Cordero Rojo Mine

The Cordero Rojo Mine is a coal mining complex located in the state of Wyoming in the United States, in the coal-rich Powder River Basin. The mine is of open pit construction and employs several dragline excavators. Two coal-processing facilities are located on-site, and crushed coal is shipped by rail to electric utility customers in the south and west of the United States. The mine employs between 430 and 540 people. The mining complex is wholly owned by Cloud Peak Energy. Cloud Peak Energy acquired the mine in 2010 from Rio Tinto Energy America.

Cordero Rojo Mine

The Cordero Rojo Mine is a coal mining complex located in the state of Wyoming in the United States, in the coal-rich Powder River Basin. The mine is of open pit construction and employs several dragline excavators. Two coal-processing facilities are located on-site, and crushed coal is shipped by rail to electric utility customers in the south and west of the United States. The mine employs between 430 and 540 people. The mining complex is wholly owned by Cloud Peak Energy. Cloud Peak Energy acquired the mine in 2010 from Rio Tinto Energy America.