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Twentymile (Foidel Creek) Mine

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Twentymile (Foidel Creek) Mine

Location: 24 km SW from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States

Address:

29515 Route County Road #27
Oak Creek
Colorado, United States
80467

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Longwall
  • Continuous
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SnapshotTwentymile Mine is the most efficient underground coal mine in the world, producing the highest output per man-year.

Twentymile Mine was the first to develop a scissorveyor that allows belt structure flexibility and eliminates production delays for structure removal as the longwall retreats.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Peabody Energy, Inc. 100 % Indirect
Twentymile Coal, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Peabody Energy Corp.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) M tons  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2.63.13.823.5
Heat ContentBTU/lb11,20011,20011,20011,20011,20011,20011,20011,200
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

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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