Cordero Mine
Owner
Location
30 miles south of Gillette, Wyoming
Rail Loading Point
Cordero, Wyoming (Campbell County)
Mine Type
Surface dragline operation
Recoverable Reserves
350 million tons
Annual Production
1995--14.6 million tons
1996--13.0 million tons
Current Annual Production Capacity
Permitted for 24 million tons
Rail Loading Point Storage Capacity
144,000 tons (slot storage)
Loadout Description and/or Configuration
Flood loading. Two trains can be loaded simultaneously.
Weighing System
Weigh-in-motion track scales.
Loading Rate per Hour
20,000 tons (10,000 tons per hour per loop)
Storage Recharge Rate
5,000 tons per hour
Load Track Configuration and Capacity
Two loop tracks capable of holding four unit trains on site.
Coal Specifications
Sub-bituminous, 8,350 Btu/lb., 0.37% Sulphur
| proximate analysis (%) | |
| Typical as Received: | |
| Moisture | 30.25 |
| Ash | 5.70 |
| Volatile Matter | 31.99 |
| Fixed Carbon | 31.69 |
| Fusion Temperature of ash (°F) | |
| Reducing atmosphere: | |
| Initial | 2,120 |
| Fluid | 2,170 |
| other characteristics | |
| Sodium as % of Ash | 1.31 |
| Size | 2" x 0" |