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Absaloka Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Hardin, Montana, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Absaloka Coal Mine | Hardin, Montana, United States | 45.804333, -107.045116 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | 2008[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.847028049[2] | 2023[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 71.11[3] | 75* | 90[2] |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | – | – | Powder River Basin | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Westmoreland Mining LLC[4] | Westmoreland | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[5] | 3.2386493789999995[5] | 3.4654455539999995[5] | 2.830416264[5] | 1.8869441759999999[5] | 1.2972741209999998[5] | 2.013950034[5] | 1.8415849409999998[5] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.
Customer Plants
Deliveries in 2019[6]
| Plant Name | State | Delivery Quantity in Short Tons |
|---|---|---|
| Sherburne County Plant | MN | 2,966,261 |
Deliveries in 2020[7]
| Plant Name | State | Delivery Quantity in Short Tons |
|---|---|---|
| Sherburne County Plant | MN | 449,735 |
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230921094826/https://westmoreland.com/westmoreland-absaloka-mining-llc-montana/. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240723050541/https://miningdataonline.com/property/82/Absaloka-Mine.aspx. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024.
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