Case Study
North Rochelle
CASE STUDY – OPEN CAST COAL Customer Profile • Operated by Triton Coal and owned by Vulcan Capital Management. • Located 60 miles south of Gillette, Wyoming in the Powder River Basin. • Annual coal production - 24 million tons. • Coal specifications - 8,800 Btu/lb and 0.2% sulphur. • The first new large scale coal mine opened in the USA in 15 years. The Situation • Extremely competitive marketplace means focus is continually on finding more effi