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Deserado Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Rangely, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Deserado Coal Mine | Rangely, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, United States[1] | 40.17, -108.73 (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 | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.73[2] | 2024[2] | Underground[1] | Longwall[3] | – | 373.0* | 110[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Uinta Basin | Bituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Energy Inc [100%][1] | Bridge Valley Electric Association; Dixie Power; Garkane Energy Cooperative Inc; Moon Lake Electric Association Inc; Mt. Wheeler Power Inc | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[1] | 1.72[1] | 1.88[1] | 1.84[1] | 1.71[1] | 1.4[1] | 1.61[1] | 2.18[1] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 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.
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External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
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Additional data
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