Caballo Coal Mine

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Caballo Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Gillette, Wyoming, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Caballo Coal Mine Gillette, Wyoming, United States 44.1513, -105.3981 (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 1978

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
13.87992591[1] 2023[1] Surface Open Pit 75* 177[1]

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
342[2] 2022[2] Powder River Basin Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Peabody Caballo Mining LLC[3][4] Peabody Energy Corp [100.0%] USA

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

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM[5] 11[6] 11[7] 12[8] 11[9] 13[5] 12[5] 13[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 supplement.

Background

The Caballo Mine is a surface coal mine, operated by Caballo Coal Company, a subsidary of Peabody Energy, producing 12.6 million short tons per annum, in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. Caballo Mine is a surface coal mining operation in Campbell County, Wyoming, owned by Peabody Energy. The mine opened in 1978. It produced 11.3 million tons of coal in 2018, and has 465 million tons of reserves.[10]

Mine Deatils

  • Operator: Caballo Coal Company
  • Controller: Peabody Energy[10]
  • Location: Campbell County, Wyoming
  • GPS Coordinates: 44.1513, -105.3981
  • Production (short tons): 11,333,467 (2018) 12,600,000 (2019)
  • Mineable Reserve: 253.2 million tons permitted [11]
  • Coal Type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
  • Mining Method: Surface
  • Mine Status: Active
  • Average No. of Employees: 185
  • MSHA ID: 4801034
  • Union:
  • Start Year: 1978

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240122194912/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Investor%20Info/Annual%20Reports/Peabody-10-K-Year-Ended-12-31-22.pdf?ext=.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240606040306/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Investor%2520Info/10K-Year-Ended-12-31-2023.pdf?ext=.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 June 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  7. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472819000013/btu_20181231-10k.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001064728/000106472820000007/btu20191231-10k.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  10. 10.0 10.1 "Caballo Mine: peabodyenergy.com, accessed June 2020
  11. John T. Boyd Company,Powder River Basin Coal Resource Cost Study, September 2011