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Coyote Creek Coal Mine

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Coyote Creek Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Zap, Mercer County, North Dakota, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Coyote Creek Coal Mine Zap, Mercer County, North Dakota, United States[1] 47.176611, -101.889931 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 2014[1]

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
1.72[2] 2024[2] Surface Open Pit 75.0* 113[3]

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
66.0 Other Western Lignite[2] Thermal[2]

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Coyote Creek Mining Co LLC [100%][4][1] Nacco Industries Inc [100.0%] USA

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM[5] 2.2[6] 2.5[6] 1.7[7] 2[7] 2[5] 1.8[5] 2.0[5]

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

Background

Coyote Creek Mine is a lignite coal mine in North Dakota, United States. The Coyote Creek Mine is operated by the Coyote Creek Mining Company , a subsidiary of North American Coal and is in operation since June 2016. The mine supplies lignite to the Coyote Station trough truck and conveyor belt.[8]

  • MSHA ID: 3201028
  • Owner: Coyote Creek Mining Company LLC
  • Parent company: North American Coal
  • Location: Beulah, North Dakota
  • GPS coordinates: 47.176611, -101.889931
  • Production: 1,0706,344 short tons (2019)
  • Type of coal: Lignite
  • Mine type: Surface
  • Equipment:
  • Number of employees:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000789933/000078993325000006/nacco-20241231.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 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)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240904183829/https://www.nacoal.com/our-operations/. Archived from the original on 04 September 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ir_nacco/343/NC_2023_10K-PRINTER_PROOF_LR.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ir_nacco/243/NC-2018-10K.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ir_nacco/245/NC-2020-10K.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Coyote Creek Mine", Lignite Energy Council, May 3, 2020.

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Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of world coal mines, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Mine Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References