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ACI » Topics » Powder River Basin

This excerpt taken from the ACI 10-K filed Mar 1, 2010.
Powder River Basin
 
Black Thunder.  Black Thunder is a surface mining complex located on approximately 33,800 acres in Campbell County, Wyoming. The Black Thunder mining complex extracts steam coal from the Upper Wyodak and Main Wyodak seams. The Black Thunder mining complex shipped 81.2 million tons of coal in 2009.
 
We control a significant portion of the coal reserves through federal and state leases. The Black Thunder mining complex had approximately 1.5 billion tons of proven and probable reserves at December 31, 2009. The air quality permit for the Black Thunder mine allows for the mining of coal at a rate of 190.0 million tons per year. Without the addition of more coal reserves, the current reserves could sustain current production levels until 2021 before annual output starts to significantly decline, although in practice production would drop in


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phases extending the ultimate mine life. Several large tracts of coal adjacent to the Black Thunder mining complex have been nominated for lease, and other potential large areas of unleased coal remain available for nomination by us or other mining operations. The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management, which we refer to as the BLM, will determine if the tracts will be leased and, if so, the final boundaries of, and the coal tonnage for, these tracts.
 
The Black Thunder mining complex currently consists of seven active pit areas and three owned loadout facilities. We ship all of the coal raw to our customers via the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads. We do not process the coal mined at this complex. Each of the loadout facilities can load a 15,000-ton train in less than two hours.
 
Coal Creek.  Coal Creek is a surface mining complex located on approximately 7,400 acres in Campbell County, Wyoming. The Coal Creek mining complex extracts steam coal from the Wyodak-R1 and Wyodak-R3 seams. The Coal Creek mining complex shipped 9.8 million tons of coal in 2009.
 
We control a significant portion of the coal reserves through federal and state leases. The Coal Creek mining complex had approximately 197 million tons of proven and probable reserves at December 31, 2009. The air quality permit for the Coal Creek mine allows for the mining of coal at a rate of 50.0 million tons per year. Without the addition of more coal reserves, the current reserves will sustain current production levels until 2025 before annual output starts to significantly decline. One tract of coal adjacent to the Coal Creek mining complex has been nominated for lease, and other potential areas of unleased coal remain available for nomination by us or other mining operations. The BLM will determine if these tracts will be leased and, if so, the final boundaries of, and the coal tonnage for, these tracts.
 
The Coal Creek complex currently consists of two active pit areas and a loadout facility. We ship all of the coal raw to our customers via the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads. We do not process the coal mined at this complex. The loadout facility can load a 15,000-ton train in less than three hours.
 
These excerpts taken from the ACI 10-K filed Feb 27, 2009.
Powder River Basin
 
Black Thunder Black Thunder is a surface mining complex located on approximately 24,300 acres in Campbell County, Wyoming. The Black Thunder mining complex extracts steam coal from the Upper Wyodak and Main Wyodak seams. The Black Thunder mining complex shipped 88.5 million tons of coal in 2008.
 
We control a significant portion of the coal reserves through federal and state leases. The Black Thunder mining complex had approximately 1.3 billion tons of proven and probable reserves at December 31, 2008. The air quality permit for the Black Thunder mine allows for the mining of coal at a rate of 135.0 million tons per year. Without the addition of more coal reserves, the current reserves could sustain current production levels until 2021 before annual output starts to significantly decline, although in practice production would drop in phases extending the ultimate mine life. Several large tracts of coal adjacent to the Black Thunder mining complex have been nominated for lease, and other potential large areas of unleased coal remain available for nomination by us or other mining operations. The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management, which we refer to as the BLM, will determine if the tracts will be leased and, if so, the final boundaries of, and the coal tonnage for, these tracts.
 
The Black Thunder mining complex currently consists of five active pit areas and two owned loadout facilities. We ship all of the coal raw to our customers via the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads. We do not process the coal mined at this complex. Each of the loadout facilities can load a 15,000-ton train in less than two hours.
 
