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Coal mines in Wyoming: 17 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 17 open coal mines in Wyoming, run by 13 operators and employing 3,663 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 2,128 citations and orders there with $1,873,385 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 273 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC; Eagle Specialty Materials LLC; Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 17
- Operators
- 13
- Employees
- 3,663
- Active
- 15
- Temporarily Idled
- 1
- NonProducing
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 2,128
- Significant and substantial
- 294 (13.8%)
- Closure orders
- 17
- High negligence or reckless
- 103
- Proposed penalties
- $1,873,385
- Amount paid so far
- $1,471,296
- Inspections
- 384
- Inspector hours on site
- 19,941
- Citations per inspection
- 5.54 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 384
- Injury and illness cases
- 273
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Wyoming
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC | 2 | 444 | 465 | $402,022 | 52 |
| Eagle Specialty Materials LLC | 2 | 472 | 326 | $204,650 | 35 |
| Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC | 2 | 276 | 251 | $117,873 | 21 |
| Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC | 2 | 645 | 157 | $77,697 | 20 |
| Peabody Powder River Mining LLC | 1 | 1,207 | 593 | $824,449 | 86 |
| Buckskin Mining Company | 1 | 120 | 130 | $114,930 | 8 |
| Kemmerer Operations, LLC | 1 | 155 | 108 | $100,542 | 27 |
| Black Hills Energy | 1 | 53 | 45 | $13,606 | 4 |
| Black Butte Coal Company | 1 | 59 | 23 | $8,022 | 6 |
| Bridger Coal Company | 1 | 160 | 16 | $4,895 | 12 |
| Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc | 1 | 67 | 14 | $4,699 | 2 |
| Brook Mining Company, LLC | 1 | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| Green Bridge Holdings, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Wyoming
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Powder River Mining LLC | 1 | 1,207 | 593 | $824,449 | 86 |
| Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC | 2 | 444 | 465 | $402,022 | 52 |
| Eagle Specialty Materials LLC | 2 | 472 | 326 | $204,650 | 35 |
| Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC | 2 | 276 | 251 | $117,873 | 21 |
| Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC | 2 | 645 | 157 | $77,697 | 20 |
| Buckskin Mining Company | 1 | 120 | 130 | $114,930 | 8 |
| Kemmerer Operations, LLC | 1 | 155 | 108 | $100,542 | 27 |
| Black Hills Energy | 1 | 53 | 45 | $13,606 | 4 |
| Black Butte Coal Company | 1 | 59 | 23 | $8,022 | 6 |
| Bridger Coal Company | 1 | 160 | 16 | $4,895 | 12 |
| Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc | 1 | 67 | 14 | $4,699 | 2 |
| Brook Mining Company, LLC | 1 | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| Green Bridge Holdings, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Antelope Rochelle Mine | Peabody Powder River Mining LLC | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 1,207 | 593 |
| Black Thunder | Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 408 | 394 |
| Belle Ayr Mine | Eagle Specialty Materials LLC | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 240 | 207 |
| Caballo Mine | Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 163 | 131 |
| Buckskin Mine | Buckskin Mining Company | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 120 | 130 |
| Rawhide Mine | Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 113 | 120 |
| Eagle Butte Mine | Eagle Specialty Materials LLC | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 232 | 119 |
| Kemmerer Mine | Kemmerer Operations, LLC | Lincoln County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 155 | 108 |
| Cordero Rojo Mine | Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 215 | 79 |
| Antelope Coal Mine | Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC | Converse County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 430 | 78 |
| Coal Creek Mine | Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 36 | 71 |
| Wyodak Mine | Black Hills Energy | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 53 | 45 |
| Black Butte And Leucite Hills Mines | Black Butte Coal Company | Sweetwater County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 59 | 23 |
| Jim Bridger Mine | Bridger Coal Company | Sweetwater County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 160 | 16 |
| Dry Fork Mine | Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 67 | 14 |
| Brook Mine | Brook Mining Company, LLC | Sheridan County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 5 | 0 |
| Synthetic Fuels | Green Bridge Holdings, Inc. | Campbell County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 0 |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 456 | 71 | $367,821 | 55 |
| 2023 | 561 | 67 | $415,231 | 72 |
| 2024 | 441 | 60 | $604,817 | 54 |
| 2025 | 395 | 57 | $337,564 | 45 |
| 2026 | 275 | 39 | $147,952 | 47 |
Standards cited most at coal mines in Wyoming
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 77.1104 | Surface coal mines, safety | 223 |
| 30 CFR 77.502 | Surface coal mines, safety | 185 |
| 30 CFR 77.404 | Surface coal mines, safety | 168 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 149 |
| 30 CFR 77.1605 | Surface coal mines, safety | 127 |
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 102 |
| 30 CFR 77.1607 | Surface coal mines, safety | 101 |
| 30 CFR 77.410 | Surface coal mines, safety | 71 |
| 30 CFR 77.400 | Surface coal mines, safety | 71 |
| 30 CFR 77.502-2 | Surface coal mines, safety | 71 |
| 30 CFR 77.512 | Surface coal mines, safety | 69 |
| 30 CFR 77.505 | Surface coal mines, safety | 56 |
| 30 CFR 77.205 | Surface coal mines, safety | 53 |
| 30 CFR 77.516 | Surface coal mines, safety | 50 |
| 30 CFR 77.1101 | Surface coal mines, safety | 32 |
Injury and illness cases at coal mines in Wyoming
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 4 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 154 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 115 |
What the accident reports at coal mines in Wyoming describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Fire | 99 |
| Handling of materials | 92 |
| Slip or fall of person | 71 |
| Machinery | 30 |
| Powered haulage | 30 |
| Other | 21 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 16 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 7 |
| All other occupational illnesses | 5 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 4 |
Equipment named in accident reports at coal mines in Wyoming
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 29 |
| Shovel | 18 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 16 |
| Bulldozer | 15 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 13 |
| Trucks | 9 |
| Mancar | 5 |
| Road grader | 4 |
| Front-end loader | 3 |
| Tugger | 2 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.