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In November of 2011 it was announced that Bureau of Land Management reported it was considering a proposal to greatly expand the Coal Hallow Mine operation to more than 3,500 acres from a 635 acre mine. The agency released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement laying out the proposal, which quickly drew reaction from environmental and conservation groups that formed an online petition opposing the project.<ref>[http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2011/11/blm-considering-proposal-expand-coal-mine-near-bryce-canyon-national-park9024 "BLM Considering Proposal To Expand Coal Mine Near Bryce Canyon National Park"] Kurt Repanshek, Natural Parks Traveler, November 14, 2011.</ref>
In July 2018 the Bureau of Land Management released an EIA and approval for leasing an additional 3,600 acres and mining an additional 30.8 tons of coal.<ref>[https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/07/13/there-will-be-eight-times/ There could be eight times more coal mining near Bryce Canyon National Park if Trump’s BLM has its way], Salt Lake Tribune, Jul. 12, 2019</ref> In February 2019 the Interior Department also approved an expansion of the mine.<ref>[https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2019/02/interior-department-approves-expansion-coal-mine-near-bryce-canyon-national-park Interior Department Approves Expansion Of Coal Mine Near Bryce Canyon National Park], National Parks Traveler, Feb. 18, 2019</ref>
==Mine Data==
*'''Mine status:''' Operating
*'''Start year:''' 2010
*'''Mineable reserves:'''30.8 million tons
*'''Coal type:''' Fee
*'''Mine size:'''
*'''Mine type:''' Surface
*'''Production''': 2 million tons per year
*'''Type of coal'''Additional proposed production: Fee coal*'''Mine type''': Surface4 million tons per year
*'''Equipment''': Strip Mining
*'''Number of employees''': 160 (proposed)120
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