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EX-99.3 - EXHIBIT 99.3 - James River Coal COdp45488_ex9903.htm
EX-99.2 - EXHIBIT 99.2 - James River Coal COdp45488_ex9902.htm
Exhibit 99.4
 
 
Historical operating and financial summary
 
 
 
 
   
Deutsche Bank
Corporate Banking & Securities
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mix of tons sold over time (000s tons)
 
 
 
 
Breakdown of 2014 committed position (as of February 24, 2014)
 
Tons (000s)
$ / ton
CAPP thermal
1,361
 
$65.20
 
Midwest thermal
1,850
 
$44.86
 
Metallurgical
664
 
$106.25
 
Specialty, stoker and PCI
1,206
 
$72.23
 
Total James River
5,081
 
$64.83
 
 
Source: Company materials
 
 
   
Deutsche Bank
Corporate Banking & Securities
3
 
 
 
 
 
Hazard
 
The Hazard complex consists of operations at Blue Diamond Buckeye, Blue Diamond Leatherwood and Laurel Mountain. The complex is located in Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher and Perry counties in Kentucky. The underground mines use room and pillar mining and the surface mines use contour and highwall mining methods to produce CAPP thermal, stoker and PCI coal.
 
 
Complex summary
Location
Kentucky
Reserves (12/31/12)
139 million tons
Preparation plants
Leatherwood #76: 1,200 raw TPH
Buckeye #64: 900 raw TPH
Loadouts
Leatherwood: CSX rail; 4-hour, 110 cars
Buckeye: CSX rail; 4-hour, 110 cars
Sunny Knott: CSX rail; 24-hour,110 cars
Key customers
Scana, Coal Trade, Georgia Power, L&K Vitol, L&K US Steel, Eastman, AEP, Southern App / ROVA
 
 
2013A summary
Tons sold
(000s tons)
CAPP thermal
1,838
Midwest thermal
--
Metallurgical
54
Specialty
--
Stoker
532
PCI
449
Avg. revenue/ton (US$)
$71.39
Avg. cost/ton (US$)
$64.14
Complex EBITDA (US$m)
$20.9
ARO (US$m as of 12/31/2013)
$54.3
 
 
Coal quality (tons sold)
 
   
Leatherwood
Buckeye
Sunny Knott
Moisture
5.19
 
5.71
 
5.49
 
Ash (%)
As rec’d
7.22
 
9.86
 
10.39
 
Dry
7.64
 
10.48
 
11.00
 
BTU
As rec’d
13,194
 
12,713
 
12,476
 
Dry
13,914
 
13,481
 
13,201
 
Sulfur (%)
As rec’d
0.96
 
0.85
 
1.00
 
Dry
1.01
 
0.91
 
1.06
 
Fluidity (DDPM)
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 
 
 
   
Deutsche Bank
Corporate Banking & Securities
4
 
 
 
 
 
Hampden / L&K
 
The Hampden complex is located in Mingo and Logan counties in southern West Virginia. The underground mines use room and pillar mining and the surface mines use the contour mining method to produce metallurgical coal. L&K, James River’s global sales and marketing organization, markets the metallurgical coal production at Hampden.
 
 
Complex summary
Location
West Virginia
Reserves (12/31/12)
49 million tons
Preparation plants
Hampden: 600 raw TPH
Loadouts
Gilbert Creek: NS rail line; 4-hour, 120 cars
Snap Creek: CSX rail line; 4-hour, 100 cars
West Gilbert: CSX rail line; 24-hour, 26 cars
Key customers
US Steel, ArcelorMittal, Erie Coke, Tonawanda Coke
 
 
2013A summary
Tons sold
(000s tons)
CAPP thermal
9
Midwest thermal
--
Metallurgical
1,871
Specialty
--
Stoker
5
PCI
--
Avg. revenue/ton (US$)
$93.89
Avg. cost/ton (US$)
$90.76
Complex EBITDA (US$m)
$5.9
ARO (US$m as of 12/31/2013)
$13.9
 
 
Coal quality (tons sold)
 
   
Gilbert Creek
Snap Creek
West Gilbert
Moisture
7.00
 
7.00
 
5.00
 
Ash (%)
As rec’d
6.51
 
6.51
 
3.45
 
Dry
7.00
 
7.00
 
3.56
 
BTU
As rec’d
13,387
 
13,387
 
14,411
 
Dry
14,378
 
14,378
 
14,852
 
Sulfur (%)
As rec’d
0.88
 
0.93
 
0.65
 
Dry
0.95
 
1.00
 
0.67
 
Fluidity (DDPM)
30,000
 
30,000
 
30,000
 
 
 
   
Deutsche Bank
Corporate Banking & Securities
5
 
 
 
 
 
Bell
 
The Bell complex is located in Bell county in eastern Kentucky. The Company uses room and pillar mining to produce specialty coal.
 
