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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-137737"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCC"
cik: "0001691303"
company_name: "WARRIOR MET COAL, INC."
filed_at: "2022-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T01:33:36.318170+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Warrior Met Coal relaunches Blue Creek longwall mine; $650–700M capex, 4.8 Mstpa capacity

## Summary
- New mine will produce premium High Vol A met coal with capacity of 4.8 million short tons per year.
- Capital investment of $650–700 million over 5 years; first longwall production expected Q2 2026.
- Projected NPV of ~$1B at $150/metric ton met coal, after-tax IRR ~30%, payback ~2 years.
- Production cost per ton expected to be 30–35% lower than existing Warrior mines.
- Company to fund 2022 spend of ~$45M from internal cash flow; evaluating equipment lease financing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-137737
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCC
- cik: 0001691303
- company_name: WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1691303/000119312522137737/0001193125-22-137737-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1691303/000119312522137737/d351858d8k.htm

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