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 Company	USA

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	5.334246036	6.858316331999999	6.359364747	5.461251893999999	6.5680172279999995	6.740382320999999	6.876460025999999

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.

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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