Mine · Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Blackwood Operation
Blackwood Operation is a closed mine in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, operated by Gale Mining Company.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Schuylkill County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed (abandoned) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | anthracite (mainly anthracite) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Gale Mining Company | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.6328, -76.3961 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its operator compares
Gale Mining Company operates 2 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 200 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Gale Mining Company | 201st | 2 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 3 power plants (2,700 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironwood LLC | Power plant | 778 MW | Operating | 31 km |
| Hummel Station LLC | Power plant | 1,194 MW | Operating | 43 km |
| Ontelaunee Energy Center | Power plant | 728 MW | Operating | 45 km |
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.