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Powder River Basin coal numbers improve, stay on pace to decline

Powder River Basin coal numbers improve, stay on pace to decline

WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Powder River Basin coal production increased in the months of July through September, mining just shy of 61 million tons out of 12 Wyoming PRB mines, according to data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. That total is up about 6 million tons from the prior quarter this year and about million more than the first .

Study quantifies Powder River coal seam properties

Study quantifies Powder River coal seam properties

WEBApr 26, 1999 · The Powder River basin has recently been a hotbed of coal gas activity. Operators are excited about the potential gas rates that can average 100 Mscfd or more from shallow wells that cost less ...

Influence of groundwater flowpaths, residence times and nutrients .

Influence of groundwater flowpaths, residence times and nutrients .

WEBN2 Water and natural gas samples were collected from coalbed methane wells and a surface coal mine in the Powder River Basin (PRB) and analyzed for solute chemistry, isotopes, and gas composition to test hypotheses about the timing and source of recharge, importance of nutrient influx, and extent of microbial methanogenesis in coalbeds.

Active methanogenesis and acetate utilization in Powder River Basin ...

Active methanogenesis and acetate utilization in Powder River Basin ...

WEBOct 2, 2008 · The coal in the project area has an apparent rank of subbituminous CA (Glass and Lymna, 2004, Stricker et al., 2007). Download : Download fullsize image; Fig. 1. Loion of the study area within the coal deposits .

BLM plan proposes ending future federal coal leasing in Powder River .

BLM plan proposes ending future federal coal leasing in Powder River .

WEBMay 16, 2024 · The decisions by the BLM are key because the Powder River Basin in the two states accounts for 85% of federal coal production and about 40% of annual coal production, but the bureau says coal ...

BLM plan proposes ending future federal coal leasing in Powder River ...

BLM plan proposes ending future federal coal leasing in Powder River ...

WEBMay 16, 2024 · The decisions by the BLM are key because the Powder River Basin in the two states accounts for 85% of federal coal production and about 40% of annual coal production, but the bureau says coal production in the Miles City Field Office region has declined over the past decade as more utilities move toward other energy sources for .

Wyoming's First Coal Bust |

Wyoming's First Coal Bust |

WEBJun 1, 2020 · Wyoming's First Coal Bust. During Wyoming's halcyon days of coal in 2008, Powder River Basin mines collectively filled more than 100 twomile long trains per day and sent them rolling to power plants in 36 states. After 11 years of decline, the daily pulse of coal trains out of the basin slowed to fewer than 50.

Coal Trains of the Powder River Basin

Coal Trains of the Powder River Basin

WEBThe Powder River Basin lies between Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains and the Black Hills of South Dakota. Thirteen active mines produce over 400 million tons of l...

Powder River Basin coal numbers improve, stay on pace to decline

Powder River Basin coal numbers improve, stay on pace to decline

WEBNov 1, 2023 · Powder River Basin coal production increased in the months of July through September, mining just shy of 61 million tons out of 12 Wyoming PRB mines, according to data from the Mine Safety and ...

Powder River Basin coal mine ceases operations, asks court to .

Powder River Basin coal mine ceases operations, asks court to .

WEBFeb 5, 2021 · When Westmoreland Coal Company, the owner of the Kemmerer mine in southwest Wyoming, filed for bankruptcy, it received court approval to toss out retiree obligations and the union contract in 2018. What's more, a majority of the Powder River Basin coal mines are not unionized, leaving workers with few protections when a .

BLM to Begin Public Process on Coal Lease Appliion in Powder River ...

BLM to Begin Public Process on Coal Lease Appliion in Powder River ...

WEBJul 28, 2017 · The Bureau of Land Management is issuing a Notice of Intent to initiate the public scoping process for a Lease by Appliion (LBA) for a coal lease in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. This lease of 3,508 acres holds .

Powder River Basin: Coal on the move | Grist

Powder River Basin: Coal on the move | Grist

WEBDec 28, 2013 · Up to 100 coal trains are loaded daily in the Powder River Basin and leave day and night on railroad tracks bound for more than 200 power plants to the east, south, and increasingly, west.

