Our coal reserve base is significant enough to preserve the Partnership's continuity over the long term. The coal reserves reported by Alliance are those that we believe can be economically and legally extracted or produced. As of December 31, 2019, ARLP had approximately 1.693 billion tons of proven and probable reserves.
Our reserve estimates are based on geological data that is analyzed by Alliance's staff of geologists and engineers. The data is gathered through extensive and ongoing exploratory drilling and in-mine channel sampling programs.
Additionally, our criteria adhere to standards as defined by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The following table defines Alliance's coal reserves as of December 31, 2019, by mining complex.
Location | Proven & Probable Reserves |
(Tons in Millions) | |
Illinois Basin Operations | |
Dotiki (KY) | 76.1 |
Warrior (KY) | 89.7 |
Hopkins (underground) (KY) | 13.9 |
River View (KY) | 232.7 |
Henderson/Union (KY) | 460.4 |
Sebree - Onton (KY) | 40.3 |
Hamilton County (IL) | 535.1 |
Gibson (North) (IN) | 21.7 |
Gibson (South) (IN) | 55.7 |
Appalachia Operations | |
MC Mining (KY) | 15.5 |
Mettiki (MD) | 5.4 |
Mountain View (WV) | 13.4 |
Tunnel Ridge (PA/WV) | 71.6 |
Penn Ridge(PA/WV) | 61.5 |
TOTAL | 1,693.0 |
Our coal is transported to our customers by rail, barge and truck. We produce a diverse range of thermal and metallurgical coal with varying sulfur and heat contents, which enables us to satisfy the broad range of specifications required by our customers. In 2019, we sold 39.3 million tons of coal and produced 40.0 million tons. The coal we sold in 2019 was approximately 26.2% low-sulfur coal, 65.2% medium-sulfur coal and 8.6% high-sulfur coal. In 2019, approximately 78.8% of our tons sold were purchased by United States electric utilities and 17.9% were sold into the international markets through brokered transactions. The balance of our tons sold were to third-party resellers and industrial consumers. For tons sold to United States electric utilities, 100% were sold to utility plants with installed pollution control devices. The Btu content of our coal ranges from 11,400 to 13,200.