 
Complex summary
Location
Kentucky
Reserves (12/31/12)
9 million tons
Preparation plants
Hignite: 550 raw TPH
Loadouts
Hignite: CSX rail line; 4-hour, 110 cars
Hignite 1 (Ky.): NS rail line; 4-hour, 110 cars
Key customers
Eastman
 
 
2013A summary
Tons sold
(000s tons)
CAPP thermal
--
Midwest thermal
--
Metallurgical
--
Specialty
279
Stoker
--
PCI
--
Avg. revenue/ton (US$)
$86.47
Avg. cost/ton (US$)
$69.82
Complex EBITDA (US$m)
$4.6
ARO (US$m as of 12/31/2013)
$4.5
 
 
Coal quality (tons sold)
 
   
Hignite
(gasifier coal)
Hignite 1 (Ky.) (thermal coal)
Moisture
5.22
 
4.44
 
Ash (%)
As rec’d
7.04
 
3.64
 
Dry
7.43
 
3.81
 
BTU
As rec’d
13,209
 
14,133
 
Dry
13,937
 
14,790
 
Sulfur (%)
As rec’d
2.73
 
0.80
 
Dry
2.88
 
0.84
 
Fluidity (DDPM)
NA
 
30,000
 
 
 
   
Deutsche Bank
Corporate Banking & Securities
6
 
 
 
 
 
McCoy Elkhorn
 
The McCoy Elkhorn complex is located in Pike and Floyd counties in eastern Kentucky. The underground mines use room and pillar mining and the surface mines use the contour mining method to produce CAPP thermal and stoker coal. The McCoy Elkhorn complex was idled in 2013.
 
 
Complex summary
Location
Kentucky
Reserves (12/31/12)
47 million tons
Preparation plants
Burke plant: 750 raw TPH
Bevins Branch #1: 800 raw TPH
Bevins Branch #2: 500 raw TPH
Loadouts
Burke: CSX rail line; 4-hour, 110 cars
Bevins Branch: CSX rail line; 4-hour, 110 cars
Key customers
Georgia Power, Southern App / ROVA, Eastman
 
 
2013A summary
Tons sold
(000s tons)
CAPP thermal
--
Midwest thermal
782
Metallurgical
--
Specialty
--
Stoker
25
PCI
--
Avg. revenue/ton (US$)
$71.02
Avg. cost/ton (US$)
$97.13
Complex EBITDA (US$m)
($21.1)
ARO (US$m as of 12/31/2013)
$12.6
 
 
Coal quality (tons sold)
 
   
Burke
Bevins Branch
Moisture
8.19
 
6.07
 
Ash (%)
As rec’d
6.24
 
8.23
 
Dry
6.81
 
8.77
 
BTU
As rec’d
NA
 
12,855
 
Dry
NA
 
13,684
 
Sulfur (%)
As rec’d
0.76
 
1.12
 
Dry
0.82
 
1.19
 
Fluidity (DDPM)
30,000
 
NA
 
 
 
   
Deutsche Bank
Corporate Banking & Securities
7
 
 
 
 
Bledsoe
 
The Bledsoe complex is located in Leslie and Harlan counties in eastern Kentucky. The underground mines use room and pillar mining and the surface mines use contour and highwall mining methods to produce CAPP thermal coal. The Bledsoe complex was idled in 2013.
 
 
Complex summary
Location
Kentucky
Reserves (12/31/12)
56 million tons
Preparation plants
BL 1: 650 raw TPH
Shamrock: 1,400 TPH
Loadouts
Clover: CSX rail line; 4-hour, 110 cars
Key customers
Georgia Power, Santee Cooper
 
2013A summary
Tons sold
(000s tons)
CAPP thermal
412
Midwest thermal
--
Metallurgical
--
Specialty
--
Stoker
108
PCI
--
Avg. revenue/ton (US$)
$79.24
Avg. cost/ton (US$)
$117.65
Complex EBITDA (US$m)
($20.0)
ARO (US$m as of 12/31/2013)
$16.8
 
 
Coal quality (tons sold)
 
   
Clover
Moisture
5.59
 
Ash (%)
As rec’d
8.37
 
Dry
8.88
 
BTU
As rec’d
12,953
 
Dry
13,720
 
Sulfur (%)
As rec’d
1.25
 
Dry
1.32
 
Fluidity (DDPM)
NA
 
 
 
   
Deutsche Bank
Corporate Banking & Securities
8
 
 
 
 
 
Triad
 
The Triad complex is located in Pike and Knox counties in southern Indiana. The underground mines use room and pillar mining and the surface mines use the contour mining method to produce Midwest thermal coal.
 
 
Complex summary
Location
Indiana
Reserves (12/31/12)
42 million tons
Preparation plants
Freelandville: 400 raw TPH
Log Creek: 600 raw TPH
Patoka River: 400 raw TPH ‒ idle
Augusta: 250 raw TPH ‒ idle
Loadouts
Log Creek: NS rail line; 4-hour, 100 cars
Switz City: IRR rail line; 5-hour, 50 cars
Key customers
LG&E / KU, IP&L, DTE
 
 
2013A summary
Tons sold
(000s tons)
CAPP thermal
--
Midwest thermal
2,341
Metallurgical
--
Specialty
--
Stoker
--
PCI
--
Avg. revenue/ton (US$)
$45.36
Avg. cost/ton (US$)
$36.55
Complex EBITDA (US$m)
$20.6
ARO (US$m as of 12/31/2013)
$10.2
 
 
Coal quality (tons sold)
 
   
Log Creek
Freelandville
Moisture
13.30
 
14.00
 
Ash (%)
As rec’d
9.80
 
9.00
 
Dry
11.30
 
10.50
 
BTU
As rec’d
11,300
 
11,300
 
Dry
13,030
 
13,140
 
Sulfur (%)
As rec’d
3.49
 
3.53
 
Dry
4.02
 
4.10
 
Fluidity (DDPM)
NA
 
NA
 
 
 
   
Deutsche Bank
Corporate Banking & Securities
9