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Coal Creek Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
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SnapshotThe Coal Creek complex consists of one active pit area and a loadout facility.

The Coal Creek mining complex extracts thermal coal from the Wyodak-R1 and Wyodak-R3 seams.

Core Natural do not process the coal mined at this complex.

The mine is in its reclamation phase and is scheduled to cease production by 2030.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Thunder Basin Coal Co LLC (operator) 100 % Direct
Core Natural Resources, Inc. 100 % Indirect
Thunder Basin Coal Co LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Core Natural Resources, Inc., operates the Coal Creek mine.

On January 14, 2025, CONSOL Energy and Arch Resources closed an all-stock merger of equals. Arch survived as a wholly owned subsidiary, and CONSOL was renamed Core Natural Resources, Inc., which began trading as “CNR” on January 15, 2025.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The Coal Creek mining complex extracts thermal coal from the Wyodak-R1 and Wyodak-R3 seams.

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2,549,6727,987,8388,963,0488,179,6327,840,491
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

Metrics20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2,549,672 tons7,987,838 tons8,963,048 tons8,179,632 tons7,840,491 tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Mine Financials

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Book Value M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 44.5  

Personnel

Mine Management

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