Black Butte And Leucite Hills Coal Mines
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Black Butte And Leucite Hills Coal Mines is an operating coal mine in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Butte And Leucite Hills Coal Mines | Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States[1] | 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[1] | – | 1978[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.39[2] | 2024[2] | Surface | – | – | 75.0* | 146[2] |
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 | – | Jim Bridger Power Plant[3] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Black Butte Coal Company [100%][1][3][4] | Ambre Energy Ltd [50.0%]; Anadarko Petroleum Corp [50.0%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[5] | 2.55[6] | 2.49[7] | 2.3[8] | 2.21[9] | 1.77[10] | 2.03[11] | 1.46[5] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
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.[12] In November 2011 Ambre Energy said it bought a 50 percent interest in the Black Butte mine.[13]
- 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 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240717193400/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/mine-data-retrieval-system. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024.
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{{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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