Coal Mining Projects
WESTECH has provided environmental consulting services for over 50 different coal mining projects. The following list identifies a selection of some of our coal projects.
| Project | Work Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Geology Associates, Ltd. | Technical assistance to New Zealand Ministry of Works in review of mining plans and development of rehabilitation plans for three alternative lignite mines (for New Zealand Liquid Fuels Trust Board). | South Island, New Zealand |
| Baukol-Noonan, Inc. | Baseline wildlife inventories for two coal mining areas (Central and Larson mines). | central and northwestern North Dakota |
| BMP Investments | Vegetation, spring/seep, aquatics and wildlife monitoring studies since 1991 in the Bull Mountains. | Musselshell County, Montana |
| BMP Power | Vegetation, wildlife, soils, AVF, Prime Farmland and reclamation portions of application for Section 15 mine. | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Coal Creek Mining Company | Complete baseline environmental inventories, mine permit application (including reclamation plan), coal mining project. | Powder River County, Montana |
| Cyprus Coal Company | Bond release application, Kendrick Ranch exploration project. | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Cyprus Shoshone Coal Company | Permit transfer and renewal for underground coal mine. | Hanna, Wyoming |
| Decker Coal Company | Baseline vegetation inventory, permit applications and reclamation plan, hydrologic assessment; Phase II and III bond release (West Decker, East Decker, and North Decker Mines; Whitney Mine). | eastern Montana, northern Wyoming |
| Divide Coal Company | Complete baseline inventories and permit application for surface coal mine (Bull Mountains). | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Eckhoff, Watson and Preator | Wildlife and vegetation reconnaissance for underground coal mine. | Near Price, Utah |
| Encoal | Mild gasification demonstration project: wetlands, threatened and endangered species, reclamation studies and environmental report for Department of Energy. | Near Gillette, Wyoming |
| Falcon Flight, Inc. | Aerial inventory, winter antelope distribution. | northeastern Wyoming |
| Golder Associates | Vegetation, wildlife and wetlands baseline inventories (Nelson Creek Project). | McCone County, Montana |
| (Great Northern Power Development) | Vegetation, wildlife and wetlands baseline inventories (South Heart Project). | Stark County, North Dakota |
| Knife River Coal Mining Co. | Baseline inventories in geology, soils, vegetation, wildlife and hydrology; federal/state regulatory agency liaison; permitting for surface coal mine (Savage Mine). | Richland County, Montana |
| Knife River Coal Mining Co. | Baseline wildlife study (New Leipzig Mine). | southwestern North Dakota |
| Louisiana Land and Exploration | Baseline inventories; vegetation, soils, surface and groundwater hydrology for surface and underground coal mine (Bull Mountains). | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Maple Carpenter Creek | Baseline inventories and test pit application (Carpenter Creek Project). | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Maple Carpenter Creek | Environmental project management for Snider Ranch Project. | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Meridian Minerals | Vegetation, spring/seep, aquatics and wildlife baseline and monitoring studies; reclamation planning for underground coal mine (Bull Mountains). | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Montana Dept. of Health and Environmental Services Water Quality Bureau | Statewide groundwater pollution and environmental sciences inventory, water quality impacts of mining and mineral fuels development, water quality impacts of silvicultural practices (Statewide 208 projects, EPA funded). | Montana (Statewide) |
| Montana Department of State Lands | Environmental analysis for 1983 construction grant application to OSM. | Montana (Statewide) |
| Montana Department of State Lands | Hazardous mine opening inventory and grant application. | Montana (Statewide) |
| Montana Department of State Lands | Develop master plan for reclamation of abandoned mine land sites, Belt Creek and Sand Coulee areas. | Near Great Falls, Montana |
| Montana Department of State Lands | Develop engineering and reclamation plans for abandoned mine lands. | Montana (Statewide) |
| Montco | Wildlife monitoring; vegetation monitoring; EIS/application for mining permit, reclamation plan development - surface coal mine | Rosebud County, Montana |
| Montco (Cook Mountain) | Wildlife reconnaissance, potential surface coal mine. | Rosebud County, Montana |
| MSE-HKM | Wildlife, vegetation and wetlands portion of an EA (for the BIA) to assess impacts of proposed exploratory drilling of coal reserves on the Crow Indian Reservation. | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Nance Brown Fee Coal Properties | Alluvial valley floor study, Tongue River. | Rosebud County, Montana |
