The mine site consists of approximately 225 acres and is located in Harlan County, Kentucky. Operation began at this site in January of 1997. 250,000 tons of coal have been removed from the site to date. The company was recognized for its reclamation work, its exemplary philosophy of environmental compliance, and excellent working relationship with the landowner, their employees, and the state inspector. Aerial photograph of the minesite.
Rock check behind pond.
Since the onset of mining at this site, the company has not been issued any violations. Any suggestions made during the inspection processes were acted upon. The company was able to minimize erosion and the need to clean ponds by quickly revegetating re-graded areas. The construction of small rock checks behind the pool served as an additional measure to protect the ponds by filtering some of the material that would have otherwise entered the pond. The photograph on the right depicts another view of some of the rock channels constructed.