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Coalbed Methane Identifying Opportunities for Methane Recovery at U.S. Coal Mines: Profiles of Selected Gassy Underground Coal Mines 2007-2015 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency January 2018 EPA 430-K-18-001 Identifying Opportunities for Methane Recovery at U.S. Coal Mines: Profiles of Selected Gassy Underground Coal Mines 2007-2015 United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 January 2018 www.epa.gov Acknowledgements The U.S. EPA would like to thank the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration for the ventilation emissions data used in this document. i Table of Contents Page # Acknowledgements ...........................................................................................................................i List of Figures.................................................................................................................................. iv List of Tables................................................................................................................................... iv Frequently Used Terms....................................................................................................................v Frequently Used Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... vii 1. Executive Summary Methane Emissions and Recovery Opportunities..............................................................1-1 U.S. EPA ...........................................................................................................................1-1 Coal Mine Methane (CMM) Recovery Opportunities.........................................................1-2 Opportunities for Methane Recovery Projects...................................................................1-3 Overview of Methane Liberation, Drainage, and Use at Profiled Mines ............................1-3 Summary of Opportunities for Project Development.........................................................1-3 2. Introduction Purpose of Report .............................................................................................................2-1 Recent Developments in the Coal Mine Methane Industry ...............................................2-1 3. Mine Profiles Guide Mine Status .......................................................................................................................3-1 Drainage System...............................................................................................................3-1 Use Project........................................................................................................................3-2 MSHA ID ...........................................................................................................................3-2 Geographic Data ...............................................................................................................3-2 Corporate Information .......................................................................................................3-2 Mine Address ....................................................................................................................3-3 General Information ..........................................................................................................3-3 Production, Ventilation, and Drainage Data ......................................................................3-3 4. Mine Summary Tables Table 1: Table 2: Table 3: Table 4: Table 5: Table 6: Table 7: Table 8: Table 9: Table 10: Table 11: Table 12: Table 13: Mines Listed Alphabetically .............................................................................4-1 Mines Listed by State and County...................................................................4-2 Mines Listed by Coal Basin .............................................................................4-3 Mines Listed by Company ...............................................................................4-4 Mines Listed by Mining Method .......................................................................4-5 Mines Listed by Primary Coal Use .................................................................4-6 Mines Listed by 2015 Coal Production ............................................................4-7 Mines Employing Methane Drainage Systems................................................4-8 Mines Listed by Estimated Total Methane Liberated in 2015..........................4-9 Mines Listed by Daily Ventilation Emissions in 2015 ....................................4-10 Mines Listed by Estimated Daily Methane Drained in 2015 ..........................4-11 Mines Listed by Estimated Specific Emissions in 2015.................................4-12 Mines with CMM Use Projects ......................................................................4-13 ii 5. Profiled Mines Data Summary ..................................................................................................................5-1 Alabama ................................................................................................................5-2 Illinois ....................................................................................................................5-7 Indiana.................................................................................................................5-11 New Mexico.........................................................................................................5-13 Pennsylvania .......................................................................................................5-15 Utah.....................................................................................................................5-21 Virginia ................................................................................................................5-23 West Virginia .......................................................................................................5-25 Mine Profiles (profiles appear in alphabetical order by state) Alabama Mines No. 4 Mine No. 7 Mine Oak Grove Shoal Creek Illinois Mines MC #1 Mine New Future Mine The American Coal Company New Era Mine Indiana Mines Oaktown Fuels #1 New Mexico Mines San Juan Mine 1 Pennsylvania Mines Bailey Cumberland Emerald Mine No 1 Enlow Fork Harvey Utah Mines West Ridge Mine Virginia Mines Buchanan Mine #1 West Virginia Mines Beckley Pocahontas Federal No. 2 Harrison County Mine Leer Mine Marion County Mine Marshall County Mine Monongalia County Ohio County Mine Pinnacle iii 6. References..............................................................................................................................6-1 List of Figures Page # Figure 2-1: Mines with Active Coal Mine Methane Recovery and Use Projects...........................2-2 Figure 2-2: Estimated Annual Use of Methane Recovered from U.S. Coal Mines.......................2-2 List of Tables Table 2-1: Summary of Existing Methane Recovery and Use Projects......................................2-3 iv Frequently Used Terms Coalbed methane (CBM): A generic term for the methane-rich gas naturally occurring in coal seams typically comprising 80 percent to 95 percent methane with lower proportions of ethane, propane, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. In common international use, this term refers to methane recovered from un-mined coal seams using surface boreholes. Coal mine methane (CMM): Gas captured at a working coal mine by underground methane drainage techniques. The gas consists of a mixture of methane and other hydrocarbons and water vapor. It is often diluted with air and associated oxidation products due to unavoidable leakage of air into the gas drainage boreholes or galleries through mining induced fractures and also due to air leakage at imperfect joints in underground pipeline systems. Any gas captured underground, whether drained in advance of or after mining, and any gas drained from surface gob wells is included in this definition. Pre-mining drained CMM can be of high purity and is considered CMM only when the well is mined through. Coal Mine Methane Inventory: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publishes an annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks which includes a comprehensive assessment of methane emissions from coal mining including emissions from active underground and surface mines, post-mining emissions, and abandoned mines. Degasification system: Refers to methods for capturing the naturally occurring gas in coal seams to prevent it entering mine airways. The gas can be removed from coal seams in advance of mining using pre-drainage techniques and from coal seams disturbed by the extraction process using postdrainage techniques. If methane is the main gas component target to be captured, this is often referred to as Methane drainage. It is also referred to as mine degasification. A drainage system may consist of only one well or borehole or multiple wells or boreholes. Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP): The EPA’s GHGRP collects and verifies annual reports of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large sources and suppliers in the United States including underground coal mines that liberate at least 36.5 million cubic feet per year of methane from ventilation and degasification systems. The purpose of the program is to collect accurate and timely GHG data to inform future policy decisions; it does not require GHG emission controls. Data for underground coal mines, including volumetric flow and CH4 concentration at all ventilation and degasification monitoring points has been collected since 2011. Methane emissions: This is the total amount of methane that is not used and therefore emitted to the atmosphere. Methane emissions are calculated by subtracting the amount of methane used from the amount of methane liberated (emissions = liberated – used). Methane liberated: The total amount of methane that is released, or liberated, from the coal and surrounding rock strata during the mining process. This total is determined by summing the volume of methane emitted from the ventilation system and the volume of methane that is drained. Methane recovered: The amount of methane that is captured through methane drainage systems. Methane used: The amount of captured methane put to productive use (e.g., natural gas pipeline injection, fuel for power generation, etc.) or destroyed (e.g. flaring or oxidation). v Ventilation air methane (VAM): Methane emitted from coal seams that enters the ventilation air and is exhausted from the ventilation shaft at a low concentration, typically in the range of 0.01 percent to 1.0 percent by volume. Ventilation system: A system that is used to control the concentration of methane within mine working areas. Ventilation systems consist of powerful fans that move large volumes of air through the mine workings to dilute methane concentrations. vi Frequently Used Abbreviations b (or B) Billion (109) Bcf Billion cubic feet Btu British Thermal Unit CBM Coalbed Methane cf Cubic Feet CH4 Methane CO2 Carbon Dioxide CMM Coal Mine Methane DOE Department of Energy EIA Energy Information Administration EPA Environmental Protection Agency IC Internal Combustion m (or M) Thousand (103) mm (or MM) Million (106) MMTCO2e Million metric tonnes CO2 equivalent MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration MW Megawatt NA Not Available (as opposed to Not Applicable) t (or T) ton (short tons are used throughout this report when referring to coal Production) VAM Ventilation air methane vii 1. Executive Summary 1. Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to provide information about specific opportunities to develop methane recovery and use projects at large, underground coal mines in the United States. This report contains profiles of 25 U.S. coal mines that may be potential candidates for methane recovery and use projects, and provides details about ongoing recovery and use projects at 13 of these mines. