Permit Number:
19-2P
Operator Name:
Peabody Natural Resources dba Lee Ranch Coal Company
Contacts:
(None)
Stats:
| Surface/Underground:
|
Surface |
| Permit Term:
|
Life of Mine |
| Location:
|
Sec25-28,34-36 T15N R8W
USGS Quad: San Lucas Dam, Piedra De La Aguila
Approximately 10 miles north of San Mateo, NM
MSHA # 2901879 |
| Permit Area: |
9522 |
| Land Ownership: |
Private and State |
| Production: |
No Data |
| Employment: |
235 |
| Coal Geology: |
Coal beds average 1.5 - 6 feet thick, some as thick as 17 feet. |
| Coal Quality: |
Moisture - 15.00%, Ash - 13.00%, Volatiles - 31.00%, Fixed Carbon - 40.00%, Sulfur - 0.83%, BTU per lb - 9900.00 |
| Markets: |
Plains Electric Generating Station, Prewitt, NM; Tuscon Electric Power Company, Springville, AZ. |
| Transportation: |
A 43 mile railroad spur has been constructed to connect the mine with the AT&F main line. |
Acres:
| Year | Acres Disturbed | Acres Disturbed (To Date) | Active Mining | Back Filled/Graded | Seeded/Topsoiled | Phase I | Phase II | Phase III |
| 1997 | 165.0 | 3616.0 | 435.0 | 252.0 | 282.0 | | | |
| 1998 | 194.0 | 3810.0 | 629.0 | 80.0 | 91.0 | | | |
| 1999 | 694.0 | 4504.0 | 1142.0 | 167.0 | 189.0 | | | |
| 2000 | 331.0 | 4835.0 | 1421.0 | 52.0 | 114.0 | | | |
| 2001 | 410.0 | 5245.0 | 1779.0 | 52.0 | 196.0 | | | |
| 2002 | 504.0 | 5749.0 | 2000.0 | 283.0 | 345.0 | | | |
| 2003 | 574.0 | 6323.0 | 2287.0 | 287.0 | 318.0 | | | |
| 2004 | 366.0 | 6280.0 | 2125.0 | 119.0 | 204.0 | | | |
| 2005 | 245.0 | 6525.0 | 2455.0 | 303.0 | 50.0 | | | |
| 2006 | 205.0 | 6730.0 | 2405.0 | 255.0 | 106.0 | | | |
| 2007 | 244.0 | 6769.0 | 2201.0 | 243.0 | | | | |
| 2008 | 182.0 | 6951.0 | 2121.0 | 262.0 | 525.0 | | | |
| 2009 | 82.0 | 7033.0 | 1901.0 | 302.0 | 550.0 | | | |
| 2010 | 99.0 | 7132.0 | 1844.0 | 156.0 | 282.0 | | | |