# Rawhide Mine > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rawhide_Mine > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rawhide_Mine.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawhide_Mine > Source revision: 1294332071 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Rawhide Mine** is a [coal mine](/source/Coal_mine) located 10 miles (16.1 km) north of [Gillette, Wyoming](/source/Gillette,_Wyoming) in the United States in the coal-rich [Powder River Basin](/source/Powder_River_Basin). The mine is an [open pit](/source/Open-pit_mining) mine that utilizes a combination of cast blast/dozer push and truck/shovel mining methods to strip an average of 165 feet (50.3m) of overburden off of approximately 105 (32.0m) feet of coal. Rawhide produces a low-sulfur, sub-bituminous coal from the Roland and Smith seams. This coal is used for domestic energy generation and shipped to customers via railroad. The mine is currently owned and operated by [Peabody Energy](/source/Peabody_Energy).[1] As of 2009, Rawhide had reserves of 388,000,000 tons (352,000,000 tonnes) of sub-bituminous coal and a maximum permitted production capacity of 24,000,000 tons per year. Typical annual production has been in 12–18 mm ton range for the last several years though. In 2010, the mine produced just over 11,225,000 million [short tons](/source/Short_ton) of coal, making it the 13th-largest producer of coal in the United States.[2] The average quality of the coal shipped from Rawhide is 8,300 BTU/lb, 0.37% sulfur, 5.40% ash, and 1.60% sodium (of the ash). Train loading at the Rawhide mine is done in two passes. The first pass flood-loads the majority of the coal into the rail car while it is under the mine's silos, while a second pass tops off the car to its final target weight ± 250 lbs. Silo capacity at the mine's rail loop, which can accommodate up to three [unit trains](/source/Unit_train), is 78,000 tons.[3] The mine also has an intermediate coal silo that has an 18,000-ton capacity for 10"- run of mine coal and loads trains.[1] ## History The Rawhide Mine shipped its first train of coal in 1977 after beginning pre-production work in 1974. Rawhide mine was previously owned by the Carter Mining Company, a subsidiary of [Exxon](/source/Exxon), before being purchased by [Peabody Energy](/source/Peabody_Energy) on November 1, 1994. [Peabody Energy](/source/Peabody_Energy) runs the Rawhide Mine via its wholly owned subsidiary, the Caballo Coal Company. Production at the mine has been continuous since its opening except for an 18-month period beginning in late 1999, when the mine was idled due to market conditions. Mining operations resumed at Rawhide in 2001 with coal shipments resuming in 2002.[1] In 1982, Rawhide mine was the recipient of the [Sentinels of Safety Award](/source/Sentinels_of_Safety_Award) from the [Mine Safety and Health Administration](/source/Mine_Safety_and_Health_Administration) (MSHA), in the large surface coal mine category.[4] The Sentinels of Safety is awarded annually by MSHA to the safest mine in each of several categories. Approximately 30% of Rawhide Mine's production was sent to [Monticello Steam Electric Station](/source/Monticello_Steam_Electric_Station) in [Texas](/source/Texas) before closing in January 2018.[5][6] Another customer from Texas, [Big Brown Power Plant](/source/Big_Brown_Power_Plant), closed the following month.[7] ## Production [8][9] Year Coal production Employees 2018 9,504,750 110 2017 10,346,144 101 2016 8,079,139 85 2015 15,167,996 193 2014 15,473,474 212 2013 14,246,329 203 2012 14,721,376 212 2011 15,011,017 223 2010 11,229,907 180 2009 15,842,274 227 2008 18,409,307 219 2007 17,155,361 234 2006 17,092,993 170 2005 12,430,351 131 2004 6,869,989 69 2003 3,632,940 32 2002 3,484,619 23 2001 0 8 2000 0 2 1999 807,892 19 1998 5,390,400 63 1997 10,705,680 157 1996 15,068,358 166 1995 15,355,000 166 1994 12,858,787 176 1993 9,863,923 181 1992 8,629,624 192 1991 11,767,143 192 1990 11,438,719 177 1989 10,628,737 173 1988 10,810,785 167 1987 10,672,913 174 1986 12,403,975 180 1985 12,236,695 182 1984 9,351,952 204 1983 8,614,552 225 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 *No published, public data was found on the internet for these production periods. ## References 1. ["Rawhide Mine"](http://www.peabodyenergy.com/content/275/Publications/Fact-Sheets/Rawhide-Mine). *Peabody Energy website*. Peabody Energy. Retrieved 2012-08-24. 1. ["Coal-Production-Historical Coal Production by Mine Type - 2010"](http://www.eia.gov/coal/data.cfm#production). [Energy Information Administration](/source/Energy_Information_Administration) of the [Department of Energy](/source/United_States_Department_of_Energy). Retrieved 2012-08-24. 1. ["Mine Guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101121025048/http://bnsf.com/customers/pdf/mineguide.pdf#page=17). *BNSF website*. BNSF. Archived from [the original](http://www.bnsf.com/customers/pdf/mineguide.pdf#page=17) on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 1. ["Drilling and Blasting in Thick Seam Coal Mines in the Powder River Basin"](http://www.isee.org/tis/Proceed/General/84gen/8416g.pdf). International Society for Explosives Engineer. 1984. Retrieved July 3, 2010. 1. ["How Texas Coal Plant Closure Affects Peabody Energy"](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-texas-coal-plant-closure-affects-peabody-energy-2017-10-13). *24/7 Wall St.*. MarketWatch. October 13, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017. 1. Osborne, James (October 6, 2017). ["Vistra closing mega coal plant in East Texas"](http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Vistra-closing-mega-coal-plant-in-East-Texas-12258064.php). *Houston Chronicle*. Retrieved October 6, 2017. 1. Richards, Heather (February 12, 2018). ["Wyoming coal customer closes in Texas as planned"](http://trib.com/business/energy/wyoming-coal-customer-closes-in-texas-as-planned/article_72ab056a-0608-5f98-82db-81d8aa2ab918.html). *Casper Star-Tribune Online*. Retrieved February 14, 2018. 1. ["Rawhide Data"](http://www.wma-minelife.com/coal/prbc/rawhide.htm). Wyoming Mining Association. May 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 1. ["MSHA Mine ID 4800993"](https://arlweb.msha.gov/drs/drshome.htm). 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