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designed the profiles to help mine owner/operators and project developers perform an initial screening of potential projects. While the mines profiled in this report appear to be good candidates for a coal mine methane (CMM) project, a detailed evaluation would need to be done on a site-specific basis in order to determine whether the development of a specific methane recovery and use project is both technically and economically feasible. Since the last version of this report was published in January 2009, total coal mine methane (CMM) produced from gas drainage systems peaked at 59 Bcf in 2010, and has since declined to 41 Bcf in 2015. The amount of CMM recovered and used peaked at 49 Bcf in 2010, and has since declined to 33 Bcf in 2015. The decline in utilization is due to several factors including natural fluctuations in methane production, a continued reduction in underground coal production, closure of mines, low natural gas prices and low carbon prices for CMM projects before 2015. Methane Emissions and Recovery Opportunities Methane is a greenhouse gas with an atmospheric lifespan of approximately 9-15 years, that is 251 times more effective in trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period. Methane is emitted from a variety of natural and human-influenced sources, including landfills, natural gas and petroleum systems, agricultural activities, coal mining, stationary and mobile combustion, wastewater treatment, and certain industrial processes. As a primary constituent of natural gas, methane is also an important, relatively clean-burning energy source. As a result, efforts to prevent or utilize methane emissions can provide significant energy, economic, and environmental benefits. U.S. EPA U.S. industries, along with state and local governments, collaborate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement several voluntary programs that promote profitable opportunities for reducing methane emissions. These programs are designed to overcome a wide range of informational, technical, and institutional barriers to reducing methane emissions, while creating profitable activities for the coal, natural gas, petroleum, landfill, and agricultural industries. EPA’s Coalbed Methane Outreach Program (CMOP) has worked voluntarily with the coal mining industry and other key stakeholders since 1994 to recover and use methane released into and emitted from mines. Coal Mine Methane (CMM) Recovery Opportunities In the U.S., coal mines account for approximately 9% of all man-made methane emissions (EPA, 2017). Today, there are methane recovery and use projects at mines in Alabama, Colorado, 1 From IPCC, 2007: Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, Pachauri, R.K and Reisinger, A. (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, 104 pp. Used as the GWP for the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Sinks. 1-1 Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia. In addition, as shown in this report, there are other gassy coal mines where utilization projects do not exist, but that could offer the potential for the profitable recovery of methane. CMM projects deliver direct financial benefits to project operators through sale of gas to pipelines or use in applications ranging from electric power generation to industrial uses. In addition, indirect financial and economic benefits may also be realized. Because of the large environmental benefits that may be achieved, coal mine methane projects could serve as cost-effective alternatives for companies or facilities seeking to offset their own emissions. For example, certain CMM projects may produce emission offsets that can be sold via the California Cap-and-Trade program, generating a source of revenue for the project in addition to gas sales into energy and industrial markets. CMM projects also provide other benefits. Degasification systems prevent gas from escaping into mine working areas, thereby increasing methane recovery, improving worker safety, and reducing ventilation costs. Increased recovery also reduces methane-related mining delays. To learn about CMM capture and use technologies, please visit the CMOP website at https://www.epa.gov/cmop. Opportunities for Methane Recovery Projects This report profiles 25 mines that are potential candidates for the development of CMM projects based on 2015 emissions. The number of mines with gas drainage systems increased from 23 in 2006 to 26 in 2015. Twenty of these mines are profiled in this document. The number of mines with active methane recovery and use projects increased from 14 in 2006 to 1722 in 2015. At least 13 of these mines sell recovered methane, and at least five mines consume methane onsite for power generation, to heat mine ventilation air, flare CMM, or use produced gas as fuel in on-site vacuum pumps. Mines that have installed drainage systems may be especially good candidates for the development of cost-effective methane recovery and use projects. For information on methane recovery projects at abandoned (closed) coal mine sites, see the EPA report, U.S. Abandoned Coal Mine Methane Recovery Project Opportunities, available on the CMOP website at https://www.epa.gov/cmop/coal-mine-methane-sources#abandonedUndergroundMines Surface mines may also be candidates for recovery and utilization projects. See U.S. Surface Coal Mine Methane Recovery Project Opportunities, which is available on the CMOP website at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-03/documents/cmm_recovery_opps_surface.pdf Overview of Methane Liberation, Drainage, and Use at Profiled Mines This report profiles mines located in eight states. West Virginia has the largest number of profiled mines with nine, followed by Pennsylvania with five, Alabama with four, Illinois with three, and Indiana, New Mexico, Utah, and Virginia with one each. In 2015, the 25 mines profiled in this report liberated an estimated 268 mmcf/d of methane, or about 98 Bcf/yr (78% of all methane liberated from underground mines). As of 2015, 20 of the profiled mines have installed drainage systems (although not all systems were operational that year). West Virginia has the largest number with seven, followed by Pennsylvania with five, Alabama with four, and Indiana, New Mexico, Utah, and Virginia with one each. In 2015, the 17 22 This document only profiles 13 out of the 17 mines with use projects. The four mines not included here are: 1) Road Fork #51 Mine in West Virginia has a pipeline utilization project; 2) West Elk Mine in Colorado uses CMM for shaft heating, 3) Elk Creek Mine in Colorado has a CMM power plant and flare, and 4) Bowie No. 2 mine in Colorado uses CMM in on-site vacuum pumps. 1-2 mines operating drainage systems reported an estimated 109 mmcf/d of methane drained, or about 39.7 Bcf/yr. Table 8 in Chapter 4 shows mines that employ drainage systems, the type of drainage system employed, and estimated drainage efficiency. Summary of Opportunities for Project Development Most of the more than 300 active underground coal mines in the U.S. do not recover and use methane. However, the mines profiled in this report appear to be strong candidates for cost-effective recovery projects. The featured mines are quite variable in terms of the amount of methane they liberate, their gassiness or "specific emissions" (methane liberated per ton of coal mined), and their annual coal production. The volume of methane liberated from each mine ranges from 3 mmcf/d to over 59 mmcf/d. Similarly, specific emissions range from 235 cf/ton to approximately 4,850 cf/ton. Annual coal production ranges from approximately 1.0 million tons at some mines to over 10 million tons per year at others. These metrics affect each mine’s potential as a project opportunity. Furthermore, as shown in the profiles (Chapter 5), the candidate mines vary with respect to other important metrics, such as the distance from the mine to a natural gas pipeline. Accordingly, the overall feasibility of developing a methane recovery project will likely vary widely among the candidate mines. Use of the profiles in this document can serve to guide interest and decision making on prospects for CMM project development and implementation, with the goal of focusing attention on those mines that present the most favorable opportunities in the near to medium term based on publicly available data. Users should still remember, however, that mining and market conditions often change. Further, mines not listed in this edition of the Gassy Mine Profiles may also present attractive CMM opportunities in the future, whether they are existing mines with growing gas emissions or new mines being developed to mine gassy seams. 1-3 2. Introduction 2. Introduction Purpose of Report This report provides information about specific opportunities to develop methane recovery and use projects at large underground mines in the United States. The audience for this report consists of those who may be interested in identifying such opportunities, including coal miners, utilities, gas resource developers, independent power producers, and local industries or institutions that could directly use the methane recovered from a nearby mine. This introduction provides a broad overview of the technical, economic, regulatory, and environmental issues concerning methane recovery from coal mines. Chapter 3 contains information that will assist the reader in understanding and evaluating the data presented in Chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 4 contains data summary tables, and finally, Chapter 5 profiles individual underground coal mines that appear to be good candidates for the development of methane recovery projects. Recent Developments in the Coal Mine Methane Industry The number of mines with gas drainage systems increased from 23 in 2006 to 26 in 2015. The number of mines with active methane recovery and use projects increased from 14 in 2006 to 17 in 2015. However, total methane produced from gas drainage systems declined from 54 Bcf to 41 Bcf following a peak in 2010 at 59 Bcf. The amount of methane recovered and used increased from 45 Bcf in 2006 to 49 Bcf in 2010, but has since decreased to 33 Bcf in 2015. The decline in utilization is due to several factors including natural fluctuations in methane production, a continued reduction in underground coal production, mine closures, low natural gas prices and the lack of a viable carbon market before 2015. Coal production from underground mines has decreased since 2010 and several gassy mines either closed or were idled for significant periods of time reducing the volume of available gas. Low natural gas prices resulting from the rapid growth in natural gas supply from hydraulically fractured gas wells made utilization of some drained gob gas uneconomic. This led to larger volumes being vented rather than being treated and sold to natural gas pipelines. In 2010, for example, 84 percent of drained methane was used, but in 2015 only 80 percent of available drained gas was utilized. Despite these challenges, many promising developments are expected to encourage greater CMM capture and use in future years. The U.S. saw implementation of the first two commercial VAM projects during this period. The Biothermica VAM project operated at the Warrior Met Coal Blue Creek Number 4 Mine from 2010-2013, and the Verdeo McElroy VAM Project began operation at the Murray Energy Marshall County Mine in 2012, and remains in operation today. The success in demonstrating both the technical and commercial viability of these projects suggests that many more VAM projects could be deployed in coming years. The second notable development was the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adoption of the Mine Methane Capture (MMC) Protocol allowing CMM projects, other than natural gas pipeline sales, to qualify as offsets in the California Cap-and-Trade program. CARB allows covered entities to purchase and trade California Compliant Offsets (CCOs) including emission reductions from CMM projects anywhere in the U.S. This has renewed interest in CMM projects, especially VAM destruction projects and projects that use drained gas for power production, flaring and LNG or CNG production. CCO prices are attractive and capable of generating cash flow to make the projects economically __________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction 2-1 sustainable. Since the adoption of the Protocol, CCO prices have ranged from $9.00-12.00 per metric ton of CO2 equivalent 3. 3 Figure 2-1 shows the number of mines engaging in CMM recovery and use since 1994. Figure 2-2 shows the volume of gas recovered from CMM projects since 1990. Table 2-1 summarizes the methane recovery and use projects. Figure 2-1: Mines with Active Coal Mine Methane Recovery and Use Projects Methane Recovery and Use Projects (by State) Total a West Virginia Virginia Utah Pennsylvania New Mexico Colorado Alabama •2015 ------ •2006 •2003 •1997 •1994 0 5 10 15 20 Number of Mines with Methane Recovery and Use Projects (based on publicly available information) Figure 2-2: Estimated Annual Use of Methane Recovered from U.S. Coal Mines (Based on publicly available information) 50 ... 