Operations
Our workforce consists of approximately 2,000 skilled employees performing surface and underground coal mining methods.
Blackhawk operates eight mining complexes across Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. We primarily mine and sell metallurgical coal, a critical ingredient in the production of steel. Metallurgical coal, also known as coking, is the primary source of carbon in the integrated steelmaking process.
Blackhawk sells coal to all steel and coke producers in the U.S. and to steel producers across the world, including in Europe, South America, India, Japan and Korea. Blackhawk also mines and sells thermal coal for use by electric utilities and other industrial end users.
Learn more about each of our locations in Central Appalachia and the organizations with which we are affiliated.
