HARRISBURG, March 3 – State Rep. Camille “Bud” George, D-74 of Houtzdale, said that Sky Haven Coal Inc. of Penfield has won a contract to reclaim a 12-acre, abandoned mine site in Bradford Township.
The coal company will grade the site close to original contours and apply 6,125 tons of waste lime in return for recovering about 12,000 tons of coal. The reclamation work, valued at $115,000, will be done at no cost to taxpayers.
The site, which includes 1,800 feet of abandoned high wall, is located 1.5 miles northeast of Spring Valley along Long Run Road. The Maple Hill Coal Co. abandoned the mine in the late 1950s.
The Moshannon District Office of the state Department of Environmental Protection, which awarded the contract, said blasting is permitted as part of the reclamation but reprocessing of coal refuse at the site is prohibited.
The mine is in the Clearfield Creek-Upper West Branch watershed.
