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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- May 21, 2008
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Patriot Coal to develop Boone reserves
Patriot Coal Corp. announced it has entered into a joint venture
with Rhino Energy Limited Liability Co. to develop metallurgical
coal reserves near Patriot's Rock Lick preparation plant at Wharton,
Boone County.
Patriot holds a 49 percent interest in the joint venture, which
is named Rhino Eastern, while Rhino Energy owns 51 percent. Patriot
said the joint venture has arranged to purchase two existing
underground mines with more than 5 million tons of Eagle seam
reserves. Patriot said the joint venture is expected to produce coal
at a rate of more than 500,000 annual tons by the end of this year.
The joint venture will use the Rock Lick preparation ...