Rio Tinto Energy America
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Rio Tinto Energy America (RTEA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the global mining company Rio Tinto and is the second largest US coal producer. Rio Tinto states on its website that it "sells its ultra low sulphur coal to electricity generators predominantly in mid western and southern states."[1]
RTEA, the company states, "operates four open cut coal mines in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming, US, and has a 50 per cent interest in, but does not operate, the Decker mine in Montana. RTEA also manages the group’s interest in Colowyo Coal in Colorado, US."[1] In 2007 RTEA won a bid for 107 million tonnes of additional coal reserves for its Spring Creek Mine in Montana and an additional 83 million tonnes for the Colowyo Mine in Colorado. Despite the acquisitions, Rio Tinto is investigating the sale of RTEA.[1]
RTEA is a member of the FutureGen Alliance.[1]
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- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rio Tinto, Operations & Financial Report: Energy group", Rio Tinto, 2008.
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