Service Shaft, Vent Shaft, & Slope Portal

Longview Mine Turn-Key Projects
PROJECT DETAILS:
LOCATION: Volga, WV

MARKET: Coal

OWNER: Century Mining, LLC

CONTRACTOR: Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc.

START DATE: May 2019

END DATE: May 2022
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. and FKC-Lake Shore were contracted to supply Century Mining, LLC with complete, turn-key packages for Longview Mine's new service and slope portals. The contract was later amended to add the construction of a 16-ft. diameter, raise-drilled ventilation shaft equipped with an FKC-Lake Shore used Emergency Escape Hoist. FKCI's Mine Division scope of work included:
  • Service Shaft
    • 24-ft. Diameter Shaft—Conventionally Excavated
    • Shaft Depth: 880 ft.
    • Sump Depth: 15 ft.
    • 4-Way Concrete Station
  • Slope Portal
    • 15° Slope with Belt Entry Station
    • 16 ft. wide x 17 ft. high Horseshoe Shape Cross-Section
    • 2,670 ft. of Mine Development
    • 3,640 ft. of Slope Development
    • Divider Deck & Belt Structure
  • Ventilation Shaft
    • 16-ft. Diameter Shaft—Raise-Bored
    • Shaft Depth: 880 ft.

Click here to view FKC-Lake Shore's custom-designed Hoisting Systems for the projects.



SERVICES PERFORMED:
raise bore shaft contractor
conventional drill blast shaft contractor
mine slope decline contractor
underground engineering and shop services
CONTACT INFO:
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc.
630 Peel Tree Road
Volga, WV 26238