Jim Bridger Coal Mine

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Jim Bridger Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Wyoming, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Jim Bridger Coal Mine Wyoming, United States 41.748963, -108.79049 (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

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
2.469356753[1] 2023[1] Surface Open Pit 75* 195[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
Other Western Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Bridger Coal Company Berkshire Hathaway Inc [67.0%]; IDACORP Inc [33.0%] USA

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

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM[2] 2[3] 1[4] 2[5] 1[6] 1[7] 2[8] 2[2]

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.

References

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  8. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10k8DenaAx8TGPA1SSAqHS-xSW4Y6Bqnz/view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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