The Coal Business in Wyoming | WyoHistory.org
While records for Wyoming do not indicate if American Indians used coal, early trappers were known to have found it on the ground and used it for fuel. The first record of a coal deposit in Wyoming was in 1843 by the second Frémont Expedition. Lt.
Coal mining in Wyoming - Wikipedia
Coal mining in Wyoming has long been a significant part of the states economy. Wyoming has been the largest producer of coal in the United States since 1986, and in 2018, coal mines employed approximately 1% of the state’s population. In 2013, there were 17 active coal mines in Wyoming, which produced 388 million short tons, 39 percent of all the coal mined in the US, and more than three ...
Wyoming coal firms received federal aid for mines | …
7-7-2020 · Please subscribe to keep reading. You can cancel at any time. A pair of coal firms operating some of the country’s largest mines in Wyoming received millions of dollars in federal aid to help ...
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Wyoming Coal Production, 1969-2016 In Millions of Tons 0 5 10 15 20 25 80 19 5 1990 199 5 2000 2005 2010 2016 1 0 Wyoming Coal Prices, 1970-2015 Statewide Average $ Per Short Ton (Nominal) 2016 = $13.47/Ton Page 3 • wyomingmining.org The average price for Wyoming coal in 2016 was $13.47 per ton, down 33 cents per ton from 2015. Most newly ...
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Wyoming Coal. Wyoming has been the top coal-producing state in the United States since 1986; in fact, the coal extracted from Wyoming’s coal mines accounts for more than 39 percent of the annual U.S. coal supply. The production of coal in Wyoming contributes hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to state and local governments annually.
Wyomings Coal Mining History - Wyoming State …
Wyoming geologists formed a special coal section and coordinated their efforts with the U.S. Geological Survey to evaluate the northern coal lands of the Powder River Basin. The state agency also reported on the strippable coal reserves of the Hanna Coal Field for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and performed a variety of other studies related to the state’s increasingly important coal reserves.
Coal industry launched railroad fever in Wyoming …
After 1940, much of this coal tonnage came from two large coal operations in Oceana District, the Kopperston mines and the Wyoming Mining Corporation operation at Lynco. In 1940, the Kopperston operations mined over 539,000 tons of coal; in 1950, over 1,400,000 tons; in 1960, over 2,600,000 tons.
Wyoming Coal Bankruptcies: Who is Responsible …
6-2-2020 · Wyoming tracked more than $400 million in self bonds for coal and non-coal reclamation in 2019 of which $297 million was designated specifically for coal, DEQ documents state. Prior to 2015, the state held more than $2 billion in self bonds for coal.
Federal regulations created Wyomings coal …
11-9-2019 · Ask a Wyoming politician what’s killing the state’s coal industry and they’ll likely sneer two words at you: federal regulations. But ask that same politician what made Wyoming the nation’s coal-fired energy capital in the first place, and it’s doubtful they’ll admit that meddling from Washington, D.C., gave rise to the mighty Powder River Basin coal patch.
Wyoming coal interests funneled money, experts to ...
24-3-2020 · Wyoming coal interests funneled money, experts to influence Colorado PUC decision on closing parts of Pueblo plant. The Coalition of Ratepayers, a group formed by the Denver-based Independence Institute and which received money from out of state, still couldn’t stop the shutdown of Comanche Station units in Pueblo.
Drop in Wyoming coal mining stone - KOTA-TV
Wyoming coal mines likely to reduce production this year . CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Financial reports indicate that some of Wyoming largest coal mines will likely make additional cuts to production ...
Idle Mines In Wyoming Forecast Dark Days For Top …
15-9-2019 · Blackjewel furloughed most of its Wyoming employees and shut down Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines, the first idled by hardship since coal mining in the Powder River Basin exploded in the 1970s.
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Wyoming legislature extends lifeline to coal power ...
6-3-2019 · In early December 2018, the multi-state electrical utility PacifiCorp had some bad news for coal country: Coal power plants were losing money. Out of the 22 plants the company operates across the West, 13 were more expensive to operate than alternative energy sources, and the three costliest were all in Wyoming.
Wyoming coal mines likely to reduce production …
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Financial reports indicate that some of Wyoming largest coal mines will likely make additional cuts to production this year. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that a recent earnings report shows that Peabody Energy Corp. plans to drop its midrange production expectations by about 10 million short tons (9 million metric tons).