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New Horizon Mine

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New Horizon Mine

Location: 4 km NW from Nucla, Colorado, United States

Address:


P.O. Box 628
Nucla
Colorado, United States
81424-0628

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
SnapshotThe New Horizon Mine went into reclamation status in June 2017; coal is no longer mined at the site.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC. (operator) 100 % Indirect
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. 100 % Indirect
Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC. is a subsidiary of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.

Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC. continues to manage and operate New Horizon Mine, as well as Colowyo Mine near Meeker, Colo. – both of which provide coal to Tri- State baseload power plants.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

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Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits201720162015
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

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