WELLMORE COAL COMPANY
P.O. Box 458
Big Rock, VA 24603
276-530-7411 - Tel • 276-530-9002 - Fax

Wellmore Coal Company has both company-owned and contract operations that include four company-operated underground mines, seven company-operated surface mines, eight contract mines, three shops, three preparation plants and rail-loading facilities, a lab and administration office for a total of 27 sites and 480 employees.

The company’s reserves, which total more than 55 million tons, are primarily mid/high-volatile metallurgical reserves and low-sulfur steam reserves in the Splashdam, Banner, Glamorgan, Jawbone and Hagy seams. Wellmore’s deep and surface mining operations are located throughout Buchanan, Tazewell and Dickenson counties in Southwest Virginia, with additional reserves located in Pike County, Ky., and McDowell County, W.Va.

In 2008, Wellmore shipped approximately 2.5 million tons of coal.

The company’s Splashdam reserves are some of the most sought-after mid/high-volatile metallurgical coals in the Central Appalachian basin – supplying both domestic and international markets. Wellmore is poised to re-emerge as a dominant supplier of mid/high-volatile metallurgical coal.

In 2006, United Coal Company, Wellmore’s parent company, purchased The Rapoca Group, LLC, headquartered in Bristol, Va. In recognition of United Coal’s origins in Buchanan County, United Coal renamed the operation Wellmore Coal Company.