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Arctic Directory March 2016: Usibelli Coal Mine Inc.
Founded in 1943 by Emil Usibelli, Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. is located in the mountains of the Alaska Range near Healy, Alaska. UCM has a workforce of about 115 employees and operates year round. UCM is Alaska’s only operating coal mine and production averages 1.5 million tons of coal per year.
Alex Legrismith, Mining Engineer Alex Legrismith began working at a small placer mine in the Brooks Range directly out of high school. After several years working in the mining industry he joined Avalon Development, where Legrismith learned the ins and outs of remote mineral exploration. With these jobs, he was able to graduate debt free from the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a degree in mining engineering. Legrismith’s job responsibilities include surveying, engineering, dewatering, road construction, work and crew management and he is also pursuing the use of UAV’s for surveying. When not working he enjoys world travel and wildlife photography and recently got engaged.
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