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*'''Owner:'''Twentymile Coal Company | *'''Owner:'''Twentymile Coal Company | ||
*'''Parent company''': [[Peabody Energy]] | *'''Parent company''': [[Peabody Energy]] | ||
| − | *'''Location''': | + | *'''Location''': 29515 County Road 27, Oak Creek, CO 80467-9704 |
| − | *'''GPS coordinates''': | + | *'''GPS coordinates''': 40.326917,-107.010527 |
*'''Production''': 8.6 million tons (2008) | *'''Production''': 8.6 million tons (2008) | ||
*'''Type of coal''': steam and stoker bituminous | *'''Type of coal''': steam and stoker bituminous | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 5 December 2009
{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}The Twentymile Mine near Oak Creek, Colorado, is owned by Peabody Energy. It is one of the largest underground mines in the United States. Coal from Twentymile has a high heating value of 11,350 Btu per pound. In 2008, the mine shipped 8.6 million tons of coal to customers around the world.[1]
Twentymile is a longwall operation, with longwall panels that are 1,000 feet wide and more than 2 miles long. The operation's conveyor belt travels more than five miles underground and two miles on the surface, and the mine's first-ever "scissorveyor" reduces the number of belt moves required. Peabody also recently ramped up the Twentymile preparation plant, which is the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi River. The mine began operation in 1983.[1]
Contents
Mine Data
- Owner:Twentymile Coal Company
- Parent company: Peabody Energy
- Location: 29515 County Road 27, Oak Creek, CO 80467-9704
- GPS coordinates: 40.326917,-107.010527
- Production: 8.6 million tons (2008)
- Type of coal: steam and stoker bituminous
- Mine type: Underground
- Equipment: Longwall
- Number of employees: 320
- Recoverable Reserves: 80 million tons
Contact Details
Bill Ivy, President
Twentymile Coal Company
29515 Routt County Road #27
Oak Creek, CO 80467
(970) 870-2721
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Peabody Energy, "Twentymile Mine", Peabody Energy website, accessed October 2009.