40 C' '-' ~ 30 - - Q) "' :::) Q) C: 20 RI .s Q) :a;; 10 - - ... ----- -- ... ... - - - - -- ... ... ... - - - - - - ... ... ... - - - - 0 3 California 3 Carbon Info http://californiacarbon.info/ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction 2-2 Table 2-1: Summary of Existing Methane Recovery and Use Projects Mine Name Mine Location (State) Approximate Amount of Gas Used in 2015* Methane Use Option Notes Degasification system No. 4 Mine No. 7 Mine Alabama 23.8 mmcf/day Pipeline Sales Vertical Gob Boreholes; Horizontal Pre-Mine Boreholes; Vertical PreMine Boreholes Oak Grove Alabama 1.8 mmcf/day Pipeline Sales Shoal Creek Alabama 7.2 mmcf/day Pipeline Sales Cumberland Emerald Mine No 1 Bailey Pennsylvania 1.9 mmcf/day Pipeline Sales The two mines collectively liberated 45.5 mmcf/d of gas in 2015. Most of the production in the Oak Grove Field is beyond the limits of the mine plan. Most of the production from the White Oak Field is outside the limits of the mine plan and is therefore not included in this summary. Began recovering methane in 2005. Pennsylvania small volumes Pipeline sales Buchanan Virginia 51.2 mmcf/day Pipeline Sales On-Site Use Power Generation This mine produced 58.5 mmcf/day of gas in 2015. Vertical Gob Boreholes; Horizontal Pre-Mine Boreholes; Vertical PreMine Boreholes Vertical Gob Boreholes; Horizontal Pre-Mine Boreholes; Vertical PreMine Boreholes Horizontal Gob Boreholes with Pumps Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps __________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction 2-3 Mine Name Mine Location (State) Approximate Amount of Gas Used in 2015* Methane Use Option Notes Degasification system Monongalia County Mine (formerly Blacksville #2 Mine) West Virginia 0.2 mmcf/day Pipeline Sales Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps & Horizontal Pre-drainage wells Pinnacle West Virginia 0.8 mmcf/day Pipeline Sales Marshall County Mine (formerly McElroy Mine) West Virginia 1.5 mmcf/day Ventilation Air Methane Destruction The two mines liberated 22.6 mmcf/d in 2015. Now owned by Murray Energy, the prior owner/operator CONSOL Energy began reporting methane recovered from the two mines together in 2005. A unique, horizontal pre-mine drainage program is utilized using a pinnate pattern. Largest commercial VAM project to date; started in 2012 and use of drained gas for pipeline sales started in 2009 Started in 2015 Marion County Mine (formerly Loveridge No. 22) Horizontal Gob Boreholes with Pumps No drainage Harrison County West Virginia 0.3 mmcf/day Pipeline Sales Horizontal pre-drainage Mine (formerly wells Robinson Run Mine) *For use of drained gas, EPA only includes gas drained and used from wells that are located within the coal mining plan, and only counts the gas as “coal mine methane” rather than coalbed methane once the well is mined through. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction 2-4 3. Mine Profiles Guide 3. Mine Profiles Guide This report contains profiles of the 25 largest emitting coal mines that may be potential candidates for development of methane recovery and use projects. The profiled mines were selected primarily on the basis of their annual methane liberation from ventilation systems as recorded in quarterly U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspections used for the U.S. Coal Mine Methane Inventory found in the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990-2015. The mine profiles presented in this report are designed to assist in identifying mines that can sustain a profitable methane recovery and use project. Each mine profile is comprised of the following sections: • Geographic data • Corporate information • Mine address • General information regarding the mine • Production, ventilation, and drainage data The mine profiles are ordered alphabetically by state, and arranged by mine name. Following this chapter are summary tables that list key data elements shown in the mine profiles. The individual mine profiles follow the summary tables. Below are explanations for each of the data elements included in the mine profiles. Mine Status Each mine's operating status as of May 2017 is listed at the top left-hand corner of each profile. The operating status may be listed as described below. Active: These mines are currently producing coal. Non-Producing: A mine that is open but not currently producing coal. Temporarily Idled: A mine that is open but has temporarily ceased coal production. All mines profiled in this version are classified as either Active or Non-Producing. The current operating status was determined by reviewing the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System at http://arlweb.msha.gov/drs/drshome.htm. Drainage System The presence of a drainage system is indicated at the top right-hand corner of each profile. If a drainage system is used at the mine, “Yes” appears in the Drainage System field. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Guide 3-1 Use Project If a mine recovers (captures) and uses methane, the type of utilization project is designated in this field in the top left hand side of the profile under mine status. Use projects include: pipeline injection, electric power, and heaters. If there is currently no use project at the mine, “none” appears in the field. MSHA ID This field in the top right-hand side of the profile under the drainage system contains the mine’s ID from MSHA. Geographic Data The first section of each profile gives the geographic location of the mine, including the state, county, coal basin where the mine is located, and the coalbed(s) from which it produces coal. The sources for this information were (MSHA 2017), (Coal Age 2016). State: Mines included in this report are located in the following states - Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Summary Table 2 shows the mines listed by state. County: A relatively small number of counties contain a majority of the gassy mines in the entire U.S. Summary Table 2 shows the mines listed by state and by county. Coal Basin: Mines are located in one of the major coal producing regions: The Black Warrior Basin, the Central Appalachian Basin, the Northern Appalachian Basin, the Illinois Basin, or one of the “Western basins” (Central Rockies, San Juan, or Uinta Basin), which are located in the states of Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. Major geological characteristics of coal seams, including methane content, sulfur content, depth, and permeability tend to vary by basin and within a basin. Summary Table 3 lists the mines by basin and 2015 estimated specific emissions per ton of coal mined for each listed mine. Corporate Information Current Operator: Current operator refers to the mining company that operates the mine. Summary Table 4 lists mines by mining company. The source for this information was the MSHA database (MSHA, 2017). Owner/Parent Company: Many coal mines are owned by a parent company. In addition to showing the coal companies, Summary Table 4 also shows the parent corporation of the mining company. This information was taken from MSHA (MSHA, 2017), or based on industry knowledge. Previous Owner(s): The names of previous mine owners are useful due to the degree of restructuring in the coal industry since 2008. This information, along with the previous or alternate name of the mine, is based on the MSHA database (MSHA, 2017) and industry knowledge. Previous or Alternate Name: Mines frequently undergo name changes, particularly when they are purchased by a new company. This section lists previous or alternate mine names. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Guide 3-2 Mine Address This section includes the mailing address of the mine. The principal source of this information was MSHA (MSHA, 2017). The information in this section is current as of June 2017. General Information Number of Employees: This field shows the number of people employed by the mine, as reported by the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System (MSHA, 2017). The average number of employees for the most recent quarter was used. Year of Initial Production: Year of initial production indicates the age of the mine. For mines appearing in previous additions of the mine profiles, those were used. Otherwise the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System was used (MSHA, 2017). Mining Method: Mines are classified as either longwall or continuous (room-and-pillar), based on Coal Age magazine's annual longwall survey (Coal Age 2016) and on information in coal industry publications. The mining method used is important for several reasons. First, longwall mines tend to emit more methane than room-and-pillar mines, as the longwall technique tends to cause a more extensive collapse of, and relaxation of the methane-rich strata surrounding the coal seam. Most of the high emitting mines profiled in this document use the longwall mining method. Summary Table 5 lists mines by mining method. Primary Coal Use: Coal may be used for steam and/or metallurgical purposes. Steam coal is used by utilities to produce electricity, while metallurgical coal is used to produce coke. The primary coal use is based on information from annual SEC filings, parent company annual reports, and industry websites. Summary Table 6 lists mines by primary coal use. Production, Ventilation, and Drainage Data This section presents the quantity of methane emitted from, and the amount of coal produced by the profiled mines for each of the years 2002 to 2015. Coal Production: All of the mines profiled in this report have production exceeding one million tons per year. Annual coal production is an important factor in determining a mine's potential for profitable methane recovery. Generally, larger mines will be better candidates because they will have potential for high methane production and they are more likely to be able to finance capital investments in methane recovery and utilization projects. Coal production is derived primarily from the MSHA database (MSHA, 2017). Summary Table 7 lists the coal mines by the amount of coal they produced in 2015. Estimated Total Methane Liberated: Methane liberation is the total volume of methane that is removed from the mine by ventilation and drainage. Liberation differs from emissions in that the term emissions, as used in this report, refers to methane that is not used and is therefore emitted to the atmosphere. For mines that do not use or sell any of their methane, estimated total methane liberated equals estimated methane emissions to the atmosphere. The volume of methane liberated is shown for the years 2002-2015. Summary Table 9 shows mines listed by their estimated total daily methane liberation for 2015. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Guide 3-3 Emissions from Ventilation Systems: Methane released to the atmosphere from ventilation systems is emitted in very low concentrations (typically less than 1% in air). MSHA field personnel test methane emission rates at each coal mine on a quarterly basis. Testing is performed underground at the same location each time. However, MSHA does not necessarily conduct the tests at precise three-month intervals, nor are they always taken at the same time of day. The ventilation emissions data for a given year are therefore averages of the four quarterly tests, and are accurate to the extent that the data collected at those four times are representative of actual emissions. Summary Table 10 lists the mines by their 2015 ventilation emissions, as reported by the EPA’s GHG Inventory (EPA, 2017). Estimated Methane Drained: Mines that employ degasification systems emit large quantities of methane in high concentrations. Summary Table 11 lists mines according to the estimated methane drained. Based on information obtained from EPA’S GHG Inventory (EPA, 2017), EPA has developed a list of 20 U.S. mines that have drainage systems in place and have utilization projects or high potential for implementing a utilization project. Specific Emissions: "Specific emissions" refer to the total amount of methane liberated per ton of coal that is mined. Specific emissions are an important indicator of whether a mine is a good candidate for a methane recovery project. In general, mines with higher specific emissions tend to have stronger potential for methane recovery. Summary Table 12 shows a list of mines ordered according to specific emissions. Note that the coal production and methane liberation values shown in this report have been rounded, whereas the data actually used to calculate the specific emissions values have not been rounded. Therefore, the specific emissions data shown in this report may differ from results that the reader would obtain by dividing the methane liberation values by the coal production values. This difference is strictly due to rounding, and does not reflect any error in the calculation of methane liberated. Methane Used: Methane used refers to the total amount of drained methane and captured VAM that was put to productive use (e.g., natural gas pipeline injection, fuel for onsite power generation, etc.). Methane used does not always equal methane drained as some mines vent the methane liberated from degasification systems to the atmosphere. Table 13 shows a list of mines employing methane use projects. Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency: Drainage efficiency is the quantity of methane produced by the gas drainage system divided by the total quantity of methane released at the mine by the mine’s methane drainage and mine ventilation systems. Expressed as a percentage, it is a measure of the effectiveness of the gas drainage system. It is also provides insight into the remaining volumes of methane that could be potentially extracted by gas drainage. Where a mine employs only ventilation to remove gas from the underground workings, there is no drainage efficiency value. Estimated Current Market Penetration: In order to estimate the market penetration of CMM utilization, this field represents the percentage of drained methane that is used rather than vented to the atmosphere. Mines already draining methane that do not fully utilize, or do not utilize at all, the methane drained represent potential CMM project opportunities. Drainage System Used: Twenty of the mines in this report had drainage systems, but only seventeen had active drainage systems in place in 2015. Three additional mines had previously used methane drainage but did not do so in 2015. Drainage systems used include vertical pre-mine boreholes (drilled in advance of mining), vertical gob wells, long-hole horizontal pre-mine boreholes, and horizontal pre-mine boreholes. Summary Table 8 lists mines by drainage system used. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Guide 3-4 4. Mine Summary Tables List of Summary Tables: Table 1: Table 2: Table 3: Table 4: Table 5: Table 6: Table 7: Table 8: Table 9: Table 10: Table 11: Table 12: Table 13: Mines Listed Alphabetically Mines Listed by State and County Mines Listed by Coal Basin Mines Listed by Company Mines Listed by Mining Method Mines Listed by Primary Coal Use Mines Listed by 2015 Coal Production Mines Employing Methane Drainage Systems Mines Listed by Estimated Total Methane Liberated in 2015 Mines Listed by Daily Ventilation Emissions in 2015 Mines Listed by Daily Methane Drained in 2015 Mines Listed by Estimated Specific Emissions in 2015 Mines with CMM Use Projects Table 1: Mines Listed Alphabetically Mine Name State Bailey Mine PA Beckley Pocahontas WV Buchanan Mine VA Cumberland PA Emerald Mine No 1 PA Enlow Fork Mine PA Federal No. 2 WV Harrison County Mine WV Harvey PA Leer Mine WV Marion County Mine WV Marshall County Mine WV MC #1 Mine IL Monongalia County Mine WV New Future Mine IL No. 4 Mine AL No. 7 Mine AL Oaktown Fuels #1 IN Ohio County Mine WV Oak Grove Mine AL Pinnacle Mine WV San Juan Mine 1 NM Shoal Creek AL The American Coal Company New Era Mine IL West Ridge Mine UT ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-1 Table 2: Mines Listed by State and County Mine Name State County Oak Grove Mine AL Jefferson Shoal Creek AL Jefferson No. 4 Mine AL Tuscaloosa No. 7 Mine AL Tuscaloosa MC #1 Mine IL Franklin New Future Mine IL Saline The American Coal Company New Era Mine IL Saline Oaktown Fuels #1 IN Knox San Juan Mine 1 NM San Juan Bailey Mine PA Greene Cumberland PA Greene Enlow Fork Mine PA Greene Emerald Mine No 1 PA Greene Harvey PA Greene West Ridge Mine UT Carbon Buchanan Mine VA Buchanan Harrison County Mine WV Harrison Marion County Mine WV Marion Marshall County Mine WV Marshall Ohio County Mine WV Marshall Federal No. 2 WV Monongalia Monongalia County Mine WV Monongalia Beckley Pocahontas Mine WV Raleigh Leer Mine WV Taylor Pinnacle Mine WV Wyoming ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-2 Table 3: Mines Listed by Coal Basin Coal Basin/ Mine Name Black Warrior No. 4 Mine No. 7 Mine Oak Grove Mine Shoal Creek Central Appalachian Beckley Pocahontas Mine Buchanan Mine Pinnacle Mine Illinois The American Coal Company New Era Mine MC #1 Mine New Future Mine Oaktown Fuels #1 Northern Appalachian Bailey Mine Cumberland Emerald Mine No. 1 Enlow Fork Mine Federal No. 2 Harrison County Mine Harvey Leer Mine Marion County Mine Marshall County Mine Monongalia County Mine Ohio County Mine San Juan San Juan Mine 1 Uinta West Ridge Mine ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-3 Table 4: Mines Listed by Company Owner/Parent Operator Mine Name Arch Coal Inc. ACI Tygart Valley Leer Mine ICG Beckley LLC Beckley Pocahontas Mine Westmoreland San Juan Coal Company San Juan Mine 1 Seneca Coal Resources LLC Oak Grove Resources LLC Oak Grove Mine Pinnacle Mining Company LLC Pinnacle Mine CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company Bailey Mine CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company Enlow Fork Mine CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company Harvey Mine Coronado IV, LLC Buchanan Minerals, LLC Buchanan Mine #1 Drummond Company Inc. Drummond Company Inc. Shoal Creek Contura Energy, Inc. Cumberland Coal Resources LP Cumberland Emerald Coal Resources LP Emerald Mine No 1 CONSOL Energy Inc. Marion County Coal Company The American Coal Company New Era Mine Marion County Mine Harrison County Coal Company Harrison County Mine Ohio County Coal Company Ohio County Mine Marshall County Coal Company Marshall County Mine Monongalia County Coal Company Monongalia County Mine The American Coal Company New Future Mine West Ridge Resources Inc. West Ridge Mine Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, Inc. ERP Federal Mining Complex LLC Federal No. 2 Warrior Met Coal LLC Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC No. 4 Mine Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC No. 7 Mine Foresight Energy M-Class Mining LLC MC #1 Mine Hallador Energy Company Sunrise Coal LLC Oaktown Fuels #1 Murray Energy Corp The American Coal Company ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-4 Table 5: Mines Listed by Mining Method Mine Name Method Beckley Pocahontas Mine Continuous Bailey Mine Longwall Buchanan Mine Longwall Cumberland Longwall Emerald Mine No 1 Longwall Enlow Fork Mine Longwall Federal No. 2 Longwall Leer Mine Longwall Marion County Mine Longwall Marshall County Mine Longwall Monongalia County Mine Longwall No. 4 Mine Longwall No. 7 Mine Longwall Oak Grove Mine Longwall Pinnacle Mine Longwall Harrison County Mine Longwall San Juan Mine 1 Longwall Shoal Creek Longwall Ohio County Mine Longwall The American Coal Company New Era Mine Longwall Harvey Mine Longwall New Future Mine Longwall MC #1 Mine Longwall West Ridge Mine Longwall Oaktown Fuels #1 Room & Pillar ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-5 Table 6: Mines Listed by Primary Coal Use Mine Name Primary Use Beckley Pocahontas Mine Metallurgical Leer Mine Metallurgical No. 4 Mine Metallurgical No. 7 Mine Metallurgical Pinnacle Mine Metallurgical Cumberland Steam Enlow Fork Mine Steam Federal No. 2 Steam Harrison County Mine Steam Marion County Mine Steam Marshall County Mine Steam MC #1 Mine Steam Monongalia County Mine Steam The American Coal Company New Era Mine Steam New Future Mine Steam Ohio County Mine Steam San Juan Mine 1 Steam Shoal Creek Steam West Ridge Mine Steam Bailey Mine Steam, Metallurgical Buchanan Mine Steam, Metallurgical Emerald Mine No 1 Steam, Metallurgical Oak Grove Mine Steam, Metallurgical Harvey Mine Steam, Metallurgical ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-6 Table 7: Mines Listed by 2015 Coal Production Mine Name Million Tons MC #1 Mine 10.6 Marshall County Mine 10.3 Bailey Mine 10.2 Enlow Fork Mine 9.0 Cumberland 7.5 Harrison County Mine 7.1 Marion County Mine 6.5 San Juan Mine 1 6.5 Ohio County Mine 6.1 New Future Mine 5.2 Buchanan Mine 4.4 Harvey Mine 3.6 Oaktown Fuels #1 3.5 Leer Mine 3.4 Monongalia County Mine 3.3 The American Coal Company New Era Mine 3.1 No. 7 Mine 3.0 Federal No. 2 2.4 No. 4 Mine 2.4 Pinnacle Mine 2.4 Oak Grove Mine 2.0 Shoal Creek 2.0 Emerald Mine No 1 1.7 West Ridge Mine 1.6 Beckley Pocahontas Mine 0.9 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-7 Table 8: Mines Employing Methane Drainage Systems Mine Name Type of Drainage System Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Buchanan Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes; Horizontal Pre-Mine Boreholes; Vertical Pre-Mine Boreholes 88% Shoal Creek Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps 77% No. 4 Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes; Horizontal Pre-Mine Boreholes; Vertical Pre-Mine Boreholes 66% Cumberland Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps 46% West Ridge Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes 45% No. 7 Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes; Horizontal Pre-Mine Boreholes; Vertical Pre-Mine Boreholes 43% Emerald Mine No 1 Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps 42% Bailey Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps 30% San Juan Mine 1 Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps 28% Harrison County Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps 27% Monongalia County Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps 26% Oak Grove Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes; Horizontal Pre-Mine Boreholes; Vertical Pre-Mine Boreholes 22% Harvey Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes; In-mine Horizontal Gob Boreholes 19% Marion County Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps 12% Pinnacle Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes; Horizontal Pre-Mine Boreholes 12% Enlow Fork Mine Horizontal Pre-Drainage Wells 3% Oaktown Fuels No 1 Vertical Gob Boreholes 3% Beckley Pocahontas Mine Horizontal Pre-Drainage Wells 0% Federal No. 2 Vertical Gob Boreholes 0% Marshall County Mine Vertical Gob Boreholes with Pumps 0%4 4 *Mines using methane drainage in 2015 but not represented among the 25 highest emitting mines were: the Elk Creek Mine (MSHA ID 0504674), Bowie No. 2 Mine (MSHA ID 0504591), West Elk Mine (MSHA ID 0503672), Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 2 (MSHA ID 1202418), and the Carlisle Mine (MSHA ID 1202349). 44 Drainage efficiency in 2014 was 11%, but no drainage was recorded in 2015 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-8 Table 9: Mines Listed by Estimated Total Methane Liberated in 2015 Mine Name MMCF/D Buchanan Mine 58.5 No. 7 Mine 26.5 No. 4 Mine 19.0 Marion County Mine 13.4 Marshall County Mine 12.8 Cumberland 11.9 Harrison County Mine 11.5 Enlow Fork Mine 11.0 Shoal Creek 10.9 Bailey Mine 10.4 Monongalia County Mine 9.2 Oak Grove Mine 8.1 Pinnacle Mine 7.0 MC #1 Mine 6.8 The American Coal Company New Era Mine 6.5 Harvey 6.3 San Juan Mine 1 6.2 Emerald Mine No 1 5.5 Ohio County Mine 5.0 Leer Mine 4.1 Federal No. 2 4.0 New Future Mine 3.9 Beckley Pocahontas Mine 3.3 West Ridge Mine 3.1 Oaktown Fuels No 1 3.0 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-9 Table 10: Mines Listed by Daily Ventilation Emissions in 2015 Mine Name MMCF/D No. 7 Mine 15.2 Marshall County Mine 12.8 Marion County Mine 11.8 Enlow Fork Mine 10.7 Harrison County Mine 8.4 Bailey Mine 7.4 Buchanan Mine 7.3 Monongalia County Mine 6.8 MC #1 Mine 6.8 No. 4 Mine 6.5 The American Coal Company New Era Mine 6.5 Cumberland 6.4 Oak Grove Mine 6.3 Pinnacle Mine 6.2 Harvey Mine 5.0 Ohio County Mine 5.0 San Juan Mine 1 4.4 Leer Mine 4.1 Federal No. 2 4.0 New Future Mine 3.9 Beckley Pocahontas Mine 3.3 Emerald Mine No 1 3.2 Oaktown Fuels No 1 2.8 Shoal Creek 2.4 West Ridge Mine 1.7 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-10 Table 11: Mines Listed by Estimated Daily Methane Drained in 2015 Mine Name MMCF/D Buchanan Mine 51.2 No. 4 Mine 12.5 No. 7 Mine 11.3 Shoal Creek 8.5 Cumberland 5.5 Harrison County Mine 3.1 Bailey Mine 3.1 Monongalia County Mine 2.4 Emerald Mine No 1 2.3 Oak Grove Mine 1.8 San Juan Mine 1 1.7 Marion County Mine 1.6 West Ridge Mine 1.4 Harvey Mine 1.2 Pinnacle Mine 0.8 Enlow Fork Mine 0.3 Oaktown Fuels #1 0.1 Federal No.2 0 Marshall County Mine 0 MC #1 Mine 0 New Future Mine 0 Ohio County Mine 0 The American Coal