Wyoming Coal Mine Struck by Tornado to Resume Operations by Tuesday - Reports

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) (St. Louis, Missouri) said it expects to resume operations at its North Antelope/Rochelle Coal Mine in northeast Wyoming after a tornado struck the facility last Friday, according to news accounts.

In a Sunday statement to Cowboy State Daily, Peabody said the mine should resume loading trains with coal "within 48 hours," but added other parts of the mine will require repairs to power lines. In addition, rail cars that were overturned need to be recovered.

The company began returning the mine, which sits 60 miles south of Gillette, to partial operations on Saturday. "Initially, focus will be on restoring the train loading dock and the NARM (North Antelope/Rochelle Mine) North facility, where some power has been restored," Peabody added.

Eight people were injured when the tornado struck the west side of the mine site on Friday, according to news accounts. The tornado also leveled one building and flipped buses.

According to the Peabody Energy website, the mine produced 60.4 million tons of coal in 2022 and features 1.4 billion tons of proven and probable reserves.

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