Bull Mountains No. 1 Coal Mine
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Bull Mountains No. 1 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Roundup, Musselshell County, Montana, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bull Mountains No. 1 Coal Mine | Roundup, Musselshell County, Montana, United States[1] | 46.272394, -108.424392 (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 | – | 1991 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 6.4[2] | 2024[2] | Underground[3][4] | Longwall[3] | 6.98 | 190.0 | 145[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391.0 | – | – | Powder River Basin | Bituminous | Thermal | Westshore Terminals[3] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Signal Peak Energy LLC [100%][1] | Global Mining Holding Co [100%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[1] | 5.33[1] | 6.86[1] | 6.36[1] | 5.46[1] | 6.57[1] | 6.74[1] | 6.88[1] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
The Bull Mountains No. 1 mine is an underground coal mine, operated by Signal Peak Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Mining Group, producing 7.5 million short tons per annum, near Roundup, Montana, United States.
- Operator: Signal Peak Energy, LLC
- Owner: Global Mining Group
- Start Year: 1907 (intermittent)
- Location: Roundup, Montana, United States
- GPS Cooridnates: 46.272394, -108.424392
- Production (short tons): 7,566,480 (short tons, 2018)
- Mineable Reserve: 431 million tons permitted [5]
- Coal Type:Bituminous
- Mine Type: Underground
- Mining Method: Longwall
- Mine Depth:190 m (400-800 feet)[6]
- Mine Size: 1725 acres
- Mine Status: Operating
- Number of Employees: 282
- MSHA ID: 2401950
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.coalage.com/features/signal-peak-energy-retools/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.signalpeakenergy.com/about.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ John T. Boyd Company,Powder River Basin Coal Resource Cost Study, September 2011
- ↑ Barry Cassell, Montana leases new coal for Bull Mountains longwall mine, Transmission Hub, September 17, 2012