Company New Era Mine 0 Leer Mine 0 Beckley Pocahontas Mine 0 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-11 Table 12: Mines Listed by Estimated Specific Emissions in 2015 Mine Name CF/Ton Buchanan Mine 4,850 No. 7 Mine 3,223 No. 4 Mine 2,889 Shoal Creek 1,991 Oak Grove Mine 1,484 Beckley Pocahontas Mine 1,356 Emerald Mine No 1 1,180 Pinnacle Mine 1,067 Monongalia County Mine 1,019 The American Coal Company New Era Mine 763 Marion County Mine 754 West Ridge Mine 696 Harvey Mine 634 Federal No. 2 608 Harrison County Mine 593 Cumberland 578 Marshall County Mine 452 Enlow Fork Mine 445 Leer Mine 440 Bailey Mine 374 San Juan Mine 1 346 Oaktown Fuels No. 1 310 Ohio County Mine 300 New Future Mine 271 MC #1 Mine 235 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-12 Table 13: Mines with CMM Use Projects Mine Name Type of Use Project Estimated Current Market Penetration Buchanan Mine Pipeline, Electricity 100% No. 4 Mine Pipeline 100% No. 7 Mine Pipeline 100% Oak Grove Mine Pipeline 100% Pinnacle Mine Pipeline 100% Shoal Creek Pipeline 85% Emerald Mine No 1 Pipeline 30% Cumberland Pipeline 22% Marshall County Mine VAM Destruction 12% Harrison County Mine Pipeline 10% Marion County Mine Pipeline 6% Monongalia Mine Pipeline 4% Bailey Mine Pipeline 0% ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mine Summary Tables 4-13 5. Profiled Mines States with Candidate and Utilizing Mines: Alabama Illinois Indiana New Mexico Pennsylvania Utah Virginia West Virginia _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines Summary 5-1 5. Profiled Mines Alabama Mines No. 4 Mine No. 7 Mine Oak Grove Shoal Creek _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines Summary 5-2 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline NO 4 MINE Basin: Black Warrior State: AL Coalbed: Blue Creek / Mary Lee County: Tuscaloosa Current Operator: Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC Owner/Parent Company: Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC Parent Company Website: http://www.warriormetcoal.com/ Previous Owner(s): Jim Walter Resources Inc. Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: Blue Creek No. 4 Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Hills/Open High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Alabama Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: Southern Co Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 0101247 Mailing Address: 14730 Lock 17 Rd, Brookwood, AL 35444 Latitude/Longitude: 33.2615, -87.3115 Number of Employees at Mine: 551 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1976 Primary Coal Use: Metallurgical Depth to Seam (ft.): 1900 Seam Thickness (ft.): 5.0 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Kinder Morgan Distance to Pipeline (miles): 5.3 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2.8 2.8 3.1 3 2.2 3.1 3.2 2.7 2.8 2.1 1.9 2.6 2.7 2.4 11.7 8.7 8.2 6.3 6.4 9.7 10.7 12.2 13.2 9.8 9.2 9.3 10.9 6.5 14.8 11.4 8.3 19.2 16.8 23.3 12.9 19.1 14 5.4 3.2 8.6 10.4 12.5 3,455 2,620 1,943 3,103 3,849 3,886 2,692 4,231 3,546 2,642 2,382 2,513 2,879 2,889 14.8 11.4 8.3 19.2 16.8 23.3 12.9 19.5 14.5 5.8 3.4 8.6 10.4 12.5 56% 57% 50% 75% 73% 71% 55% 61% 51% 36% 26% 48% 49% 66% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 102% 104% 107% 106% 100% 100% 100% Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 3.5 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 +------:;;;~--- ------.=- ~ .---------------- O+-----------------------~ 0.0 +----------------------- '\,,:,<:>"' ,l' '\,<:, ~<§' ~,$- ~ ~...,..., "l,,:,'Y' i> ~~ '\,<:,~ ~<:,'\, i" ~ ~<§' '\,<:,,$- ~ '\,<:,...,..., ~'Y' ~~ ~~ '\,<:,~ - - Emission from Ventila t ion Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-3 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline NO 7 MINE Basin: Black Warrior State: AL Coalbed: Blue Creek / Mary Lee County: Tuscaloosa Current Operator: Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC Owner/Parent Company: Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC Parent Company Website: http://www.warriormetcoal.com/ Previous Owner(s): Jim Walter Resources Inc. Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: Blue Creek No. 7 Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Hills/Open High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Alabama Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: Southern Co Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 0101401 Mailing Address: 18069 Hannah Creek Rd, Brookwood, AL 35444 Latitude/Longitude: 33.2615, -87.3115 Number of Employees at Mine: 811 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1978 Primary Coal Use: Metallurgical Depth to Seam (ft.): 1900 Seam Thickness (ft.): 6.4 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Kinder Morgan Distance to Pipeline (miles): 5.1 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 1.9 2.3 2 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.9 3.6 4.8 5.4 5.2 3.0 11 9.8 7.9 7.8 8.7 12.7 21.3 29 23.5 22.9 26.2 22.5 20.4 15.2 14 12.8 8 24 22.9 11.5 13.4 11 21.2 18.1 15.9 16.8 10.1 11.3 4,563 4,342 2,523 5,804 4,436 3,273 4,367 4,424 4,184 4,157 3,201 2,656 2,141 3,223 14 12.8 8 24 22.9 11.5 13.4 11 21.2 18.1 15.9 16.8 10.1 11.3 56% 57% 50% 75% 73% 48% 39% 28% 47% 44% 38% 43% 33% 43% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production {million short tons) 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0. 0 +--~~-~-~-~-~~~~-~-~-~-~~ "'"'"'"' ,l' "'"'<1' {'"'., {'<§' {'~ {'ef!, "'"' {'~ "'"'{> "'"'"'"' {'"'"' "'"'<1' {'"'., {'<§' "'"'~ {',$> {',g, "'"'""' {'"" "'"'""' {'~ "'"'~ "'"'{> - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Met hane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-4 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline OAK GROVE MINE Basin: Black Warrior State: AL Coalbed: Blue Creek County: Jefferson Current Operator: Oak Grove Resources LLC Owner/Parent Company: Seneca Coal Resources Parent Company Website: http://www.erpfuels.com/ Previous Owner(s): Cliffs Natural Resources, US Steel Mining Co LLC Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Hills/Open High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Alabama Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: Southern Co Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 0100851 Mailing Address: 8800 Oak Grove Mine Rd, Adger, AL 35006 Latitude/Longitude: 33.45075, -87.03723 Number of Employees at Mine: 339 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1981 Primary Coal Use: Steam, Metallurgical Depth to Seam (ft.): 1000 Seam Thickness (ft.): 5.2 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Kinder Morgan Distance to Pipeline (miles): 3.7 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.4 1 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.5 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.0 5.1 8.5 10 7.3 6.7 7.5 6.9 7.5 7.3 7.3 4.2 5.2 6.1 6.3 9.7 5.9 2.1 2.5 0.7 1.1 2.5 0 3.7 2.1 2.6 2.5 3.9 1.8 2,843 3,092 2,944 2,104 1,929 3,139 3,812 3,423 4,461 6,862 1,128 1,222 1,571 1,484 9.7 5.9 2.1 1.7 0.7 0.8 1 2.9 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.2 3.9 1.8 66% 41% 17% 26% 10% 13% 27% 0% 33% 22% 38% 32% 39% 22% 100% 100% 100% 68% 100% 72% 40% - 59% 100% 88% 88% 100% 100% Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 0.0 +--~~-~-~-~-~-~~-~-~-~-~~ ~"'"' ~,$> ~ ~~ ~~ ~<§> "'"',g, ~~ ~..,.., ~..,"I, "'"'~ ~~ "'"'.:;, "'"'"'"' "'"'"'"' "'"'~ ~"'"' ~~ "'"'~ "'"',.g, ~,g, "'"'..,"' "'"'..,.., ~v ~~ "'"'~ "'"'.:;, - - Emission from Venti lat ion Systems - - Estimated Me t hane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-5 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline SHOAL CREEK MINE Basin: Black Warrior State: AL Coalbed: Blue Creek / Mary Lee County: Jefferson Current Operator: Drummond Company Inc. Owner/Parent Company: Drummond Company Inc. Parent Company Website: www.drummondco.com Previous Owner(s): None in last 10 years Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Hills/High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Alabama Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: Southern Co Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 0102901 Mailing Address: 8488 Nancy Ann Bend Road Adger, AL 35006 Latitude/Longitude: 33.51314, -87.27675 Number of Employees at Mine: 455 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1994 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 1150 Seam Thickness (ft.): 7.0 - 11.0 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: El Paso Corp/Kinder Morgan Distance to Pipeline (miles): 1.3 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 3.8 3.8 2.2 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0 6.7 8.2 11.4 8.3 4.5 6.2 7.3 7.6 5.9 3.5 3 2.7 1.6 2.4 0.7 0.5 1.8 2 0.1 1.3 2.1 2.7 7.1 7.8 15.8 5.4 3.2 8.5 675 836 1,268 1,709 2,090 2,106 1,634 2,350 2,791 2,291 5,279 1,971 973 1,991 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.7 7.1 7.4 15.4 3.4 1.1 7.2 9% 6% 14% 19% 2% 17% 22% 26% 55% 69% 84% 67% 67% 77% 100% 100% 33% 5% 100% 46% 67% 100% 100% 95% 97% 63% 34% 85% Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 20 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 ~ 15 \ \ 10 / '-- \ \ 1.0 \ / V" 0.5 ..... - .-,-- 0.0 ,,.,.,,, {'"'"' ,,.,~ ,,.,.,,. ,,., {',g, {'~ ,,.,........ {'.:), {'~ {'~ {'.!;) 0 {'"'"" i'' {'~ i• {' {',g, {'~ {'...,..., {'v {'~ {'~ {'.!? - - Emission from Ven til ation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-6 5. Profiled Mines (continued) Illinois Mines The American Coal Company New Era Mine New Future Mine MC #1 Mine ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-7 Mine Status: Use Project: Drainage System: No MSHA ID: 1102752 Active NA THE AMERICAN COAL COMPANY NEW ERA MINE Basin: Illinois State: IN Coalbed: Springfield No. 5 County: Saline Current Operator: The American Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: Murray Energy Corp Parent Company Website: www.murrayenergycorp.com Previous Owner(s): Kerr-McGee Coal Corp Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: Galatia No. 56, Galatia Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Hills/Irregular Plains Utility Electric Supplier: AmrenCIPS Parent Corporation of Utility: Ameren Corp. Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Mailing Address: 9085 Highway 34 North Galatia, IL 62935 Latitude/Longitude: 37.86433, -88.6145 Number of Employees at Mine: 381 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1983 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 600-830 Seam Thickness (ft.): 5.0 - 6.5 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Atmos Energy Distance to Pipeline (miles): 0.1 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 6.3 6 6.5 5.9 7.2 7 5.3 6.3 5.8 4.9 5.6 4.4 5.5 3.1 6.1 3.9 5.6 7.5 8.5 6.9 9.9 8.2 8.6 6.5 8.2 5.1 4.2 6.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 353 237 315 464 431 360 682 475 541 484 535 423 279 763 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coal Production (million short tons) Emissions (MMCF/D) 8.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.0 -J.-_ _ _ _ _ _,,,,,,____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 6.0 -F---c__----"-~- - -~ - -:,Jl'="'"-: - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 - l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '""-=- - - ,IC-..+- 4.0 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+3.0 - ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0 -!-----~-~-~---~--~-~-~--~ ~"'"' i'' "'"'~ "'"'"'"' ~~ ~~ ~~ "'"',g, "'"'~ ~..,,..., ~..,,'\, ~.::, ~~ "'"'{> 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 + - - - - - - - - - ----,..,.-- - - - - - - - - - - 8 + - - - - ----::;....."""'~----,~- --"""""'=-..- ~....-- - - - - .J....- - -- '----------------=----......- - ---,F 4 -l--~~- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -= e._6 2 -1-------------------------0 -1--,---,---,---,--..--,---,---,---,--..