Lee Ranch mine

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} Lee Ranch coal mine in New Mexico was operated by Peabody Energy Western Coal Company.

Location

The mine is located 27 miles north of Grants, New Mexico.

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Mine Data

• Owner: Peabody Energy
• Location: 27 miles north of Grants, New Mexico
• GPS coordinates: 35.493609594015126 N, 107.67399787902832 W
• Annual Production: 5,358,749 short tons
• Type of coal: sub-bituminous
• Mine type: surface
• Equipment:
• Number of employees: 240

Production

The mine produces approximately 6 million tons of coal per year.

Sale of the mine to Bowie Resources

In November 2015 Bowie Resources agreed to pay US$358 million to Peabody Energy for the Twentymile Mine outside Steamboat Springs and the El Segundo mine and Lee Ranch mine in New Mexico. Bowie also will assume about $105 million in related liabilities under the sale.

Sale of the mine to Bowie Resources cancelled in 2016

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External links

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