Caballo Rojo
Owner
Location
22 miles southeast of Gillette, Wyoming
Rail Loading Point
Rojo Junction, Wyoming (Campbell County)
Mine Type
Surface dragline operation
Recoverable Reserves
355 million tons
Annual Production
1995--16.8 million tons
1996--15.1 million tons
Current Annual Production Capacity
Permitted for 30 million tons
Rail Loading Point Storage Capacity
28,000 tons (two silos).
Loadout Description and/or Configuration
Flood loading. Two trains can be loaded simultaneously.
Weighing System
Weigh-in-motion track scales and precision top-off system.
Loading Rate per Hour
8,000 tons (4,000 tons per loadout)
Storage Recharge Rate
4,000 tons per hour
Load Track Configuration and Capacity
Two loop tracks capable of holding four unit trains on site.
Coal Specifications
Sub-bituminous, 8,450 Btu/lb., 0.32% Sulphur
| proximate analysis (%) | |
| Typical as Received: | |
| Moisture | 30.15 |
| Ash | 5.15 |
| Volatile Matter | 30.57 |
| Fixed Carbon | 33.81 |
| Fusion Temperature of ash (°F) | |
| Reducing atmosphere: | |
| Initial | 2,056 |
| Fluid | 2,142 |
| other characteristics | |
| Sodium as % of Ash | 1.60 |
| Size | 2" x 0" |