| Navajo Transitional Energy Company | Re-delineation of wetlands within the mine boundary; wetland mitigation design and monitoring (Spring Creek Mine). | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Northwestern Resources Company | Baseline vegetation and hydrology inventories for surface coal mine (Grass Creek Mine). | Hot Springs County, Wyoming |
| Peabody Coal Company | Reclamation and reference area monitoring; wildlife monitoring (Big Sky Mine). | Rosebud County, Montana |
| Peabody Coal Company | Comprehensive baseline vegetation inventory, alluvial valley floor investigation (Big Sky Mine Area B). | Rosebud County, Montana |
| P-M Coal Mining Company | Complete baseline inventories and permit application for surface coal mine (Bull Mountains). | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Shell Mining Company | General contractor for coal permit application; baseline inventories; reclamation plan; wetlands delineation and mitigation (North Rochelle Mine). | Campbell County, Wyoming |
| Shell Oil Company (Mining Ventures) | Detailed baseline inventories, reclamation plan and comprehensive OSM application review for coal mine and railroad corridor (Youngs Creek Mine). | Big Horn County, Montana and Sheridan County, Wyoming |
| Shell Oil Company (Mining Ventures) | Detailed baseline inventories and reclamation plan for coal mine (Pearl Project). | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Signal Peak Energy | Baseline inventories for mine expansion. | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Spectrum Engineering | Landowner identification and consent, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. | Park, Yellowstone, Musselshell Counties, Montana |
| Stearns-Roger, Inc. | Evaluation of baseline data for reclamation planning for coal operation (Pearl Area). | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Tennaco | Initial evaluation of vegetation and reclamation issues, potential coal gasification development. | Wibaux County, Montana |
| Triton Coal Company | General contractor for coal permit application; baseline inventories; reclamation plan; wetlands delineation and mitigation; permit revisions (Buckskin Mine). | Campbell County, Wyoming |
| TR Railroad Inc. | Vegetation, soils, wildlife, geology and climate literature review and reconnaissance. Soil survey - discussion of mitigation measures and impacts for preferred and alternative routes. Biological Assessment for endangered or threatened species. Initial Waters of the U.S. inventory and preparation of conceptual habitat mitigation plan. | Custer, Rosebud, and Big Horn Counties, Montana |
| Wesco Resources | Supplemental wildlife information for coal lease properties, and proposed railroad route and alternatives. | Custer, Rosebud, and Big Horn Counties, Montana |
| Western Energy Company | Baseline vegetation, wildlife and hydrologic inventories, environmental impact assessment (Pine Hills Project). | Rosebud and Custer Counties, Montana |
| Western Energy Company | Inventory to monitor vegetation trend and gather data for preparation of revegetation success standards. | Rosebud County, Montana |
| Western Energy Company | Detailed wildlife inventory of proposed coal lease area. | McCone County, Montana |
| Western Energy Company | Reclamation design and bond release. | Rosebud County, Montana |
| Westmoreland Resources | Baseline wildlife, vegetation and wetlands inventories of four mine expansion areas (1991, 2003, 2005, 2008); assistance with preparation of permit applications (Absaloka Mine). | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Westmoreland Resources | Hydrologic investigations, analysis of baseline environmental inventories for county road relocation, permit assistance and mine plan; vegetation inventory of riparian drainages. | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Westmoreland Resources | Revegetation and wildlife monitoring of reclaimed areas (1984 – present). | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Westmoreland Resources | Phase II and Phase III bond release revegetation inventories. | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Westmoreland Resources | Comprehensive review, reformat and interpretation of all vegetation baseline data collected 1978 to present for use in reclamation planning and development of revegetation success standards. | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Westmoreland Resources | Baseline wildlife, vegetation, wetlands, and soils inventories of proposed mine expansion into Crow Indian Reservation (2005); assistance with permit applications. | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Yellowstone Coal Company | Baseline vegetation inventory. | Musselshell County, Montana |
| Youngs Creek Mining Company | Permit applications for railroad spur. | Big Horn County, Montana |
| Zeigler Coal | Permit transfer, revisions to permits and Nationwide 21 404 permits for two coal mines. | Campbell County, Wyoming |