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San Juan Mine

Location: 24 km E from Shiprock, New Mexico, United States

Address:

300 Road 6800, Training Center A
P.O. Box 561 Farmington NM, 87421
Waterflow
New Mexico, United States
87421

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Continuous
  • Longwall
  • Room-and-pillar
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SnapshotOn September 13, 2022, underground crews have mined the last ton of coal from San Juan Mine destined for the San Juan Generating Station.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Westmoreland Mining LLC (WML) 100 % Indirect
Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC. (operator) 100 % Direct
The mine is operated by Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC, a subsidiary of Westmoreland Mining LLC.
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The San Juan Mine is located on the western flank of the San Juan Basin. The underground mining operation targets the Fruitland Formation Number 8 coal seam, the shallowest coal-bearing formation; the seam averages 11 feet in thickness in the permit area.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits20222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3,775,9591,848,0185,327,4424,330,7176,517,519
Heat ContentBTU/lb9,100
Sulfur%0.75
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

Metrics2022202120202019201820172016
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3,775,959 tons1,848,018 tons5,327,442 tons4,330,717 tons
Raw coal annual capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe6.4 M tons6.4 M tons9,000 k tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Financials

Units2017
Revenue M USD 206.1  
Operating Income M USD 18.3  
EBITDA M USD 56.4  

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