Bull Mountains No. 1 Coal Mine

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Bull Mountains No. 1 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Roundup, Montana, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bull Mountains No. 1 Coal Mine	Roundup, Montana, United States	46.272394, -108.424392 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1907	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	6.877367211	2023	Underground	Longwall	6.98	190	145

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
391	–	–	Powder River Basin	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Global Mining Holding Co	Global Mining Holding Co [100%]	USA

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	5	6	6	5	6	6	6

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

The Bull Mountains No. 1 mine is an underground coal mine, operated by Signal Peak Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Mining Group, producing 7.5 million short tons per annum, near Roundup, Montana, United States.

• Operator: Signal Peak Energy, LLC
• Owner: Global Mining Group
• Start Year: 1907 (intermittent)
• Location: Roundup, Montana, United States
• GPS Cooridnates: 46.272394, -108.424392
• Production (short tons): 7,566,480 (short tons, 2018)
• Mineable Reserve: 431 million tons permitted
• Coal Type:Bituminous
• Mine Type: Underground
• Mining Method: Longwall
• Mine Depth:190 m (400-800 feet)
• Mine Size: 1725 acres
• Mine Status: Operating
• Number of Employees: 282
• MSHA ID: 2401950

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