Company: NC
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000789933-25-000006
Chunk: 94

Company: NACCO INDUSTRIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 2
Chunk 94
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 Lignite Mining Company3.22.71.9

Table 2.1 Production Summary

The Red Hills Mine generally produces between 2 million and 3 million tons of lignite coal annually. The Red Hills Mine started operations in 2000 for plant commissioning, with initial commercial deliveries starting in 2001, and full production and commercial deliveries starting in 2002. All production from the mine is delivered to MLMC's customer's Red Hills Power Plant. During 2023, MLMC received notice from its customer related to a boiler issue at the Red Hills Power Plant that began on December 15, 2023. While this issue has been resolved, it resulted in a reduction in customer demand which had a significant impact on our 2024 results of operations. 

The Red Hills Mine, operated by MLMC, is located approximately 120 miles northeast of Jackson, Mississippi (Figure 2.1). The entrance to the mine is by means of a paved road located approximately one mile west of Highway 9. MLMC owns in fee approximately 8,090 acres of surface interest and 5,150 acres of coal interests. MLMC holds leases granting the right to mine approximately 5,423 acres of coal interests and the right to utilize approximately 4,890 acres of surface interests. MLMC holds subleases under which it has the right to mine approximately 1,683 acres of coal interest. The majority of the leases held by MLMC were originally acquired during the mid-1970s to the early 1980s with terms extending 50 years, many of which can be further extended by the continuation of mining operations. The lignite deposits of the Gulf Coast are found primarily in a narrow band of strata that outcrops/subcrops along the margin of the Mississippi Embayment. The potentially exploitable tertiary lignites in Mississippi are found in the Wilcox Group. The outcropping Wilcox is composed predominately of non-marine sediments deposited on a broad flat plain.

The towns of Ackerman, Eupora, Starkville, Louisville, Kosciusko, and numerous smaller communities are within a 40-mile radius of the Red Hills Mine and provide a vast employment base. Furthermore, Mississippi State University (MSU) is located approximately 30 miles east of the mine in Starkville. MLMC has a history of partnership with MSU as well as the local community colleges for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research and skilled trades training.