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Coal Creek 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Coal Creek Coal Mine | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | 43.948918, -105.291763 (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 | – | 1994 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2.047515868[1] | 2023[1] | Surface | Open Pit | 33 | 75* | 69[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | – | – | Powder River Basin | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC[2] | Arch Resources | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable[3] | 9[4] | 8[5] | 2.6[5] | 2.1[5] | 2[3] | 3.8[3] | 2.3[3] |
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
Coal Creek Mine is a surface coal mine, operated by Thunder Basin Coal Company, a subsidiary of Arch Coal, producing 7.9 million short tons per annum, near Gillette, in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. In June 2011 Blocked by a landowner, the Bureau of Land Management denied a request to lease 63.3 million tons of coal. The BLM's decision delivered a blow to the expansion of of the mine. It was the first time the BLM nixed a coal-mining application in Wyoming.[6]
- MSHA ID: 4801215
- Start Year:
- Owner: Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
- Parent Company: Arch Coal
- Location: Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming, United States
- GPS Coordinates: 43.948918, -105.291763
- Reserves 83.64 million tonnes (Proven and Probable, 2019) [7]
- Production (short tons): 7,987,838 (2018)
- Coal Type: Subbituminous
- Mining Method: Surface
- Equipment:
- Number of Employees: 134
- Mine Status: Operating
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240213175031/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://investor.archrsc.com/static-files/7c30dafc-987d-4800-8d6a-55f23ea4070f.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001037676/000155837024001229/arch-20231231x10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037676/000162828018002109/aci-20171231x10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001037676/000155837021000957/arch-20201231x10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Blocked by landowner, BLM nixes Powder River Basin coal lease" Jeremy Fugleberg, Casper-Star Tribune, June 10, 2011.
- ↑ Mining Data Solutions, "Coal Creek Mine", Mining Data Online, Accessed May 2021
