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Black Thunder Mine

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 Location:
67 km SE from Gillette, Wyoming, United States

  Address:
5669 Highway 450
P.O. Box 406
Wright
Wyoming, United States
82732
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline
Mine Life2020
Black Thunder is one of the largest single coal mining complexes in the world and the first coal mine in the world to ship 1 billion tons.


Owners

Source: p. 1
CompanyInterestOwnership
Arch Resources, Inc. 100 % Indirect
Thunder Basin Coal Co LLC is an indirect subsidiary of Arch Coal, Inc.

Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:

The Black Thunder complex extracts thermal coal from the Upper Wyodak and Main Wyodak seams.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Dragline


Summary:

The Black Thunder mining complex currently consists of four active pit areas and three loadout facilities.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing


Summary:

Company ships all of the coal raw via the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads and does not process the coal mined at this complex.


Production:

CommodityUnits2019201820172016201520142013
Coal (thermal) tons  ......  Subscription required71,134,59970,513,36667,889,78199,452,352101,016,832100,687,876
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.
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Reserves at December 31, 2019:

CategoryTonnage Commodity
Proven & Probable 747.7 M tons Coal (thermal)


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2018:
HME TypeSizeQuantity
Dragline 6
Shovel 120 tons 22
Truck (haul) 300 tons 150

Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
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Staff:

EmployeesYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
................................... Subscription required 2019
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Fact Sheet 2018
Form 10-K 2018
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Form 10-K 2017
Other 2017
Form 10-K 2016
Other 2016
Form 10-K 2015
Other 2015
Form 10-K 2014
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Other 2013
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