2007 Wyoming coal production

Measured in millions of tons

MINE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007*

(Peabody) N. Antelope Rochelle 70.7 74.8 74.8 80.1 82.5 82.7 89.7 89.1

(Arch) Black Thunder 60.1 67.6 65.1 62.6 75.1 87.5 92.2 86.4

(Rio Tinto) Cordero-Rojo 38.6 43.5 38.2 36.0 38.8 37.8 39.7 39.3

(Rio Tinto) Jacobs Ranch 28.3 29.3 31.7 35.7 38.6 37.2 39.9 37.9

(Rio Tinto) Antelope 23.0 24.6 26.8 29.5 29.7 29.9 33.9 33.8

(Peabody) Caballo 25.7 27.0 26.0 22.7 26.4 30.6 32.5 30.0

(Foundation) Belle Ayr 15.0 11.8 17.4 17.9 18.7 19.3 24.6 26.8

(Foundation) Eagle Butte 18.6 24.8 24.9 24.7 23.0 24.1 25.3 24.8

(Kiewit) Buckskin 15.8 19.1 18.3 17.5 20.3 19.5 22.5 24.6

(Peabody) Rawhide 0.0 0.0 3.4 3.7 6.9 12.4 16.2 16.0

(Arch) Coal Creek 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 9.9

(Western Fuels) Dry Fork 2.2 4.0 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.1 5.9 5.2

(Wyodak) Wyodak 3.0 3.5 4.1 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.0

(KFx) Fort Union 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 N/A 0.0

North Rochelle 17.8 23.9 23.9 23.9 12.4 dissolved N/A 0.0

Powder River Basin total 323.0 354.0 359.5 363.4 381.7 391.7 431.3 N/A

Jim Bridger - 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.6 7.2

Kemmerer 3.3 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.5 5.2

Black Butte - 3.4 2.8 3.0 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.6

Hanna mines - 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 N/A

Grass Creek - - - - - N/A N/A 0.5

Statewide total 338.8 368.5 372.8 376.3 395.8 403.4 446.1 451.3

* Individual mine production figures are based on an estimate of fourth quarter production. An average was calculated on the first three months of production. Final figures will be published in February.

** Total coal production for Wyoming through Dec. 29, according to the Energy Information Administration's weekly coal production report.

Sources: Mine Safety and Health Administration, and U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration

Compiled by Dustin Bleizeffer, Star-Tribune energy reporter

Coal mine employment

MINE 2005 2006 2007

Black Thunder 862 987 1,088

North Antelope Rochelle 793 853 955

Jacobs Ranch 518 577 603

Cordero Rojo 498 568 592

Antelope 337 417 464

Eagle Butte 248 265 294

Belle Ayr 259 265 280

Buckskin 198 228 265

Caballo 119 159 412

Rawhide 119 159 214

Coal Creek 8 89 134

Fort Union 27 55 92

Wyodak 62 66 90

Dry Fork 61 68 71

Powder River Basin total 4,109 4,756 5,554

Jim Bridger N/A N/A 214

Jim Bridger underground N/A N/A 229

Kemmerer N/A N/A 299

Black Butte N/A N/A 166

Grass Creek N/A N/A 1

State total N/A N/A 6,463

Source: Mine Safety and Health Administration