Horizon Mining, LLC
Horizon Mine
HORIZON MINE - Active Operation, Permit ACT/007/020
Coal mining began in 1924 in this area of the North Fork of Gordon Creek when the Consumer Mutual Coal Company was organized, and opened an underground coal mine in the Consumer's Canyon. This operation continued into the 1940's.
The Horizon Mine, permitted and owned by Horizon Mining, LLC, received its mining and reclamation permit from the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining in October 1996. Room and pillar mining methods will be used in the Castlegate "A" Seam and the Hiawatha Seam.
Production at the Horizon Mine commenced on January 21, 1998 in the previously disturbed area. The permitted acreage is 720 acres and the anticipated production is about 500,000 tons per year. Horizon Mining, LLC will apply for a federal coal lease in 1998.
