Coal Production & Employment

Wyoming-Coal-Mines-Map


Campbell County – 2018

Operator Mine Employees Production (Tons)
Buckskin Mining Company Buckskin Mine 178 13,508,689
Cloud Peak Energy LLC Antelope Coal Mine 575 23,155,742
Cloud Peak Energy LLC Cordero Rojo Complex 230 12,609,414
Blackjewel Coal LLC Belle Ayr Mine 263 18,467,405
Blackjewel Coal LLC Eagle Butte Mine 313 17,055,796
Peabody Caballo Mine 174 1,133,467
Peabody Rawhide Mine 112 9,504,750
Peabody North Antelope Rochelle Complex (NARM) 1,274 98,315,794
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC (Arch) Black Thunder Mine 1,176 71,134,599
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC (Arch) Coal Creek Mine 145 7,987,838
Western Fuels of Wyoming LLC Dry Fork Mine 80 6,304,022
Black Hills Energy Wyodak Mine 66 4,085,044
* TOTAL 4,586 283,262,560

Lincoln County – 2018

Operator Mine Employees Production (Tons)
Westmoreland Kemmerer Inc. Kemmerer Mine 289 4,016,923
* TOTAL 289 4,016,923

Sweetwater County – 2018

Sweetwater County Operator Mine Employees Production (Tons)
Black Butte Coal Company Black Butte and Lucite Hills 175 2,492,770
Pacific Mineral (Pacificorp) Bridger Coal Surface Mine 224 1,997,883
Bridger Coal Company (Pacificorp) Bridger Coal Underground Mine 170 2,210,433
* TOTAL 569 6,701,086

Wyoming Totals – 2018

5,535 Employees 304,180,569 Tons 54,966 Tons Per Employee

Source: 2018 Annual Report of the State Inspector of Mines of Wyoming

Wyoming Coal Production and Employment 1912 – 2018

US Energy Information Administration Weekly Coal Production Report