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Wyodak Mine
- MSHA ID: 4800083
- Controller: Black Hills Corp
- Mine type: Surface
- Location: Campbell County, WY
- Address of Record: 3338 Garner Lake Road, GILLETTE, WY 82716
- Latitude: 44.51
- Longitude: -105.639999389648
| Year | 103(k) | 104(a) | Proposed Penalties ($) |
Current Penalties ($) | Amount Paid To Date ($) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | 14 | 5,045.00 | 5,045.00 | 5,045.00 | ||||||
| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 200.00 | 200.00 | 200.00 | ||||||
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 943.00 | 943.00 | 943.00 | ||||||
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 340.00 | 340.00 | 340.00 | ||||||
| 1999 | 1 | 4 | 338.00 | 338.00 | 338.00 | ||||||
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 279.00 | 279.00 | 279.00 | ||||||
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | 1,143.00 | 1,143.00 | 1,143.00 | ||||||
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | 1,170.00 | 1,170.00 | 1,170.00 | ||||||
| 2006 | 0 | 11 | 886.00 | 886.00 | 886.00 | ||||||
| 2007 | 0 | 8 | 1,295.00 | 1,295.00 | 1,295.00 | ||||||
| 2008 | 1 | 24 | 63,166.00 | 63,166.00 | 3,880.00 | ||||||
| 2009 | 0 | 24 | 68,881.00 | 68,881.00 | 68,881.00 | ||||||
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Note: Vacated Citations are not included in any reports on the DRS. | |||||||||||
| Year | Fatal Operator Injuries |
NFDL Operator Injuries |
Fatal Contractor Injuries |
NFDL Contractor Injuries |
Operator Hours Worked* |
Coal Produced (tons) |
Operator Fatal Incidence Rate** |
Operator NFDL Incidence Rate** |
Mine Type National Fatal Incidence Rate** |
Mine Type National NFDL Incidence Rate** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97,965 | 2,838,284 | 0.00 | 6.12 | 0.0232 | 2.71 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92,341 | 3,198,544 | 0.00 | 2.17 | 0.0082 | 2.33 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86,332 | 3,258,559 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0111 | 2.37 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80,628 | 3,281,336 | 0.00 | 4.96 | 0.0057 | 2.25 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81,559 | 3,184,487 | 0.00 | 4.90 | 0.0309 | 2.07 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71,573 | 3,051,742 | 0.00 | 5.59 | 0.0233 | 2.24 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79,971 | 3,518,160 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.0090 | 2.13 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 97,783 | 3,979,860 | 0.00 | 2.05 | 0.0180 | 2.29 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104,968 | 4,772,544 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0290 | 1.94 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106,719 | 4,780,101 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0121 | 1.76 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104,589 | 4,707,316 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0028 | 1.49 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124,498 | 4,698,473 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0189 | 1.35 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 162,324 | 5,049,231 | 0.00 | 6.16 | 0.0194 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 233,995 | 6,015,890 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.0102 | 1.25 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 234,375 | 6,016,063 | 0.00 | 4.27 | 0.0107 | 1.23 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64,781 | 1,392,365 | - | - | - | - |
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* Hours worked and accidents & injuries now include office hours or accidents (subunit 99). ** Current rates are based on data available as of 2009 Quarter 4. For a further explanation, please see this. | ||||||||||
2009 Sales to Power Plants
| Name | Controller | Operator | Location | Tons Purchased |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyodak | MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co | PacifiCorp-Rocky Mtn | Campbell County, WY | 2005983 |
| Dave Johnston | MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co | PacifiCorp-Rocky Mtn | Converse County, WY | 1646378 |
| Sioux | Ameren Corp | AmerenUE | St Charles County, MO | 13251 |
HISTORIC POWDER RIVER BASIN MINE HAS BEEN PRODUCING COAL CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1922
The Wyodak Coal Mine is a historic property located in Wyoming’s northern Powder River Basin near Gillette. Originally known as the Peerless Pit, the property has been mined since 1922 when it was opened up to supply coal to power the famed Homestake Gold Mine near Deadwood, S.D. It is believed to be the oldest continuously operating surface coal mine in the United States.
The mine is now known as Wyodak Resources Development Corp. Wyodak is a subsidiary of Black Hills Corporation, a highly diversified energy company headquartered in Rapid City, S.D. In addition to the coal mine, Black Hills Corporation owns electric generation plants (also located at the Wyodak Mine), four natural-gas utilities, three electric utilities, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and an energy marketing firm.
Read more at http://www.komatsuamerica.com/mining-Wyodak-Resources
Spearfish man killed at North Antelope Mine
September 1, 2011
A hydrology contract at Peabody Coal’s North Antelope Rochelle Mine became Wyoming’s fourth industrial fatality of the week when he was killed at the mine. Cody Brown, 29, was a contractor from Spearfish, SD working for a well drilling and hydrogeology company. North Antelope Rochelle is the highest production coal mine in the country, and the accident was the first coal mining fatality in the state since a 2008 accident at the Wyodak Mine.
While the exact cause is still being investigated by several state and federal organizations, it appears that a failure of the cables on the tongs may have contributed to the accident. Wyoming has one of the highest rates of workplace fatalities in the country.
Read article at http://www.basinsradio.com/basin/local/local-news/community-interest/18680-breaking-coroner-confirms-death-at-north-antelope-mine.html
MSHA announces results of December 2010 impact and regularly scheduled inspections
January 27, 2011
MSHA has announced the results of its targeted inspections conducted in December 2010 in coal and other mines. Mines on the list had been targeted for heightened levels of scrutiny, and for the thirteen coal mines inspected, a total of 186 citations were issued of which 53% were S&S violations. However, unlike previous impact inspections, several mines (N&L Slope operate by Bear Gap Coal, and Road Fork #51 and Marsh Fork Mine both owned by Massey) actually came through the inspections with no violations. The rest of the mines faired far worse, averaging more than 18 violations each.
Read press release at http://www.msha.gov/MEDIA/PRESS/2011/NR110127.asp or see enforcement summary document at /documents/master-inspection-list-targeted-enforcement-dec-2010
Coal producers decry Ridley Terminals decision
January 24, 2011
Canadian coal producers are furious at the governments decision to award long-term export privileges to three US coal producers. Last week Ridley Terminals signed export contracts with Arch Coal, Cloud Peak and Enserco, large American coal companies hoping to export coal from their Powder River Basin mines to Asian markets. But Canadian coal companies like Teck Resources, Western Coal and Grande Cache Coal say that the terminal is already overloaded and American exports will block terminal capacity that they for their current and future operations.
The Canadian companies are especially incensed because Ridley is a Canadian Crown corporation: completely owned by the government. “A federal Crown corporation just chose American jobs over Canadian jobs,” Teck chief executive officer Don Lindsay told a Vancouver mining conference on Monday. “Hundreds of B.C. jobs are on the line.”
Read article at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/coal-producers-decry-ridley-terminals-decision/article1881479/
Mining near Gillette
A photoset of the Wyodak mine and accompanying power plant.Photo of WyoDak in Grand Forks Herald
See full size photo at http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/image/id/36090/headline/Wyoming%20coal%20plant/