Greenhouse 100 Coal Index Record for Absaloka Mine

Mine: Absaloka Mine
Current Parent Company or Controller: Westmoreland Mining LLC
2021 surface coal production (short tons, from EIA): 1,434,771
2021 total coal production (short tons, from EIA): 1,434,771
2022 surface coal production (short tons, from MSHA): 2,229,591
2022 total coal production (short tons, from MSHA): 2,229,591
Coal type: subbituminous (from combined MSHA and EIA info)
CO2 metric tons 2021: 2,438,795
CO2 metric tons 2022: 3,789,814

Data from MSHA

(The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor which enforces compliance with mandatory safety and health standards for mines.)
Mine ID: 2400910
Mine state: Montana
Portable operation (mine can move around): N
Current mine name: Absaloka Mine
Current mine type: Surface
Current mine status: Active
Status date: 07/01/1974
Current controller: Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC
Current operator: Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC
County: Big Horn
Company type: Other
Latitude: 45.795278
Longitude: -107.053889
Directions to mine: 30 miles east of Hardin, Montana on Hwy. 384
Nearest town: Hardin
Mine has underground component (yes/no): n
Mine has surface component (yes/no): y
Mine has refuse component (yes/no): n
Mine has preparation plant (yes/no): y

Data from EIA

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is an agency that is part of the U.S. Dept. of Energy and is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating energy information.
EIA mine name: Absaloka Mine
Coal location state: Montana
County: Big Horn
Mine status: Active
Company type: Operating Subsidiary
Operation type: Mine and Preparation Plant
Operator name: Westmoreland Absaloka Mining L
Operator address: P.O. Box 449, Hardin, MT 59034
Coal supply region: Powder River Basin
Mine has underground component (yes/no): n
Mine has surface component (yes/no): y
Mine has refuse component (yes/no): n
Mine has preparation plant (yes/no): n

Data from GEM

Global Energy Monitor (GEM) is an independent nonprofit organization that develops and shares information in support of the worldwide movement for clean energy. These data are from its Global Coal Mine Tracker database.
GEM mine wiki page: https://www.gem.wiki/Absaloka_Mine
GEM mine name: Absaloka Coal Mine
GEM mine ID: M0985
Operator(s): Westmoreland Coal Company
Owner(s): Westmoreland Mining
Parent company: Westmoreland
Coal type: Subbituminous
State: Montana
Subregion: Northern America
Latitude: 45.804333
Longitude: -107.045116
Workforce size: 150
Total reserves: 25
Total resource: 0
Number of mine units: 1
Active mine unit(s): y
Methane release estimate (million cubic meters per year): 3.30
Annual coal output (millions of metric tons): 2.0
Annual coal output (millions of short tons): 2.2
Annual underground coal output (millions of short tons): 0.0
Annual surface coal output (millions of short tons): 2.2
Annual underground or surface coal output (millions of short tons): 0.0
Annual refuse coal output (millions of short tons): 0.0
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