Here are the ten largest underground mining projects by production in North America in 2020, according to GlobalData’s mining database.
1. Rocanville Mine
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The Rocanville Mine is a potash mining project in Saskatchewan, Canada. The brownfield project is owned by Nutrien and is due to operate until 2052. The mine produced an estimated 17.02Mt of ROM in 2020. It had an estimated production of 5.29 mtpa of potash in 2020.
2. MC#1 Mine
The MC#1 Mine is a coal mine owned by ACNR Holdings. Located in Illinois, United States, the greenfield mine produced approximately 16.251Mt of ROM in 2020. It had an estimated production of 11.701 mtpa of coal in 2020.
3. Sugar Creek Mine
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By GlobalDataLocated in Missouri, United States, the Sugar Creek Mine is a limestone mining project owned by Eagle Materials.
The greenfield mine produced an estimated 15.948Mt of ROM in 2020. It had an estimated production of 14.353 mtpa of limestone in the same year.
4. Bailey Mine
The Bailey Mine is a coal mine located in Pennsylvania, United States. Owned by Consol Energy, the greenfield project produced an estimated 14.331Mt of ROM in 2020.
The mine had an estimated production of 10.862 mtpa of coal in 2020.
5. Marshall County Mine
Owned by ACNR Holdings, the Marshall County Mine is a coal mine situated in West Virginia, United States.
The ROM production at the mine produced was approximately 14.102Mt of ROM in 2020. It had an estimated production of 10.718 mtpa of coal in 2020.
6. Black Otter Project
The Black Otter Project is a coal mining project in Montana, United States. The greenfield project is owned by Gunvor Group. The mine produced an estimated 13.38Mt of ROM in 2020. It had an estimated production of 10.169 mtpa of coal in 2020.
7. Sugar Camp Coal Mine
The Sugar Camp Coal Mine is a coal mine owned by The Cline Group. Located in Illinois, United States, the greenfield mine produced approximately 11.524Mt of ROM in 2020. It had an estimated production of 8.758 mtpa of coal in 2020.
8. River View Mine
Located in Kentucky, United States, the River View Mine is a coal mining project owned by Alliance Resource Partners.
The greenfield mine produced an estimated 10.365Mt of ROM in 2020. It had an estimated production of 7.877 mtpa of coal in the same year.
9. Harrison County Mine
The Harrison County Mine is a coal mine located in West Virginia, United States. Owned by ACNR Holdings, the greenfield project produced an estimated 8.649Mt of ROM in 2020.
The mine had an estimated production of 6.227 mtpa of coal in 2020.
10. Ohio County Mine
Owned by ACNR Holdings, the Ohio County Mine is a coal mine situated in West Virginia, United States.
The ROM production at the mine produced was approximately 8.384Mt of ROM in 2020. It had an estimated production of 6.037 mtpa of coal in 2020.
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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s mines and projects database, which tracks all operating and developing mines and projects globally. Verdict’s parent company GlobalData provides business information to 4,000 of the world’s largest companies.
