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New Horizon Mine

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New Horizon Mine

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

Regional Office:

1100 West 116th Avenue
Westminster
Colorado, United States
80234

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
SnapshotThe New Horizon Mine ceased coal production and went into reclamation status in June 2017.

As of 2023, the New Horizon Mine is in post-reclamation monitoring and no longer produces coal.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC. (operator) 100 % Indirect
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. 100 % Indirect
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Elk Ridge, own the New Horizon Mine.

Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

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.

Operational metrics

Metrics201720162015
Coal tonnes mined 33,299 tons187,983 tons238,093 tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

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