--,----,--, ~"'"' i'' "'"'~ ~,, ., "'"'~ ~~ "'"'~ ~,g, "'"'~ "'"'"'"' i), ~.::, ~~ "'"'{> - - Emission from Ventila t ion Systems - - Estimat ed Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-8 Mine Status: Use Project: Active NA Drainage System: NA MSHA ID: 1103232 NEW FUTURE MINE Basin: Illinois State: IN Coalbed: Herrin No.6 County: Saline Current Operator: The American Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: Murray Energy Corp Parent Company Website: www.murrayenergycorp.com Previous Owner(s): None Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Hills/Irregular Utility Electric Supplier: AmrenCIPS Parent Corporation of Utility: Ameren Corp. Mailing Address: 9085 Highway 34 North Galatia, IL 62935 Latitude/Longitude: 37.82967, -88.63985 Number of Employees at Mine: 318 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 2010 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 600-900 Seam Thickness (ft.): NA Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Atmos Energy Distance to Pipeline (miles): NA 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 - - - - - - - - 0.6 1.8 3.6 5.5 5.7 5.2 - - - - - - - - 4.4 3.4 3.5 4.8 5.1 3.9 - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - 2,677 689 355 319 327 271 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Coal Production (million short tons) Emissions (MMCF/D) 6 ~------------------------5 4 3 2 1 0.0 -;--.,....-.---,---,--.....- . . . - - -- ~ - - ~ - ~ - ~ - . ~<:,"' i'' ~~ "'<:,<:,., ~~ ~~ "'<:,<§> ~,.g, "'<:,~ ~...,..., "'<:,v i> ~~ ~{> O+-----------------,~----------~ i> ,. .,<:,~ "'<:,{> ~<:,"' ~<:,,,, ~<:1- ~<:,., ~~ ~~ ~<§> ~,.g, "'<:,~ ,. .,<:,. .,. ., ,...,<:,v - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-9 Mine Status: Use Project: Active NA Drainage System: NA MSHA ID: 1103189 MC #1 MINE Basin: Illinois State: IN Coalbed: Herrin No.6 County: Franklin Current Operator: M-Class Mining LLC Owner/Parent Company: Foresight Energy Parent Company Website: www.foresight.com Previous Owner(s): None Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: Sugar Camp Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Hills/Irregular Utility Electric Supplier: Central Illinois Public Services Co Parent Corporation of Utility: Ameren Corp. Mailing Address: 11525 N. Thompsonville Road Macedonia, IL 62860 Latitude/Longitude: 39.9705, -80.4141 Number of Employees at Mine: 404 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 2008 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 600-900 Seam Thickness (ft.): NA Transmission Pipeline in County?: NA Owner of Nearest Pipeline: NA Distance to Pipeline (miles): NA 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 - - - - - - - - 0.3 0.9 4.7 6.5 9.1 10.6 - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 4.4 6.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 243 162 171 146 177 235 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Emissions {MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 8 7 / 6 / 5 4 __,/ 3 2 / 1 ~ 0 +--.---,-......-...--.---,-......-~=-~~-~-~~ ~"'"' "'"'"'"' ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~{> 0.0 / "'"'"'"' ~"'"' "'"'~ i" ~ "'"'~ "'"'{> - - Emission from Ventila tion Systems - - Estimated Me thane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-10 5. Profiled Mines (continued) Indiana Mines Oaktown Fuels No. 1 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-11 Mine Status: Use Project: Active NA Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 1202394 OAKTOWN FUELS NO. 1 Basin: Illinois State: IN Coalbed: Springfield No. 5 County: Sullivan Current Operator: Sunrise Coal LLC Owner/Parent Company: Hallador Energy Company Parent Company Website: www.halladorenergy.com Previous Owner(s): Black Panther Mining LLC Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Flat farmland Utility Electric Supplier: Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Parent Corporation of Utility: Duke Energy Corp Mailing Address: 1183 East Canvasback Drive Terre Haute, IN 47802 Latitude/Longitude: 38.94575, -87.38421 Number of Employees at Mine: 333 Mining Method: Room and Pillar Year of Initial Production: 2006 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 350-450 Seam Thickness (ft.): 0.5 Transmission Pipeline in County?: NA Owner of Nearest Pipeline: NA Distance to Pipeline (miles): NA 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 - - - - - - 0.0 0.05 1.0 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.4 3.5 - - - - - - - 0.3 0.7 1.6 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.05 0.1 - - - - - - - 1,190 256 216 352 236 295 310 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2% 3% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coal Production (million short tons/year) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 4.0 3.5 / 3.0 ,_...-/ 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 / 0.5 I / a.a ~"'"' ~<$> I I ~ ~~ ~<9> ~,g, ~""' ~...... ~'Y' ,.,,.,~ ~~ ~~ a +---,---,--,--...,..--,---,.0::::..-.---,---,----,.--.....--'I"""~ ,.,,.,"'"' ~'8> ~ ~,g, ~,$ "'"'"" ~'Y' ~~ ,.,,.,~ ~~ - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-12 5. Profiled Mines (continued) New Mexico Mines San Juan Mine 1 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-13 Mine Status: Use Project: Active None SAN JUAN MINE 1 Basin: San Juan State: NM Coalbed: No. 9 / No. 8 County: San Juan Current Operator: San Juan Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: Westmoreland Coal Company Parent Company Website: www.westmoreland.com Previous Owner(s): BHP Billiton Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: San Juan South Description of Surrounding Terrain: Flat arid terrain Utility Electric Supplier: Jemez Mountains Electric Coop Inc. Parent Corporation of Utility: NA Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Mailing Address: PO Box 561, Waterflow, NM 87421 Latitude/Longitude: 39.919613, -80.471824 Number of Employees at Mine: 483 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1997 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 400 - 900 Seam Thickness (ft.): 10.0 - 13.0 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Western Gas Resources Inc. Distance to Pipeline (miles): NA 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1.8 5.9 7.7 7.9 7 6.9 7 6.5 4.9 3.9 4.9 6 8.8 6.5 1.5 1.3 1.6 3.9 3.9 3.5 4.8 5.5 5.8 6.2 3.5 2.9 2.7 4.4 0.5 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.3 3.2 3.7 3.9 4.2 1.2 1.9 2.1 1.7 406 223 194 300 339 307 417 517 723 973 350 292 199 346 - 0 0.2 0 - - - - - - - - - - 25% 64% 61% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 26% 40% 44% 28% - >1% 8% >1% - - - - - - - - - - Coal Production (million short tons) 10.0 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.0 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.0 + - - - -= ....- - - - - - - - - - - - - ------1'----'.------ 7.0 +-------,-------""-------==---------,-- -;­ ~o + - -, -- - - - - - - - - ~..--- - - - ----- - ­ s.o +-----#-- - - - - - - - - - - ~- -- -- " ' -- - - 4.0 +--#----- - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - 3.0 +-+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 +-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -fl"'"' -fl"'"' ,f>r;t Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 2902170 -fl"'" ,fl~ "'"'~ "'"'r!J, "'"',g, "'"'""' "'"'"" "'"'""' "'"'""' "'"'~ -fl"" Emissions (MMCF/D) 1 ~----------------------6 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,==-"\--- - - - - 5 4 + - - - -----,.---..;;=7~-----::=--- '\-+ - - -7 :t:~~=~z:::::==~c::~= 1 0 +------------------------ "'"'"' ~o"'"' ~or;t ~o"'" ~o~ ~o~ ~ or!!> ~o,g, ~o-$ ~o"" ~ l)' ~ o"? ~o~ ~o{' ~ - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-14 5. Profiled Mines (continued) Pennsylvania Mines Bailey Cumberland Emerald Mine No 1 Enlow Fork Harvey Mine ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-15 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Power BAILEY MINE Basin: Northern Appalachian State: PA Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Greene Current Operator: Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC Owner/Parent Company: CONSOL Energy Inc. Parent Company Website: www.consolenergy.com Previous Owner(s): None Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: High Hills/Open High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: West Penn Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: FirstEnergy Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 3607230 Mailing Address: 192 Crabapple Road Wind Ridge, PA 15380 Latitude/Longitude: 39.919613, -80.471824 Number of Employees at Mine: 726 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1984 Primary Coal Use: Steam, Metallurgical Depth to Seam (ft.): 600-1000 Seam Thickness (ft.): 5.2-6.0 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp Distance to Pipeline (miles): <0.1 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 9.7 9.4 10.1 11.1 10.2 9.8 10 10.2 10.6 10.8 10.1 11.3 12.3 10.2 7.1 5.7 8.4 6.9 7.5 8.6 9.8 10.5 14.2 11.3 9.2 15.6 10.4 7.4 0.1 - - 2.9 3.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.8 3.1 271 221 304 322 383 376 420 440 575 419 376 552 362 374 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.8 - 1% - - 30% 30% 15% 15% 15% 15% 9% 12% 9% 15% 30% - - - - - - - - - - - - 100% - Coal Production (million short tons) 14.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 - ~ - Emissions (MMCF/D) - " 6.0 4.0 o 0.0 ~.,,, ,,.,.,.., ~~ ~"'"' ~~ ,,.,~ ~~ ,,., ~~ ,.,,.,<9> ,.,,.,,g, ,.,,.,~ ~.:;, ~v ~-:> ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~<9> ~,g, ,., .,. .,<> ,.,,<>"" 1>v 1>-:> 1>~ 1>~ - - Emission from Venti lation Systems - - Estimated Me thane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-17 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline EMERALD MINE NO 1 Basin: Northern Appalachian State: PA Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Greene Current Operator: Emerald Coal Resources LP Owner/Parent Company: Contura Energy, Inc. Parent Company Website: www.conturaenergy.com Previous Owner(s): Alpha Natural Resources Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: RAG Emerald, Emerald No. 1 Description of Surrounding Terrain: High Hills/Open High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: West Penn Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: FirstEnergy Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 3605466 Mailing Address: 212 Mine Rd. Waynesburg, PA 15370 Latitude/Longitude: 39.8875, -80.1935 Number of Employees at Mine: 275 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1977 Primary Coal Use: Steam, Metallurgical Depth to Seam (ft.): 400-1000 Seam Thickness (ft.): 6.5-7.0 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: EQT Distance to Pipeline (miles): 0.23 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 6.6 6.6 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.7 6.3 5.6 4.9 3.7 4.4 3.6 3.9 1.7 6.6 7.4 4.9 4.7 5.2 5.5 7 6.6 5.4 3.5 3.7 5.2 3.9 3.2 2.5 2 2.3 2 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.9 2.2 2.3 503 520 453 388 464 487 533 574 566 562 465 821 571 1,180 - - - 1.8 2.3 1.4 1.8 2 2 2 1 2 1.1 0.7 27% 21% 32% 26% 30% 28% 24% 25% 29% 39% 34% 36% 36% 42% - - - 90% 100% 67% 82% 91% 91% 91% 53% 69% 50% 30% Coal Production (million short tons) Emissions {MMCF/D) 7.0 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.0 +------""-,£:."""'-=c:7'"""""""': ------------ s ~----------------------7 -b.,.,,,,._- - - - - - -.-.=- - - - - - - - - - 6 +--~--- - - - -~ -- -- ~- - - - - - - - 5 +------"'------=- - - - - -~ - - ------,.....- - - 4 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~- - - ~- --"...,.-3 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :....:- - ~ 2 p,,._"""'=--=--"""'"""'"""'"""'"""'""""'-~- ~=~ 2.0 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~... l +------------------------ 1.0 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~"'"' ~"'"' 0 0.0 +------:-----:~-~-~------:~-~-~-~-----:-~-~~ ~"'"' ~"'"' "'"'~ i" ~~ ~~ ~,§, "'"'.g, 4~ ~. . . . "'"' Y' l;J ~~ "'"'.:;, +-------:~-~-~-~-~------:~-~-~-~-~-----: ~~ i" ~~ ~~ ~,§, ~.g, ~""' '\,,,,. . . . ~'Y' ~.:;, ~~ ~.:;, - - Emission from Ventilation Syst ems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-18 Mine Status: Use Project: Active None Drainage System: No MSHA ID: 3607416 Enlow Fork Basin: Northern Appalachian State: PA Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Greene Current Operator: Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: CONSOL Energy Inc. Parent Company Website: www.consolenergy.com Previous Owner(s): None Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Hills/Open High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: West Penn Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: FirstEnergy Mailing Address: 2041 Pleasant Grove Road, Claysville, PA 15323 Latitude/Longitude: 40.076034, -80.35271 Number of Employees at Mine: 604 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1990 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 600-1000 Seam Thickness (ft.): 5.2-6.0 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp Distance to Pipeline (miles): 1.2 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 9.6 9.9 10.2 9.8 10.7 11.2 11.1 11.1 9.9 10.2 9.5 10.1 10.6 9.0 9 10.3 11 9.6 10.1 10.6 11.4 14.3 14.8 12.3 10.3 11.2 10.6 10.7 0.1 - - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.3 346 380 394 358 345 345 375 470 549 444 396 405 365 445 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1% - - - - - - - 0% 0% - - - 3% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Coal Production (million short tons) 12.0 - 10.0 8.0 ,_ ........ ._._... Emissions (MMCF/D) -- 16 14 ........ 12 10 8 6.0 .... 6 --- - / - ' ........ - 4 4.0 2 0 2.0 ~<>'\, 0.0 !)'\, fS !)"> fS ~~ fS !)<, ~ ~~ s> '\,<> Y" '\,<> "'.,vi:' ~ ~ ~ ~ '\,<>,$> '\,<>~ ~<><, ~ ~~ ~,$> ~..,.., ii, l 1 '\,<>~ /? - - Emission from Ventila tion Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-19 Mine Status: Use Project: Active NA Harvey Mine Basin: Northern Appalachian State: PA Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Greene Current Operator: Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: CONSOL Energy Inc. Parent Company Website: www.consolenergy.com Previous Owner(s): None Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Hills/Open High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: West Penn Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: FirstEnergy Mailing Address: 685 Patterson Creek Road Sycamore, PA 15364 Latitude/Longitude: 39.9705, -80.4141 Number of Employees at Mine: 343 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 2015 Primary Coal Use: Steam, Metallurgical Depth to Seam (ft.): 600-1000 Seam Thickness (ft.): 5.2-6.0 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: NA Distance to Pipeline (miles): NA 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.2 3.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 513 634 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Emissions {MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 4.0 ~ 3.5 I""' 3.0 I 2.5 I 2.0 I I I I 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 ~"'"' i'' Drainage System: NA MSHA ID: 3610045 ,.,_<>~ ,.,_<>~ ~'Y' ~~ ~~ 6 .------------------------S t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ 4 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~,,.... -- 3 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----#-'- - 2 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --l''------ 0 ~{> / ,. ' ~/ e.____, +---.---,-----,----,-,---,----,----.----,--.--+- - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-20 5. Profiled Mines (continued) Utah Mines West Ridge Mine ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-21 Mine Status: Use Project: Non-Producing Power, Flaring, Heating WEST RIDGE MINE Basin: Uinta State: Utah Coalbed: Lower Sunnyside County: Carbon Current Operator: West Ridge Resources Inc. Owner/Parent Company: Murray Energy Corp Parent Company Website: www.murrayenergycorp.com Previous Owner(s): None Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Hilly/Mountainous Utility Electric Supplier: Rocky Mountain Power Parent Corporation of Utility: PacifiCorp Coal Production (million short tons/year) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 4202233 Mailing Address: 794 North C Canyon Rd. East Carbon, UT 84520 Latitude/Longitude: 39.62, -110.44 Number of Employees at Mine: 126 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1999 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 156 Seam Thickness (ft.): Unknown Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Questar Pipeline Corp. Distance to Pipeline (miles): < 5 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2.8 3.0 2.3 2.6 3.0 4.3 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.6 2.4 2.6 2.5 1.6 2.5 3.6 3.5 2.5 3.6 3.2 3.9 4.8 8.0 4.2 5.1 2.3 1.8 1.7 - - - - - - 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.3 2.0 0.9 1.4 326 438 555 351 438 272 499 754 1,062 568 1,125 604 394 796 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25% 25% 17% 25% 31% 47% 33% 45% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 - '- -- / / --- "' ~ ~ ~ '\. 4 "- " 0.5 0.0 ,,,,,<>"' ~"'"' ~~ 0 -1---,---r---,--,---,,e:_~ - ~ - ~ ~ - ~ - ~ ~ - ~ ~$-, i? "'"'<9> "'",'g, ~.,<> ~.,., ~'Y' ~,::, ~~ ~~ ~<:,,,, ~ ~~ "'"'~ - - Emissi on from Ventil ation Systems - - Estima ted Me thane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-22 5. Profiled Mines (continued) Virginia Mines Buchanan Mine #1 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-23 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline, Power Buchanan Mine #1 Basin: Central Appalachian State: VA Coalbed: Pocahontas No. 3 County: Buchanan Current Operator: Buchanan Minerals, LLC Owner/Parent Company: Coronado IV LLC Parent Company Website: www.coronadocoal.com Previous Owner(s): CONSOL Buchanan Mining Company LLC and Consolidation Coal Company Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Low Mountains/Low Mountains Utility Electric Supplier: Appalachian Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: American Electric Power Co Inc. Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 4404856 Mailing Address: Rte 680, Keen Mountain, VA 24624 Latitude/Longitude: 37.207886, -81.916612 Number of Employees at Mine: 434 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1983 Primary Coal Use: Steam, Metallurgical Depth to Seam (ft.): 1400 - 2000 Seam Thickness (ft.): 5.4 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Dominion Distance to Pipeline (miles): 4.2 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 4.1 4.7 4.4 1.7 5 2.8 3.5 2.8 4.7 5.7 3.5 4.8 4.0 4.4 9.5 7.3 7.5 6.4 8.4 9 8.5 6.2 9.7 10.2 8 10.3 7.9 7.3 38.7 35.3 35.8 30.6 63.9 52.3 67.9 60.8 75.4 72.2 62.7 67.4 67.7 51.2 4,291 3,308 3,592 7,944 5,278 7,991 7,967 8,734 6,609 5,277 7,373 5,908 6,899 4,850 38.7 34 35.7 30.6 51.3 52.3 67.9 60.8 75.4 72.2 62.7 67.4 52.1 51.2 80% 83% 83% 83% 88% 85% 89% 90% 89% 88% 89% 87% 90% 88% 100% 96% 99% 100% 80% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 77% 100% Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 80 70 60 so ,I 40 30 I'-./ 20 10 0 0.0 +--~~--~-------------- #' ,f"'' ~ ,i' #' #' ~<§> -I i' ~--"' ~'Y' i> ~~ i? ,,_.,r;,"- ,,_., ""' - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-24 5. Profiled Mines (continued) West Virginia Mines Beckley Pocahontas Mine Federal No. 2 Harrison County Mine Leer Mine Marion County Mine Marshall County Mine Monongalia County Mine Ohio County Mine Pinnacle ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-25 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 4605252 Beckley Pocahontas Mine Basin: Central Appalachian Basin State: WV Coalbed: Pocahontas No. 3 County: Raleigh Current Operator: ICG Beckley LLC Owner/Parent Company: Arch Coal Parent Company Website: www.archcoal.com Previous Owner(s): International Coal Group Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: High Hills/Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Appalachian Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: American Electric Power Co Inc. Mailing Address: 279 Wolf Run Road Eccles, WV 25836 Latitude/Longitude: 37.7795, -81.2678 Number of Employees at Mine: 242 Mining Method: Continuous Year of Initial Production: 2007 Primary Coal Use: Coking Depth to Seam (ft.): 600-1300 Seam Thickness (ft.): 4.2 Transmission Pipeline in County?: NA Owner of Nearest Pipeline: NA Distance to Pipeline (miles): NA 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 - - - - - 0 0.4 0.7 1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1 0.9 - - - - - 0.3 1.2 4 4.5 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,095 2,086 1,643 962 1,029 962 1,205 1,356 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Coal Production (million short tons) Emissions (MMCF/D) 0 +---,,----,---,--..-~--r--r--r----,---r--..----r--, 0.0 +----------+--------------~ i" i" ~~ ~ i> ~~ ~<,'I, 1,<>r;t ~<§, 1,<>,g, ~-$> ...... ~.,,'I, 1,<>{> ~"''I, i" ~r:t i' 1,<>~ 1,<><&> ~,g, 1,<>.,,"' 1,<>.,,.,, ~v ~~ ~~ ~{> - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-26 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline Federal No 2 Basin: Northern Appalachian State: WV Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Monongalia Current Operator: ERP Federal Mining Complex, LLC. Owner/Parent Company: Virginia Conservation Energy Fund, Inc. Parent Company Website: N/A Previous Owner(s): Peabody Energy Corp, Patriot Coal Corporation Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Low Mountains/High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Monongahela Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: FirstEnergy Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 4601456 Mailing Address: 1044 Miracle Run Road Fairview, WV 26570 Latitude/Longitude: 39.67, -80.25 Number of Employees at Mine: 456 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1968 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 800 - 1250 Seam Thickness (ft.): 7.0 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: EQT Distance to Pipeline (miles): 0.7 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 4.4 4.9 4.1 4.6 4 3.1 3.8 3.7 3.7 4 3.4 2.9 2.4 10.6 7.6 4.6 5.6 5.7 7.6 6.2 5.9 7.8 7.8 6.8 6.5 4.3 4 1.4 1.1 1.1 1 1 1 1.1 1 0.2 0.1 0 0.1 0 - 876 722 425 588 532 785 860 663 789 779 621 709 541 608 0.4 0.1 0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - - - 12% 13% 19% 15% 15% 12% 15% 14% 3% 1% 0% 2% 0% - 29% 9% 0% 20% 23% 40% 55% 50% 100% 100% - - - - Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 ;>,,~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 4 +-_ _ _.:__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ 2 0 0.0 +--~~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~-~-~~ "'"'"'"' i" ~~ ~<:,'? "'"'<§' "'"'<$< "'"',§> ~ ~...,"' "'"'...,..., "'"' Y' ~~ ~~ ~.:;, ~"'"' i'' - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estima t ed Methane Drained "'"' "'"',g, ~""' ~...,..., ~'Y' "'"'~ ~~ "'"'.:;, ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-27 Mine Status: Use Project: Active None Harrison County Mine Basin: Northern Appalachian State: WV Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Harrison Current Operator: The Harrison County Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: Murray Energy Parent Company Website: www.murrayenergycorp.com Previous Owner(s): CONSOL Energy Inc. Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: Robinson Run No. 95 Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Low Mountains Utility Electric Supplier: Monongahela Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: FirstEnergy Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Mailing Address: 79 Camp Run Rd, Mannington, WV 26582 Latitude/Longitude: 39.5158, -80. 444 Number of Employees at Mine: 561 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1968 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 700 Seam Thickness (ft.): 6.5 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Dominion Distance to Pipeline (miles): 0.6 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 5 5.7 6.2 6.1 5.7 6.4 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.9 5 5.7 6.7 7.1 4.5 4 4.6 4.1 4 4.6 5.4 7.3 6.9 7.7 7 7.3 7.1 8.4 1.1 1 2 1.7 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 1.3 6.3 3.1 409 320 389 347 365 262 352 485 458 476 606 551 730 593 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 0.3 20% 20% 30% 29% 30% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 16% 15% 47% 27% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 10 8.0 7.0 6.0 Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 4601318 ..,,,,,... 5.0 .-. ~ - "'-_/ / - 4.0 3.0 2.0 0 +----,---,---.--.--~ ---.--......----,£.~ - ~ - - ~ 1.0 "'"'"'"' "'"'"'., ~ "'"',$- 0.0 ~"'"' ~"'., ~ ~,$- "'"'-9' ~ "'"'..,"' ~...... ~..,'\, /> ~~ ~..,, , l1' ~,g, ~..,"' "'"'..,.., "'"'v ~~ ~~ ~{> - - Emission from Ve nti lation Systems - - Estimated Met hane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-28 Mine Status: Use Project: Active None Drainage System: No MSHA ID: 4609192 Leer Mine Basin: Northern Appalachian State: WV Coalbed: Lower Kittanning County: Taylor Current Operator: ACI Tygart Valley Owner/Parent Company: Arch Coal Inc. Parent Company Website: www.archcoal.com Previous Owner(s): None Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: None Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Low Mountains Utility Electric Supplier: MonPower Co. Parent Corporation of Utility: FirstEnergy Mailing Address: 1200 Tygart Dr., Grafton, WV 26354 Latitude/Longitude: 39.3417, -79.9759 Number of Employees at Mine: 561 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 2011 Primary Coal Use: Metallurgical Depth to Seam (ft.): 700 Seam Thickness (ft.): 6.5 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: N/A Distance to Pipeline (miles): 12.5 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 - - - - - - - - - 0.01 0.6 0.6 2.7 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.9 2.6 4.