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.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
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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