USA San Juan coal mine area to be expanded

摘要

The US Department of the Interior’s Office of SurfaceMining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) isconsidering a plan to add approximately 4465 acres to theapproved mining plan area of the San Juan mine in NewMexico. The proposed action would add approximately10 - 15 years to the life of the underground mine,authorising the mining of approximately 53 million t offederal coal. The underground facility is located about16 miles west of the city of Farmington in San Juan Countyand currently employs 282 people. The mine is projected toproduce an average of 3 million tpy.