Spring Creek Mine
{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} Spring Creek Mine is a surface operation near Decker, Montana, owned by Cloud Peak Energy.
Contents
Background
The mine was previously owned by Rio Tinto Energy America. In 2008 Rio Tinto spun the most significant of its Powder River Basin coal assets -- including the Spring Creek Mine -- off into Cloud Peak Energy, a company in which Rio Tinto has a 48.3% stake.[1]
Mine Data
- Owner: Spring Creek Coal Company
- Parent company: Cloud Peak Energy
- Location: Montana, near Decker
- GPS coordinates: 45.06 N, 106.77W
- Production: 15,712,091 short tons
- Type of coal:
- Mine type: Surface
- Equipment:
- Number of employees: 185
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Rio Tinto, 2009 Annual Report: Production & reserves: Group mines: Energy", Rio Tinto website, 2010.
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External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
- "Spring Creek Mine Factsheet" Rio Tinto Energy America
- "Air Quality Permit" Montana DEQ
