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| − | {{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} | + | {{#Badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-PBRMines}} '''Coal Creek Mine''' is a surface operation in Campbell County, Wyoming, owned by [[Arch Coal]]. In June 2011 Blocked by a landowner, the Bureau of Land Management denied a request to lease 63.3 million tons of coal. The BLM's decision delivered a blow to the expansion of of the mine. It was the first time the BLM nixed a coal-mining application in Wyoming.<ref>[http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_074a0514-ae5d-5d9e-b153-8c0ed7d508e4.html "Blocked by landowner, BLM nixes Powder River Basin coal lease"] Jeremy Fugleberg, ''Casper-Star Tribune'', June 10, 2011.</ref> |
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==Mine Data== | ==Mine Data== | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''MSHA ID:''' 4801215 |
| − | *''' | + | *'''Operator:''' Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC |
| − | *''' | + | *'''Controller:''' [[Arch Coal]] |
| − | *''' | + | *'''Union:''' |
| − | *'''Production''' | + | *'''County:''' Campbell |
| − | *'''Type | + | *'''State:''' WY |
| − | *''' | + | *'''Latitude:''' 44.08 |
| − | *''' | + | *'''Longitude:''' -105.27 |
| − | *''' | + | *'''2007 Production (short tons):''' 10,216,194 |
| + | *'''Coal Type:''' Bituminous | ||
| + | *'''Mining Method:''' Surface | ||
| + | *'''Mine Status:''' Active | ||
| + | *'''Average No. of Employees:''' 134 | ||
==Articles and resources== | ==Articles and resources== | ||
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*[[Proposed coal mines]] | *[[Proposed coal mines]] | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 2 September 2012
{{#Badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-PBRMines}} Coal Creek Mine is a surface operation in Campbell County, Wyoming, owned by Arch Coal. In June 2011 Blocked by a landowner, the Bureau of Land Management denied a request to lease 63.3 million tons of coal. The BLM's decision delivered a blow to the expansion of of the mine. It was the first time the BLM nixed a coal-mining application in Wyoming.[1]
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Mine Data
- MSHA ID: 4801215
- Operator: Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
- Controller: Arch Coal
- Union:
- County: Campbell
- State: WY
- Latitude: 44.08
- Longitude: -105.27
- 2007 Production (short tons): 10,216,194
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mining Method: Surface
- Mine Status: Active
- Average No. of Employees: 134
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
- Coal and jobs in the United States
- Coal phase-out
- Headquarters of U.S. coal mining companies
- Global list of coal mining companies and agencies
- Wyoming and coal
- Proposed coal mines
To see a listing of coal mines in a particular state, click on the map:
References
- ↑ "Blocked by landowner, BLM nixes Powder River Basin coal lease" Jeremy Fugleberg, Casper-Star Tribune, June 10, 2011.
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
