Black Butte And Leucite Hills Coal Mines
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Black Butte And Leucite Hills Coal Mines is an operating coal mine in Wyoming, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Butte And Leucite Hills Coal Mines | Wyoming, United States | 41.62, -108.67 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.453309889[1] | 2023[1] | Surface | – | – | 75* | 146[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 | Bituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Black Butte Coal Company | Lighthouse Resources [50%]; Andarko Petroleum [50%] | USA |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Black Butte/Leucite Hills Mine is a surface coal mine located 38 miles east of Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The mine produces sub-bituminous coal. The mine is operated by Black Butte Coal Company, a joint venture by Level III/Anadarko. Coal is transported to MidAmerican Energy/Berkshire Hathaway's Jim Bridger Steam Plant.[2]
In November 2011 Ambre Energy said it bought a 50 percent interest in the Black Butte mine.[3]
- MSHA ID: 4801180
- Operator: Black Butte Coal Company
- Controller: Kiewit Peter Sons' Inc; Andarko Petroleum Corporation
- Union:
- County: Sweetwater
- State: WY
- Latitude: 41.62
- Longitude: -108.67
- 2007 Production (short tons): 3,655,146
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mining Method: Surface
- Mine Status: Active
- Average No. of Employees: 170
Contact Details
Black Butte Coal Company
101 Black Buttes Road
Point of Rocks, WY 82942
Phone: (307) 382-6200
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) - ↑ "Fatal Powered Haulage Accident" Mine Safety and Health Administration Website, July 29, 2000
- ↑ "Australian company buys stake in coal mines" Matt Gouras, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 25, 2011.
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