Wyodak Coal Mine
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Wyodak 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Wyodak Coal Mine | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | 44.365496, -105.455146 (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 | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 3.401942625[1] | 2023[1] | Surface | – | – | 75* | 57[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167.83 | – | – | Powder River Basin | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Corp | Black Hills Corp [100%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[2] | 4[3] | 4[3] | 3[3] | 3[4] | 3[5] | 3[6] | 3[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.
History
Opened in 1923 in the coal rich Powder River Basin, is one of if not the oldest continually operating mines in the country.
According to vice president of regulatory and governmental affairs for Black Hills Corporation Kyle White, mining operations at the Wyodak mine will supply the Black Hills and MDU Resources Group's Wygen Unit 3, scheduled to be online in June 2010, from across Interstate 90. White said the remaining coal is about 50 to 75 feet below the surface, where Black Hills started with just 10 feet of overburden (the top soil and rock above the coal seam), and that the company does not expect to run out of coal before the plant’s 50-year lifespan is up.[7]
The mine produces one ton of coal per minute.[8] It was announced in early 2011 that 21 miners were laid off due to a change in hours of operation. Following the cuts there were a total of 92 miners that remained employed at the mine.[9]
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.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://miningdataonline.com/property/1259/Wyodak-Mine.aspx.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PeXPu29xs9sz39QNgyE2H8RN2I9H7Kxu/view.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oXZXRbk_jtv5aCJ84YnRZJlKdlJSZJCc/view.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://drive.google.com/file/d/10k8DenaAx8TGPA1SSAqHS-xSW4Y6Bqnz/view.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Barbara Soderlin,"Generating controversy" Rapid City Journal, March 28, 2010.
- ↑ Matthew Brown, "Old-Style Coal Plants Expanding" Associated Press, August 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Gillette coal mine lays off 21 workers" Associated Press, Billings Gazette, January 3, 2011.
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
- "Wyodac homepage" Wyodak Resources
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Additional data
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