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 548 351 440 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 4.0 5 ~------------------------ 3.5 4 / 3.0 2.5 2.0 I I 1.5 1.0 / I 0.5 3 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ '-----2 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --1--/ - 0 -1--...,..----,-----,--,--...--...,..----,-----,--,---,I./:;.......,_.,........... 1 / 0.0 ~0- ~rs> ~~ "'<:; I + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/----4 i' ~~ ~<§, "'<:;,;g, ~...,<:> ~........ l)' ~.:, ~~ ~.:;, - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drain ed ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-29 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline Marion County Mine Basin: Northern Appalachian State: WV Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Marion Current Operator: The Marion County Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: Murray Energy Parent Company Website: www.murrayenergycorp.com Previous Owner(s): CONSOL Energy Inc. Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: Loveridge #22 Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Low Mountains/High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Monongahela Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: FirstEnergy Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 4601433 Mailing Address: PO Box 40, Fairview, WV, 26570 Latitude/Longitude: 39.58567, -80.36233 Number of Employees at Mine: 606 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1953 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 800-1250 Seam Thickness (ft.): 7.0 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: EQT Distance to Pipeline (miles): 1.4 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 - 0.3 5 6.4 6.4 6.6 5.2 6 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.3 6.6 6.5 2 0.9 3.7 4.1 5.3 5.3 6 10.6 9.1 10.7 9 11.3 12.8 11.8 1.3 4.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.8 4.3 1.6 - 6,448 387 331 405 409 548 718 631 756 613 902 946 754 - - - 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 3.1 0.1 39% 83% 30% 29% 25% 28% 23% 10% 11% 8% 9% 14% 25% 12% - - - 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% 72% 6% Coal Production (million short tons) Emissions (MMCF/D) 7.0 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~o , - - -,-- - --------,~-,---..;;:::--::;;a-.;;::---7 - - 2.0 + - ---+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 + - -+---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0 -=-------------------~-~ -f>"""' i" 1,<>~ i"' ,f>,!p ,f>,$< ,f><§, , <> ,f>~ ,f>...... i)' ,,<>-::> ,f>~ ,f>{> 14 - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 +-------------------------c"""'c:....::"""'- 10 + - - - - - - - - - - - -------.=-~--..----7"''-------- 8 + - - - - - - - - - - - -,#-- - - - - - - - - - - 6 r-----------:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;_,,..--- - - - - - - - - - 4 +-- ~-----c- - =--------------------,..-..c--- ~ 1~::~~=~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::====~~ ,,<>"""' i" "'""~ i"' -f><'P "'"",s. "'""<§> -f> "'""~ -f>...,..., ,,<>v -f>,::, -f>~ "'""{> - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-30 Mine Status: Active Use Project: VAM Destruction Marshall County Mine Basin: Northern Appalachian State: WV Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Marshall Current Operator: The Marshall County Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: Murray Energy Parent Company Website: www.murrayenergycorp.com Previous Owner(s): CONSOL Energy Inc. Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: McElroy Mine Description of Surrounding Terrain: High Hills/Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Wheeling Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: American Electric Power Co Inc. Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 4601437 Mailing Address: 57 Goshorn Woods Road, Cameron, WV 26033 Latitude/Longitude: 39.8038, -80.5883 Number of Employees at Mine: 954 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1968 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 600-1200 Seam Thickness (ft.): 5.0-5.4 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: Spectra Energy Corp Distance to Pipeline (miles): 1.5 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 4.8 6.8 8.4 10.4 10.5 9.7 9.6 9.8 10.1 9.3 9.4 9.4 10.4 10.3 7.4 1.6 8.2 11.3 12.8 13.4 13.6 12.6 15.1 14.2 13.2 12.8 12.7 12.8 - - - 2.0 2.3 1.8 2.4 2.2 1 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.6 - 563 86 356 467 525 572 608 551 582 593 532 528 502 452 - - - - - - - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.8 1.5 - - - 15% 15% 12% 15% 15% 6% 6% 4% 6% 11% - 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 10% 11% 140% 226% 113% 12% Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 12.0 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0 14 12 10 + - - - - ~- ,--/7==--"'-==-----.;;;;::::::=="7"'= 8.0 + - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - t===~~::=SL~::::~;;:;;:;:;::;;::: ------------------ + - - -~ ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 tt,----+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6.0 V / 2.0 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '\,<:,<:,'\, ,l' ~ ~,g, '\,<:>"'<:, '\,<:,........ i)' i> ~~ ~{> ~<:>"' i'' ~~ ~<§> ~,g, ~...,<:> "'<:>.;,, ~v i> ~~ "'<:>.:;, - - Emission fro m Ventilation Systems - - Estima ted Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-31 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline Monongalia County Mine Basin: Northern Appalachian State: WV Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Monongalia Current Operator: The Monongalia County Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: Murray Energy Parent Company Website: www.murrayenergycorp.com Previous Owner(s): CONSOL Energy Inc. Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: Blacksville No. 2 Description of Surrounding Terrain: Open Low Mountains/High Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Monongahela Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: FirstEnergy Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 4601968 Mailing Address: 701 Oak Forest Road Holbrook, PA 15341 Latitude/Longitude: 39.7634, -80.2822 Number of Employees at Mine: 425 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1971 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 800-1150 Seam Thickness (ft.): 7.5 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: EQT Distance to Pipeline (miles): 1.2 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 4.8 5.4 5.7 5.3 5 5.2 5.6 3.8 4.5 4.3 3.2 3.1 4.6 3.3 5.7 4.7 6.4 6.4 7.2 6.9 8.4 9.5 9.1 7.6 5.9 5.1 8.1 6.8 3.3 1.4 1.4 1.6 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 2 1.5 2.4 684 412 500 551 708 618 658 1,076 852 756 798 836 762 1,019 3.3 1.4 1.4 1.6 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.5 0.2 0.1 37% 23% 18% 20% 25% 22% 17% 15% 13% 15% 16% 28% 16% 26% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 13% 4% Coal Production (million short tons) Emissions (MMCF/D) 4 2 0 +--~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~-~-~ 0.0 +--~~-~-~-~-~~-~-~-~-~~~~ "',:,<:>"' ~,:,"> "',:,<1' "'<:>,:,"> "',:,If' ~~ "',:, "',:,..._<:> ~...,..., "',:,v "'<:>.::, ~~ "'<:>...,,,, ~<:,"' "'<:,<:, ., "'<:, ~,g, "'<:,~ "'<:,. .,. . ~v ~.::, ~~ ~{> - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Me thane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-32 Mine Status: Use Project: Active None Ohio County Mine Basin: Northern Appalachian State: WV Coalbed: Pittsburgh No. 8 County: Marshall Current Operator: The Ohio County Coal Company Owner/Parent Company: Murray Energy Parent Company Website: www.murrayenergycorp.com Previous Owner(s): CONSOL Energy Inc. Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: Shoemaker Mine Description of Surrounding Terrain: High Hills/Hills Utility Electric Supplier: Wheeling Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: American Electric Power Co Inc. Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: No MSHA ID: 4601436 Mailing Address: 1107 Golden Ridge Road Dallas, WV 26036 Latitude/Longitude: 39.9705, -80.4141 Number of Employees at Mine: 614 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1983 Primary Coal Use: Steam Depth to Seam (ft.): 650 Seam Thickness (ft.): 5.0 - 5.5 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: NiSource Distance to Pipeline (miles): 1.4 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.5 1 0.1 1.1 0.3 3.8 5.1 5.3 5.6 6.6 6.1 2.9 1.8 3.3 3.6 3.1 2.6 7.8 2.8 3.8 3.7 2.8 3.49 4.4 5.0 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - 365 202 385 438 1,132 9,490 2,588 3,407 365 265 193 228 243 300 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15% 14% 15% 14% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 7.0 , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~o - t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ - - --= 5.0 + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---=- - - - - 4.0 t=;;;.-;;;;;;;:::;::::=:-- - - - - --y' - - - - - - - - 2.0 - j - - - - - -- ~ - - - - ------"""' ~,$> ~~ ~<::,'-> if' ~~ "'""<9> ~,g, ~..,<::, ~..,.., ,,<>""' "'""~ ~~ ~~ 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~,---.----,----,----,--,---,----r----r----, ~"""' l" "'""~ ~"",., "'""~ "'""~ ~<9> ~,g, ~~ "'"""" "'""v ~~ "'""~ "'""~ - - Emission from Venti lation Systems - - Estimated Methane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-33 Mine Status: Use Project: Active Pipeline PINNACLE MINE Basin: Central Appalachian State: WV Coalbed: Pocahontas No. 3 County: Wyoming Current Operator: Pinnacle Mining Company Owner/Parent Company: Seneca Coal Resources LLC Parent Company Website: http://www.erpfuels.com/ Previous Owner(s): Cliffs Natural Resources, U.S. Steel Mining Company Previous or Alternate Name of Mine: Pinnacle No. 50, Gary No. 50, US Steel No. 50 Description of Surrounding Terrain: Low Mountains Utility Electric Supplier: Appalachian Power Co Parent Corporation of Utility: American Electric Power Co Inc. Coal Production (million short tons) Emission from Ventilation Systems (MMCF/D) Estimated Methane Drained (MMCF/D) Estimated Specific Emissions (CF/T) Methane Used (MMCF/D) Estimated Current Drainage Efficiency Estimated Current Market Penetration Drainage System: Yes MSHA ID: 4601816 Mailing Address: Route 16 South, Welch Pineville Road 229, Welch, WV 24801 Latitude/Longitude: 37.54722, -81.49917 Number of Employees at Mine: 428 Mining Method: Longwall Year of Initial Production: 1969 Primary Coal Use: Metallurgical Depth to Seam (ft.): 600-1300 Seam Thickness (ft.): 4.2 Transmission Pipeline in County?: Yes Owner of Nearest Pipeline: NiSource Distance to Pipeline (miles): 0.3 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3.5 2.5 1.8 2.6 2 1.4 2.1 0.5 1.1 1.2 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 8 9.8 8 6.5 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.8 5.5 3.4 6 8.3 9 6.2 5.6 2 3.1 9.7 4.6 3.4 2.3 5.7 4.6 4.6 1.5 3.6 1.1 0.8 1,418 1,723 2,251 2,274 1,789 2,268 1,338 8,395 3,351 2,433 1,141 1,551 1,365 1,067 5.6 2 3.1 9.7 4.6 2.4 1.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 - 2.9 0.4 0.8 41% 17% 28% 60% 47% 40% 30% 50% 46% 58% 20% 30% 11% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 57% 82% 100% 93% - 81% 36% 100% Emissions (MMCF/D) Coal Production (million short tons) 4.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.5 + -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 +--~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 - ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 -!"'- ---"'--1--+- - - - - - - - - - - - --,II!-=-----'..,__ 2.5 +--'1<-- --A~- - - - - - - - - - -..,,,,.'----- ---=""'- 2.0 -i----~ -- -~ - --'7'\-- - - - --r-- - - - - 1.5 + - - - - - - - -- - -- ----- - - --#-- - - - - - 1.0 + - - - - - - - - - - - -~ - 0.5 + - - - - - - - - - - - -_..'----- - - - - - - - - i? ~ ~<1' 6 4 +-'1.--- -1--- -~---- ---J.'....__ = ~ ¥ '--------- 0 ~"',. , i'' ~<1' ,. ,<> ,..,<>~ ,..,<>~ ,..,<>{I - - Emission from Ventilation Systems - - Estimated Me thane Drained ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Profiled Mines 5-34 6. 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