pennsylvania Balley Mine (U) Coal Company 10.5 1.8 0% N/A 0 (CONSOL Energy Inc.)
Cumberland Coal Natural gas Cumberland (U) Resources LLP 13.0 4.0 92% pipeline 539,809 (Alpha Natural Resources) injection
Eighty-Four Eighty-Four Mine (U) Mining Company 4.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A (CONSOL Energy Inc.)
Emerald Coal Natural gas Emerald (U) Resources LP 6.6 2.2 91% pipeline 301,289 (Alpha Natural Resources) injection
CONSOL Pennsylvania VAM Enlow Fork (U) Coal Company 14.3 0 0% 0 oxidation (CONSOL Energy Inc. )
(U) - Underground Mine 1 Million cubic feet per day (2009) 2 (S) - Surface Mine 4 Tonnes CO2 equivalent per year (2009) Coal Mine Methane Recovery at
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Utah
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Canyon Fuel Co. LLC Dugout Canyon (U) 4.3 1.4 0% N/A 0 (Arch Coal)
West Ridge Resources Inc. West Ridge Mine (U) 4.8 1.6 0% N/A 0 (Murray Energy Corp.)
Virginia
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Natural gas pipeline Consolidation Coal injection, Buchanan Mine (U) Company 6.2 60.8 100% coal drying, 8,967,441 (CONSOL Energy Inc.) 88 MW peaking power plant
Paramount Coal Deep Mine #26 (U) Company Virginia LLC 3.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Alpha Natural Resources)
Black Dog Coal Company No. 2 (U) (Alpha Natural 1.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A Resources LLC)
West Virginia
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Speed Mining Inc. American Eagle Mine (U) 3.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Patriot Coal Corp.)
Bekley Crystal (U) Baylor Mining Inc. 2.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A
(U) - Underground Mine 1 Million cubic feet per day (2009) 2 4 (S) - Surface Mine 5 Tonnes CO2 equivalent per year (2009) Coal Mine Methane Recovery at
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West Virginia
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Beckley ICG Beckley, LLC 4.0 0 0% N/A 0 Pocahontas Mine (U)
Consolidation Coal Natural gas Blacksville No. 2 (U) Company 9.5 1.7 100% pipeline 244,653 (CONSOL Energy Inc.) injection
Eagle Mine (U) Newtown Energy Inc. 1.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Eastern Associated Natural gas Federal No. 2 (U) Coal LLC 5.9 1.0 46% pipeline 70,991 (Patriot Coal Corp.) injection
Independence Coal Justice #1 (U) Company Inc. 2.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Massey Energy Company)
Consolidation Coal Natural gas Loveridge No. 22 (U) Company 10.6 1.2 100% pipeline 183,489 (CONSOL Energy Inc.) injection
Natural gas McElroy Coal Company McElroy Mine (U) 12.6 2.2 5% pipeline 16,575 (CONSOL Energy Inc.) injection
Pinnacle Mining Natural gas Pinnacle (U) Company LLC 5.8 5.7 82% pipeline 688,079 (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.) injection
Consolidation Coal Robinson Run Company 7.3 0 0% N/A 0 No. 95 (U) (CONSOL Energy Inc.)
Consolidation Coal Shoemaker (U) Company 2.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A (CONSOL Energy Inc.)
(U) - Underground Mine 1 Million cubic feet per day (2009) 2 (S) - Surface Mine 6 Tonnes CO2 equivalent per year (2009) Coal Mine Methane Recovery at
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Wyoming
VAM Drained Drained Gas GHG Emissions Mine Name Company End Use Emissions1 Gas Utilized1 Avoided2
Kennecott Energy Antelope (S) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (Rio Tinto Energy America)
Foundation Coal West Incorporated Belle Ayr (S) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (Alpha Natural Resources LLC)
Thunder Basin Coal Black Thunder (S) Company LLC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (Arc Coal Inc.)
Kiewit Mining Group Buckskin (S) (Kiewit Peter Sons’ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Incorporated)
Caballo Coal Company Caballo (S) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (Peabody Energy)
Cordero Rojo Kennecott Energy N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Complex (S) (Rio Tinto Energy America)
Foundation Coal West Incorporated Eagle Butte (S) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (Alpha Natural Resources LLC)
Natural gas North Antelope Peabody Energy N/A 6.9 100% pipeline 1,018,021 Rochelle (S) injection
(U) - Underground Mine 1 Million cubic feet per day (2009) 2 6 (S) - Surface Mine 7 Tonnes CO2 equivalent per year (2009)