Caballo Mine

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Caballo Mine is a coal mine in Wyoming, United States.

Location

The map below shows the location of the mine, near Gillette, in Campbell county, Wyoming.

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Background

Caballo Mine is a surface coal mining operation in Campbell County, Wyoming, owned by Peabody Energy. The mine opened in 1978. It produced 11.3 million tons of coal in 2018, and has 465 million tons of reserves.

Mine Data

• MSHA ID: 4801034
• Operator: Caballo Coal Company
• Controller: Peabody Energy
• Union:
• County: Campbell
• State: WY
• Latitude: 44.1513
• Longitude: -105.3981
• 2007 Production (short tons): 31,172,396
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mining Method: Surface
• Mine Status: Active
• Average No. of Employees: 402

Articles and resources

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To see a listing of coal mines in a particular state, click on the map:

External links

• "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
• "Caballo Mine Factsheet" Peabody Energy

Caballo Mine, Peabody Energy website, accessed June 2019.