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Buckskin Mine

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Buckskin Mine

Location: 17 km N from Gillette, Wyoming, United States

Address:

9543 N. Highway 14-16
Gillette
Wyoming, United States
82716

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Buckskin Mine is one of the most productive mines in the United States.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Kiewit Mining Group, Inc. 100 % Indirect
Buckskin Mining Co. (operator) 100 % Direct
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Coal is produced at the Buckskin Mine from two coal seams, the Anderson and the Canyon, located within the Fort Union Formation.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe17,633,29613,508,68914,517,8537,130,57813,666,830
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

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Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe17,633,296 tons13,508,689 tons14,517,853 tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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