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Eagle Butte Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Gillette, Wyoming, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Butte Coal Mine | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | 44.367, -105.514 (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 | – | 1978 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 14.78711061[1] | 2023[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 75* | 279[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385.553625 | – | – | Powder River Basin | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Specialty Materials LLC[2][3][3] | FM Coal | USA |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Eagle Butte Mine is a coal mine, operated by Eagle Specialty Materials (ESM), an affiliate of FM Coal, producing 17 million short tons per annum, near Gillette in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. Eagle Butte Mine began operation in 1978. It currently produces 17.2 million tons of coal per year (Mtpa), and has estimated recoverable reserves of about 300 million tons (Mt).[4]
In December 2017, after ownership of the mine was shifted several times due to bankruptcy, Eagle Butte was sold to Blackjewel LLC.[5] Blackjewel is a new privately owned company, owned by Appalachian coal magnate Jeff Hoops. In May 2019, the Wyoming Environmental Quality Council refused to grant the transfer of ownership to Blackjewel, citing the company's repeated environmental violations in other states.[6][7] As of February 2019, Blackjewel also owed Campbell County (where the mine is located) $8.6 million in taxes.[8]
- Operator: Eagle Specialty Materials (ESM)
- Owner: FM Coal
- Location: Campbell County, Wyoming, United States
- GPS Coordinates: 44.52, -105.42
- Production (short tons): 17,055,796 (2018)
- Mineable Reserve: 425 million tons permitted [9]
- Coal Type: Subbituminous
- Mining Method: Surface
- Mine Status: Operating
- Number of Employees: 281
- MSHA ID: 4801078
- Union:
External resources
External articles
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
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Articles and Resources
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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) - ↑ https://pemining.com/eagle-butte-1.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://county17.com/2020/09/14/company-with-belle-ayr-eagle-butte-ties-files-for-bankruptcy/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Eagle Butte Mine, Wikipedia, accessed June 2019.
- ↑ Contura Subsidiaries Sell Powder River Basin Assets, Contura Energy press release, 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ EQC delays coal permit to consider company track record, WyoFile, 21 May 2019.
- ↑ Eastern violations follow coal CEO to Wyoming as mine transfers hit snags, Casper Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2018.
- ↑ Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mine owner owes $8.6 million in delinquent taxes, Casper Star Tribune, 25 Feb. 2019.
- ↑ John T. Boyd Company,Powder River Basin Coal Resource Cost Study, September 2011