Explaining Appalachia's coal woes – in two charts and a map

Explaining Appalachia's coal woes – in two charts and a map

WEBNov 2, 2013 · We see the same story by looking at the rank of coal (Wyoming's Powder River Basin is "subbituminous": The origins for this coaltocoal switching lie in the sulfur content of eastern and western ...

Powder River Basin: Coal on the Move in Wyo. and Mont.

Powder River Basin: Coal on the Move in Wyo. and Mont.

WEBJan 19, 2014 · The coal and petroleumrich Powder River Basin also holds wind power promise. The Turners have had three test anemometers on their ranch for more than 6 years. "It's fantastic," Karen Turner ...

US proposes end to federal coal leasing in Wyoming Powder River .

US proposes end to federal coal leasing in Wyoming Powder River .

WEBThe agency noted the sharp decline in coal production in the region since its peak in 2008. Powder River Basin mines produced 258 million short tons of surface coal in 2022, down from 496 million ...

coal | Powder River Basin Resource Council | PRBRC

coal | Powder River Basin Resource Council | PRBRC

WEBPowder River Breaks Newsletter, May – June 2023. May – June 2023, Volume 51, Number 3 In May, Powder River joined with Western Colorado Alliance (WCA) and Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) to advoe for stronger federal onshore oil and gas bonding requirements. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering .

Learn About Wyoming Coal Mining.

Learn About Wyoming Coal Mining.

WEBCoal. Wyoming, the nation's leading coal producer since 1986, provides about 40% of America's coal through the top 10 producing mines loed in the Powder River Basin. Most Wyoming coal is subbituminous, which makes it an attractive choice for power plants because it has less sulfur and burns at around 8,400 to 8,800 BTUs per pound.

Biden's war on coal? Facts tell a more complex story

Biden's war on coal? Facts tell a more complex story

WEBJun 2, 2024 · Coal plants along the Front Range mostly, if not entirely, burn coal from the Powder River Basin. Two units, one each in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, were shut down in 2022.

 coal exports

coal exports

WEBIn November 2010 Powder River Basin coal producer Cloud Peak Energy CEO Colin Marshall stated that a coal port on the West Coast was "absolutely more than a pipedream." Other Powder River Basin producers, including top US coal miner Peabody Energy, have talked about the potential for a new export facility on the West Coast, with .

Colstrip Coalfield, Powder River Basin, Montana: Geology, Coal .

Colstrip Coalfield, Powder River Basin, Montana: Geology, Coal .

WEBThis 41page PDF provides information about the Colstrip Coalfield in the Powder River Basin, Montana. Topics covered include geology, coal quality, and coal resources. Maps, tables and figures illustrate the text. : Fossil Fuels, Sedimentary Geology. : Overview/Reference Work. : Sedimentary Geology, Environmental Science.

Powder River coal mine awarded for reclamation efforts

Powder River coal mine awarded for reclamation efforts

WEBAug 2, 2022 · A coal mine in the Powder River Basin has received state recognition for its reclamation efforts. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recognized the Coal Creek Mine with its 2022 Excellence in Mining Reclamation Award for coal. Coal Creek Mine is operated by Thunder Basin Coal Company south of Gillette.

Organic substances in produced and formation water from .

Organic substances in produced and formation water from .

WEBJun 1, 2014 · Produced and formation water samples for this study were collected from CBM and shale gas loions across the USA (Fig. 1), including: the Marcellus Shale (Pennsylvania), the New Albany Shale (Indiana and Kentucky), Illinois Basin CBM (Illinois), Black Warrior Basin CBM (Alabama), Powder River Basin CBM (Wyoming), Tongue .

Biden Administration to End Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin

Biden Administration to End Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin

WEBMay 16, 2024 · Jeremy Nichols, Center for Biological Diversity,, jnichols Gillette, WY – The Biden administration announced today that it will end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin – the largest coalproducing region in the United States. The decision represents an historic shift in federal management of .