Coal Creek Coal Creek is a surface mining complex located on approximately 7,400 acres in Campbell County, Wyoming. The Coal Creek mining complex extracts steam coal from the Wyodak-R1 and Wyodak-R3 seams. The Coal Creek mining complex shipped 11.5 million tons of coal in 2008.
 
We control a significant portion of the coal reserves through federal and state leases. The Coal Creek mining complex had approximately 206.1 million tons of proven and probable reserves at December 31, 2008. The air quality permit for the Coal Creek mine allows for the mining of coal at a rate of 50.0 million tons per year. Without the addition of more coal reserves, the current reserves will sustain current production levels until 2025 before annual output starts to significantly decline. One large tract of coal adjacent to the Coal Creek mining complex has been nominated for lease, and other potential large areas of unleased coal remain available for nomination by us or other mining operations. The BLM will determine if these tracts will be leased and, if so, the final boundaries of, and the coal tonnage for, these tracts.
 
The Coal Creek complex currently consists of two active pit areas and a loadout facility. We ship all of the coal raw to our customers via the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads.


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We do not process the coal mined at this complex. The loadout facility can load a 15,000-ton train in less than three hours.
 
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Black Thunder
Black Thunder is a surface mining complex located on
approximately 24,300 acres in Campbell County, Wyoming. The
Black Thunder mining complex extracts steam coal from the Upper
Wyodak and Main Wyodak seams. The Black Thunder mining complex
shipped 88.5 million tons of coal in 2008.
 
We control a significant portion of the coal reserves through
federal and state leases. The Black Thunder mining complex had
approximately 1.3 billion tons of proven and probable
reserves at December 31, 2008. The air quality permit for
the Black Thunder mine allows for the mining of coal at a rate
of 135.0 million tons per year. Without the addition of
more coal reserves, the current reserves could sustain current
production levels until 2021 before annual output starts to
significantly decline, although in practice production would
drop in phases extending the ultimate mine life. Several large
tracts of coal adjacent to the Black Thunder mining complex have
been nominated for lease, and other potential large areas of
unleased coal remain available for nomination by us or other
mining operations. The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau
of Land Management, which we refer to as the BLM, will determine
if the tracts will be leased and, if so, the final boundaries
of, and the coal tonnage for, these tracts.
 
The Black Thunder mining complex currently consists of five
active pit areas and two owned loadout facilities. We ship all
of the coal raw to our customers via the Burlington Northern
Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads. We do not process the
coal mined at this complex. Each of the loadout facilities can
load a 15,000-ton train in less than two hours.
 

Coal Creek
Coal Creek is a surface mining complex located on approximately
7,400 acres in Campbell County, Wyoming. The Coal Creek
mining complex extracts steam coal from the Wyodak-R1 and
Wyodak-R3 seams. The Coal Creek mining complex shipped
11.5 million tons of coal in 2008.
 
We control a significant portion of the coal reserves through
federal and state leases. The Coal Creek mining complex had
approximately 206.1 million tons of proven and probable
reserves at December 31, 2008. The air quality permit for
the Coal Creek mine allows for the mining of coal at a rate of
50.0 million tons per year. Without the addition of more
coal reserves, the current reserves will sustain current
production levels until 2025 before annual output starts to
significantly decline. One large tract of coal adjacent to the
Coal Creek mining complex has been nominated for lease, and
other potential large areas of unleased coal remain available
for nomination by us or other mining operations. The BLM will
determine if these tracts will be leased and, if so, the final
boundaries of, and the coal tonnage for, these tracts.
 
The Coal Creek complex currently consists of two active pit
areas and a loadout facility. We ship all of the coal raw to our
customers via the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union
Pacific railroads.





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We do not process the coal mined at this complex. The loadout
facility can load a 15,000-ton train in less than three hours.


 




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10-K
Mar 1, 2010
10-K (2 sections)
Feb 27, 2009

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