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Coal Creek Mine

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Overview

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.

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 Inc. completed its previously announced all-stock merger of equals transaction (the “Merger”) with Arch Resources, Inc., pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 20, 2024, by and among CONSOL Energy Inc., Mountain Range Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and Arch. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Arch, with Arch continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Additionally, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company was renamed “Core Natural Resources, Inc.” and began trading under the ticker symbol “CNR” on January 15, 2025.

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

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

Reserves

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Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) tons  ....  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

Metrics2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal tonnes mined  ....  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.

Financials

Units20232022202120202019
Book Value M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 44.5  

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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