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Skyline Mine

Location: 71 km SE from Provo, Utah, United States

Address:

HCR35 Box 380
Helper
Utah, United States
84526

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Summary

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Continuous
  • Longwall
  • Room-and-pillar
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SnapshotThe Skyline mine is one of the largest coal producers in Utah. It is a primary source of coal for the Huntington Power Plant and the Intermountain Power Project.

Skyline Mine produces high-BTU, low-sulfur coal and is served by both rail and truck, enabling access to domestic and export markets.

In 2025, the Bureau of Land Management completed the Final EIS for the Skyline Mine leasing actions covering two components: (1) the Little Eccles Lease by Application (LBA; UTU-92226) and (2) the Flat Canyon Lease Modification Application (LMA; UTU-77114), which would expand the existing lease area and add recoverable federal coal.

In August 2025, the Final EIS was finalized and noticed in the Federal Register, followed by a Record of Decision. Interior/BLM described this as the first expedited coal leasing action under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

For the LBA component, BLM scheduled a competitive sealed-bid lease sale for the Little Eccles tract on October 1, 2025.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Wolverine Fuels LLC 100 % Indirect
Canyon Fuel Company LLC (operator) 100 % Direct
Skyline coal mining operation is owned and operated by Canyon Oregon Fuel Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Wolverine Fuels, LLC.
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The Skyline mine lies at a high elevation in the northern end of the Wasatch Plateau coalfield.

Based on geologic data the most viable coal seam in the Skyline mine is the lower O’Connor A seam. The lower O’Connor A seam has an average seam height of 14.3 feet in the Lease Modification Application (LMA) and an average seam height of 12.7 feet in the Lease by Application (LBA).

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Comminution

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Water usage

Parameter2021
Fresh water 57.2 ML

Commodity Production

CommodityUnits202520242023202220212020201920182017
Coal (thermal) tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3,916,1793,602,7084,374,500
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

Metrics202520242023202220212020201920182017
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3,916,179 tons3,602,708 tons4,374,500 tons
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Production Costs

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Personnel

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