Kayenta Mine

Kayenta mine
Location
Kayenta mine
LocationNavajo Nation, US
StateArizona
CountryUnited States
Coordinates36°31′36″N 110°25′52″W / 36.52667°N 110.43111°W / 36.52667; -110.43111
History
Opened1973
Closed2019
Owner
CompanyPeabody Energy
Websitehttp://www.peabodyenergy.com

The Kayenta mine was a surface coal mine operated by Peabody Western Coal Company, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy) on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona from 1973 to 2019. About 400 acres were mined and reclaimed each year, providing about 8 million tons of coal annually to the Navajo Generating Station.:1