Kayenta Mine

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} The Kayenta Mine, located 10 miles southwest of Kayenta, Arizona, has been operated by Peabody Western Coal Company since 1973 through lease agreements with the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe. The mine produces approximately 8 million tons of coal annually, which it ships to the Navajo Generating Station near Page, Arizona.

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Mine Data

• Owner: Peabody Western Coal Company
• Parent company: Peabody Energy Corporation
• Location: Kayenta, Arizona
• GPS coordinates: 36.685439 N, 110.267554 W
• Annual Production: 7,982,584 short tons
• Type of coal: Bituminous Coal/Lignite
• Mine type: surface
• Equipment:
• Number of employees: 440

Resources

Related SourceWatch articles

• Arizona and coal
• Black Mesa coal mine
• Peabody Energy

External links

• "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
• Peabody Western Coal Company