Drummond Company
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Drummond Company, Inc. | |
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Type | Private |
Founded | 1935 |
Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
Key people | Garry N. Drummond Sr., Chief Executive Officer Walter F. Johnsey, Chief Financial Officer |
Industry | Coal Mining |
Products | Coal, By-Products, and Real Estate |
Revenue | ▲1.90 billion USD (2007) |
Employees | 5,100 (2006) |
Website | http://www.drummondco.com/ |
Drummond Company, Inc. is a privately owned company based in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, involved in the mining and processing of coal and coal products. The company was founded in 1935 by H. E. Drummond, and remains under the management of his sons.[1]
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Drummond operates the Shoal Creek mine in northwest Alabama and La Loma mine in the Cesar department in northern Colombia. Both mines produce bituminous coal. Output from Shoal Creek is sold to Alabama Power under long-term supply contracts. Production from La Loma, comprising almost 50% of all coal mined in Colombia, is exported to 11 countries.
The company also owns Alabama By-Products Corporation, also known as ABC Coke, located in Tarrant, Alabama.
[edit] See also
Estate of Rodriquez v. Drummond Co.