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FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANTAND NAVAJO MINE ENERGY PROJECT EISABOUTTHENAVAJOCOALMINE
In July 1957, the Navajo Nation granted a mining lease to Utah Construction & Mining Company, which as amended is 33,000 acres.
•ThecoalmineisusedsolelyfortheFourCornersPowerPlant•Coalistransportedtothepowerplantviaadedicated rail system•Approximately8.5milliontonsofcoalisminedannually•Themineprovides500jobs,andapproximately82%of employees are Native American
DEVELOPMENT OF PINABETE AREA• Inspring2012,BHPNavajoCoalCompanysubmittedan applicationtoOSMtodevelopanew5,600-acreminearea withintheexistingNavajoMineLeasearea•ThisnewareaisreferredtoasthePinabetePermitarea•Proposedminingoperationswouldoccuron3,100acresof the5,600-acrenewPinabetePermitarea•Thenewmineareawouldsupplylow-sulfurcoalforupto 25years,atarateof5.8milliontonsperyear
ABOUT THE NAVAJO COAL MINE