Absaloka Mine

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} Absaloka Mine is a surface operation in Hardin, Montana, owned by Westmoreland Coal Company.

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Mine Data

• Owner: Westmoreland Resources Inc.
• Parent company: Westmoreland Coal Company
• Location: Sarpy Rd, near Hardin, Montana
• GPS coordinates: 45.804333,-107.045116
• Production: 7,704,556 short tons
• Type of coal: Sub-Bituminous
• Mine type: Surface
• Equipment: 1 dragline
• Number of employees: 150

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External links

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