Wildcat Surface Mine

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Wildcat Surface Mine is a coal mining operation using mountaintop removal practices in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Location

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Mine Data

• MSHA ID: 4608899
• Operator: Highwall Mining LLC
• Controller: Patriot Coal Corporation
• Union:
• County: Kanawha
• State: WV
• Latitude: 38.1
• Longitude: -81.53
• 2007 Production (short tons): 471,298
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mining Method: Surface
• Mine Status: Active
• Average No. of Employees: 39

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