The '''Cordero Rojo Mine''' is a coal mining complex located in the state of [[Wyoming]] in the United States, in the coal-rich [[Powder River Basin]]. The mine is of and open pit mining construction mine and employs several dragline excavators. Two coal-processing facilities are located on-site, and crushed coal is shipped by rail to electric utility customers in the south and west of the United States.<ref name="MT">{{cite web|url=http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/cordero/|title=Cordero Rojo Coal Mine, WY, USA|work=mining-technology.com|publisher=SPG Media Limited|accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref><ref name="RTEA">{{cite web|url=http://www.rtea.com/pages/corderorojo.aspx|title=Cordero Rojo Mine|work=Rio Tinto Energy America website|publisher=Rio Tinto Group|accessdate=2009-04-14}}</ref> The mine employs between 430 and<ref name="MT"/> and 540<ref name="RTEA"/> people.
The mining complex is wholly owned by [[Cloud Peak Energy]], a company in which [[Rio Tinto]] has a 48.3% stake.<ref>Rio Tinto, [http://www.riotinto.com/annualreport2009/production/group_mines/energy.html 2009 Annual Report: Production & reserves: Group mines: Energy"], Rio Tinto website, 2010.</ref> (Cloud Peak Energy was spun-off in 2008 from Rio Tinto's wholly owned subsidiary [[Rio Tinto Energy America]].