Lee Ranch mine
From Global Energy Monitor
Lee Ranch coal mine in New Mexico was operated by Peabody Energy Western Coal Company.
Location
The mine is located 27 miles north of Grants, New Mexico.
Mine Data
- Owner: Peabody Energy
- Location: 27 miles north of Grants, New Mexico
- GPS coordinates: 35.493609594015126 N, 107.67399787902832 W
- Annual Production: 5,358,749 short tons
- Type of coal: sub-bituminous
- Mine type: surface
- Equipment:
- Number of employees: 240
Production
The mine produces approximately 6 million tons of coal per year. [1]
Sale of the mine to Bowie Resources
In November 2015 Bowie Resources agreed to pay US$358 million to Peabody Energy for the Twentymile Mine outside Steamboat Springs and the El Segundo mine and Lee Ranch mine in New Mexico. Bowie also will assume about $105 million in related liabilities under the sale.[2]
Sale of the mine to Bowie Resources cancelled in 2016[3]
Articles and resources
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- U.S. coal politics
- Coal and jobs in the United States
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- Headquarters of U.S. coal mining companies
- Global list of coal mining companies and agencies
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References
- ↑ Peabody Western Coal Company Southwest Operations, Peabody Energy website, accessed May 2009.
- ↑ Dennis Webb, "Struggling Bowie buys three mines in 2 states ," Sentinel, November 24, 2015
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/peabody-energy-sues-bowie-over-collapse-of-358-million-mine-sale-1464880482
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
