Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
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| Mining Method |
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| Mine Life | 2022 |
Westmoreland Coal Company became a privately held company on March 15, 2019. As such, public records for Absoloka Mine production data for 2018-2019 are not available. |
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Summary:
The Absaloka Mine is a 10,427 acre permitted, single-pit surface mine complex located near Hardin, Montana and the Crow Indian Reservation. The coal reserves are leased from the Crow Tribe of Indians. The Absaloka Mine was expressly developed to supply Powder River Basin coal to a group of Midwestern utilities, including Xcel Energy’s Sherburne County Station near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Over the years, it has also sold coal to several other upper Midwest utilities. Coal is shipped via a 38-mile rail spur to the main line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad near Hysham, Montana.
The Absaloka Mine has the present capacity to produce up to 7.5 million tons of coal annually.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
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Coal (thermal)
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k tons
| ......  | ...... | 3,828 | 3,574 | 4,158 | 5,882 | 6,612 |
| Heat Content | BTU/lb | 8,571 | | 8,580 | 8,516 | 8,535 | 8,509 |
| Sulfur | % | 0.66 | | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
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Annual mining capacity
| ...... | ...... | ...... | 7,500 k tons of ROM coal | 7,500 k tons of ROM coal | 7,500 k tons of ROM coal |
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Reserves at December 31, 2017:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
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Proven
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27,565 k tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Proven & Probable
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27,565 k tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2019:
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Belly-dump truck
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150 t
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Dragline
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