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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:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 2014[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| 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
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 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) - ↑ 2.0 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) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 5.0 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) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ir_nacco/243/NC-2018-10K.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ir_nacco/245/NC-2020-10K.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Coyote Creek Mine", Lignite Energy Council, May 3, 2020.
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
- "Coyote Creek Mine," North American Coal
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Additional data
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