Mug AMAX Coal Co Ceramic Coffee Cup Belle Ayr Mine 1982 Safety Award

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Mug AMAX Coal Co Ceramic Coffee Cup Belle Ayr Mine 1982 Safety Award :
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AMAX Safety Award 1982
Belle Ayr Mine
DetailsFooted Ceramic Mug / Coffee CupOff whiteMining Dump Truck Design
ConditionExcellent Used ConditionLogo Clear and brightBlack and White Pencil - type drawingNo chips, cracks, or stainsHistory from WikipediaTheBelle Ayrmine is acoal minelocated 18 miles southeast ofGillette,Wyomingin the United Statesin the coal-richPowder River Basin.
The mine is anopen pit\"truck and shovel\"mineproduced a low-sulfursub-bituminous coalfrom the Wyodak-Anderson seam used for domestic energy generation.
Coal producedis shipped to its customers viarailroadThe mine is currently owned and operatedbyAlpha Natural Resourcesafter being acquired in a mergerwithFoundation Coalin 2009

The Belle Ayr Mine began operations in 1972

and is the oldest, non-captive mine in thePowder River Basin.

Since mining operations began

the mine has shipped over 574 million tons of coal to its customers.[4]

The Belle Ayr mine has changed hands many times through mergers and sales.

Previous owners include AMAX, Cyprus AMAX, RAG, and Foundation Coal.

In 2007, Belle Ayr was awarded a Director\'s Award

from theOffice of Surface Mining

for itsrestorationwork onCaballo Creek

which winds its way through the Belle Ayr Mine property.[5]