Mine · Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States
Black Butte And Leucite Hills Mines
Black Butte And Leucite Hills Mines is a mine in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, owned by Lighthouse Resources Inc; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sweetwater County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | coal (mainly coal) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Lighthouse Resources Inc; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Black Butte Coal Company | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 421,878 t/year (in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 1,606,997 t/year (in 2021) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 1,453,134 t/year (in 2023) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 1,846,692 t/year (in 2022) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 393,575 t/year (in 2024) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 58 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.6189, -108.6664 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Lighthouse Resources Inc; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation on record as owner
- Production: 1,606,997 t/year
- Production: 1,846,692 t/year
- Production: 1,453,134 t/year
- Production: 393,575 t/year
- Production: 421,878 t/year
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 1 power plant (2,326 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bridger | Power plant | 2,326 MW | Operating | 17 km |
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.