West Elk Mine

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} West Elk Mine is an underground operation in Somerset, CO, owned by Arch Coal.

Mine Data

• Owner: Mountain Coal Company L.L.C.
• Parent company: Arch Coal Inc.
• Location: 5174 Old Highway 133, Somerset, CO
• GPS coordinates: 38.927032,-107.463917
• Production: 6,874,101 short tons
• Type of coal: Bituminous
• Mine type: underground, longwall
• Equipment:
• Number of employees: 300

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External links

• "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
• "West Elk Mine" Union Pacific
• "Coalbed Methane Extra" U.S. EPA