
Opal Industries · Claridge, Pennsylvania
The Property
A 56-acre strategic carbon and energy platform in Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania approximately one hour east of Pittsburgh. Three independent resource pillars on a single, commercially zoned industrial parcel.
56
5M +
ACRE SITE
Above Ground Coal
Shale Formation
East Of Pittsburgh
1 Hour
2
56 acres in Penn Township, Westmoreland County, PA — build-to-suit eligible with on-site water access.
A single platform, three resource pillars
Strategic Value
Opal Industries controls a 56-acre commercially zoned industrial property that functions as a strategic feedstock and energy platform. The site combines surface-accessible Pittsburgh Seam coal, independently assessed natural gas rights on the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations, and coal seam methane potential — all supported by existing mine access infrastructure, on-site water access, and an adjacent EQT Midstream pipeline corridor.
Commercially zoned industrial land
Rather than a single-project development, the property is a platform requiring phased execution over multiple years. Its value rests on multiple independent value-creation pathways from near-term physical coal and gas transactions to a multi-year strategic carbon materials build-out.
Surface-accessible coal feedstock
5.2M+ tons of Pittsburgh Seam coal confirmed by independent lab testing across multiple sampling years.
Natural gas mineral rights
Independently valued rights on the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations (ARM Group LLC).
Natural gas mineral rights
Methane from a closed coal mine, plus existing mine access infrastructure on-site.
Pittsburgh Seam Coal
Independently assessed gas rights on the Utica and Marcellus Shale formations (ARM Group LLC), with a previously approved vertical well permit and adjacent EQT Midstream pipeline access.
5.M+ tons
Key Mineral & Resource Assets
Three resources on a single 56-acre parcel
Closed mine
Utica & Marcellus
Coal Seam Methane
Natural Gas Mineral Rights
Surface-accessible, mid-grade thermal Pittsburgh Seam coal. No underground mining required North & South piles on-site, confirmed by multi-year independent lab testing (Standard Laboratories, Geochemical Testing).
Coal seam methane potential from a closed coal mine, with existing mine access infrastructure already in place a ready energy source for on-site processing.
Every asset described below is located within the 56-acre Claridge property no off-site assembly required.










Aerial site photography
Independent gas reserve value (low $14.4M / high $30.8M) for the 56-acre Marcellus + Utica site.
The property sits over two of the most productive natural gas shale formations in North America. The Marcellus Shale a Middle Devonian organic-rich black shale is the largest natural gas field in the United States, running through the Appalachian Basin beneath Pennsylvania. The deeper Utica Shale, an Ordovician-age formation lying below the Marcellus, offers an additional stacked gas target on the same acreage.
ARM Group LLC completed an independent assessment of gas reserves on the 56-acre property (Project 23011168, August 2023). Eleven producing Marcellus wells in the vicinity show estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) from 7.3 to 19.6 BCF, confirming the area's geological productivity. The property was previously permitted for a vertical well and lies adjacent to the EQT Midstream pipeline corridor.
$22.6M avg.
ARM Group LLC — Aug 2023
GEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Utica & Marcellus Shale gas formations


ASSET VALUE SUMMARY
Estimated Resource Value
Estimate three core assets, independently assessed. Figures are gross resource indications and illustrative estimates not net realizable value.
$125M - $450M
ABOVE GROUND COAL
The property is positioned within a resource-rich region of Western Pennsylvania with potential for oil and rare earth mineral resources. Further geological evaluation and testing could establish additional value beyond the existing coal resource.
Marcellus + Utica · ARM Group confirmed
VALUE BASIS
$14M - $30M
$1,400,00
NATURAL GAS RIGHTS - 56 Acre
56 ACRE COMMERCIAL LAND
5.2M+ tons · Pittsburgh Seam, mid-grade blending coal
Commercially zoned · Westmoreland County
ARM Group LLC, Dec 2023. Average $22.6M. Subject to title, leasehold, and production verification.
$25K/acre estimate. Buyer to verify survey, zoning, and comparables.
VALUE BASIS
VALUE BASIS
Potential Oil and Critical/Rare Earth Resources.
Gross resource indication at $25 –$90/ton blend market. Gross only; not net realizable value.
For Strategic Investors & Operators
Multiple development pathways, inherent value
The property is presented as a description of a strategic asset and its inherent value — a platform with multiple independent value-creation pathways, not a single project.
Near-term cash flow
Opal is structured to support a partner's full range of objectives — from a near-term physical coal and gas transaction to a multi-year strategic carbon materials build-out. Each pathway requires independent feasibility analysis, testing, engineering, permitting, and offtake planning. This is a description of the platform's inherent strategic value and potential, not an offer for sale.
Activated carbon and carbon black processing pathways add industrial value on established, commercially proven technology
Medium-term industrial materials
Long-term strategic materials
Surface-accessible coal and drilling-ready gas rights offer the fastest path to revenue commercially proven, minimal capital to begin
Synthetic graphite, graphene, and carbon fiber precursor pathways unlock the highest per-ton upside — technology-dependent, quality-critical.
Opal Industries
info@opalindustries.us
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