Horizon Mine
Owner
Lodestar Energy, Inc.
Marketing Agent
Commonwealth Coal Services, Inc.
Mine Contact
Mark Wayment
(435) 448-9454
P.O. Box 60
Helper, UT 84526
Location
Consumers Canyon, Utah
Rail Loading Point
CV Spur, Utah
Background on Mine
Mine development began in 1996, with first production in January 1998.
Mine Type
Underground/Continuous miners
Recoverable Reserves
19 million tons
Current Annual Production Capacity
1.0 million tons
Rail Loading Point Storage Capacity
150,000 tons
Weighing System
Certified belt scales
Loading Rate per Hour
5,000 tons
Storage Recharge Rate
1,250 tons per hour
Load Track Configuration and Capacity
Loop track for one unit train
Loading Mode
Flood
Train Loading Capacity
12,000 tons
Maximum Cars Per Train
105 cars
Coal Specifications
Bituminous, 12,000 Btu/lb., 0.65% Sulphur
| Proximate Analysis (%) | |
| Moisture | 9.0 |
| Ash | 9.6 |
| Volatile Matter | 40.1 |
| Fixed Carbon | 41.3 |
| Fusion Temperature of Ash (°F) | |
| Initial Deformation | 2,650 |
| Softening | 2,670 |
| Hemispherical | 2,700 |
| Fluid | +2,700 |
| Hard Characteristics | |
| Hardgrove Index | 48 |
| Free Swelling Index | 1 1/2 |