Eastern Railroad Discussion > Iron Senergy breaks ground on new coal refuse disposal structure

I saw this article in my local paper this morning:

https://observer-reporter.com/news/iron-senergy-breaks-ground-on-new-coal-refuse-disposal-structure/article_15ef7ae7-0d4c-53ff-ac6e-362408b7bc4e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

John Breitigan
Washington, PA

If it werent for the fact that I think the Mon valley is near pittsburgh, PA , I would have no idea where u live or where u are talking about.

I guess this is a bit more sophisicated than a tailings pile. Will there be any special proecessing and where does it go?

Appreciate any info. Just curious.

Hmm, spent my first 6 years out of college in the mining business, and 30 more years later on dealing with waste disposal sites. This subject  is in my wheelhouse. 

And I have no idea at all what this facility will do. What a horribly written article. 

march_hare Wrote:
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> Hmm, spent my first 6 years out of college in the
> mining business, and 30 more years later on
> dealing with waste disposal sites. This subject
>  is in my wheelhouse. 
>
> And I have no idea at all what this facility will
> do. What a horribly written article. 

Thanks, I don't feel so stupid now.

The Cumberland Mine wants to keep operating another 20 years.  Where will the waste go?  Develop another CRDA.  Thats an easy read in the article. Need new glasses? Its a bit odd to call this CRDA a "structure" so maybe you were expecting some kind of building.  I could look up Cumberland Mine but I bet they mine coal..
RB

Coal Refuse Disposal A????

Application maybe? Must have something to do with this:

25 Pa. Code Chapter 90. Coal Refuse Disposal (pacodeandbulletin.gov)

"Structure" or "structures" appears 61 times.

I guess I focused on the “700 new jobs” claim. Seems a bit on the high side for the project, if all it is is a landfill. I also hadn’t encountered the use of the word “structure” to describe a landfill project before. 

march_hare Wrote:
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> I guess I focused on the “700 new jobs” claim.
> Seems a bit on the high side for the project, if
> all it is is a landfill. I also hadn’t
> encountered the use of the word “structure” to
> describe a landfill project before. 

Any time someone promotes an unpopular development project by the number of jobs, they are referring to temporary construction workers.  The long term jobs are usually a tiny fraction of that.

ts1457 Wrote:
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> I guess this is a bit more sophisicated than a
> tailings pile. Will there be any special
> proecessing and where does it go?
>
> Appreciate any info. Just curious.

Sorry I cannot add any more info than what is in the article. Cumberland mine is located close to Kirby, PA. and the site will be close to the mine.
John

Doing just a little research before opining really pays off. The Cumberland Mine changed owners and was going to close by the end of 2021 putting about 700 people out of work. The refuse dump was in planning for some past years. By going ahead with this new "structure" the mine can stay open, thus generating 700 jobs.
RB

A 2020 article in the Post-Gazette offers some additional info.

One, the wastewater pit is nearly full. The new owners will need to invest right away if they want to mine coal here.
Two, the new company got the property for little investment, but will take over Contura's union and pension obligations.
Three, Contura will keep the rights to the met coal in the ground.
Four, the union workers will continue to mine coal here.

https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2020/12/16/Iron-Senergy-now-the-operator-of-Pennsylvania-s-third-largest-coal-mine-remains-a-mystery/stories/202012150147

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Kirby mine run

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