Jacobs Ranch Mine

Jacobs Ranch Mine
Location
Jacobs Ranch
Location in Wyoming
StateWyoming
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43°44′52″N 105°16′49″W / 43.74778°N 105.28028°W / 43.74778; -105.28028
Production
ProductsCoal (38,100,000 tons per annum)
Owner
CompanyRio Tinto Energy America (Rio Tinto Group)

Jacobs Ranch Mine is a large open-pit coal mine located 15 miles southeast of Wright, Wyoming in the coal-rich Powder River Basin. In 2007, the mine produced 38.1 million short tons of coal, making it the fourth-largest coal mine by production in the United States.