Cordero Rojo Mine

Cordero Rojo Mine
Cordero Rojo
Location
State Wyoming
Country  United States
Owner
Company Rio Tinto Energy America (Rio Tinto Group)
Year of acquisition 1993 / 1997
Production
Products Coal (40,000,000 tons per annum)

The Cordero Rojo Mine is a coal mining complex located in the state of Wyoming in the United States, in the coal-rich Powder River Basin. The mine is of open pit construction and employs several dragline excavators. Two coal-processing facilities are located on-site, and crushed coal is shipped by rail to electric utility customers in the south and west of the United States.[1][2] The mine employs between 430[1] and 540[2] people.

The mining complex is wholly owned by the giant mining company Rio Tinto Group, thru its subsidiary Rio Tinto Energy America. It was formed in 1997 from the consolidation of two previously existing mines, the Cordero mine (purchased by Rio Tinto in 1993) and the Caballo Rojo mine (purchased in 1997).[1] The mine produced between 34 and 36 million tons of coal per year in the years 2004 to 2006,[1] and over 40 million tons of coal in 2007, making the Cordero Rojo that year's third-highest producer of coal in the United States.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cordero Rojo Coal Mine, WY, USA". mining-technology.com. SPG Media Limited. http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/cordero/. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 
  2. ^ a b "Cordero Rojo Mine". Rio Tinto Energy America website. Rio Tinto Group. http://www.rtea.com/pages/corderorojo.aspx. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 
  3. ^ "Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2007". Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy. September 2008. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table9.html. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cordero — is a Spanish and Italian surname. The name refers to: Persons Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (b. 1925), Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church Angel Cordero Jr. (b. 1942), Puerto Rican jockey Atilano Cordero Badillo (b. 1943), Puerto… …   Wikipedia

  • Powder River Basin — The Powder River Basin The Powder River Basin is a geologic region in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about 120 miles (190 km) east to west and 200 miles (320 km) north to south, known for its coal deposits. The region supplies …   Wikipedia

  • Tiro Loco McGraw — Título Tiroloco McGraw Género Dibujos animados Creado por William Hanna Joseph Barbera …   Wikipedia Español

  • 1999 Toronto International Film Festival — The 1999 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 9 to September 18, 1999. The festival opened with Atom Egoyan s Felicia s Journey and closed with Onegin by Martha Fiennes. A total of 318 films were screened in the 13… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”