Buckskin Mine
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Buckskin Mine is a surface coal mining operation in Campbell County, Wyoming, operated by Kiewit Mining Group and owned by Kiewit Corporation.
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Location
The map below shows the location of the mine near Gillette, in Campbell County, Wyoming.
Background
The Buckskin Mine produces more than 27 million tons of coal per year from the Anderson and Canyon Seams located within the Fort Union Formation. Since 1981, Buckskin has shipped more than 406 million tons of high-quality, low sulfur coal from the Southern Powder River Basin.[1]
According to Kiewit, Buckskin Mine has achieved notable success for its reclamation program. The mine won an award from the U.S. Department of the Interior for its efforts to restore the Rawhide Creek alluvial valley floor which involved replacing topsoil on the alluvial valley floor following all mining operations in the area.[1]
As of May 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is considering issuing a coal lease to Kiewit Mining to extend the life of the mine. The consideration is the result of a March 24, 2006, application made by Kiewit Mining Properties, Inc. to lease the Federal coal in the Hay Creek II Tract, northwest of the Buckskin Mine and approximately 12 miles north of Gillette, Wyoming. The Hay Creek II Tract contains 419.04 acres, and Kiewit estimates that the current tract includes approximately 54.1 million tons of recoverable coal.[2]
In the mid-2010's, the mine's production began declining dramatically — and along with it the mine's employment, which went from 365 in 2012 to 177 in March 2016.[3] The mine's recoverable reserves were at 344 million tons in 2008; with production of 13–26 million tons per year since then, the mine is likely reaching the end of its lifetime.[4]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Kiewit Mining Group
- Parent Company: Kiewit Corporation
- Location: Campbell County, Wyoming, United States
- GPS Coordinates:
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 27 million tons per year[1]
- Total Reserves:
- Mineable Reserves: 344 million tons
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 1981
- Source of Financing:
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Buckskin Mining Company Kiewit, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ "Notice of Availability and Notice of Hearing for the Buckskin Mine Hay Creek II Coal Lease by Application Draft Environmental Impact Statement, WY" E-docket, March 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Buckskin Mine lays off 45, as coal jobs continue to disappear", Casper Star Tribune, 14 June 2016.
- ↑ Buckskin Mine, Mining Data Online, accessed June 2019.
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
