Coal production in the Powder River Basin totaled over about 13.4 million st in the second quarter, down 13.4% from the previous quarter and down 11% from the year-ago period, Mine Health and Safety Administration data showed. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Peabody Energy’s North Antelope Rochelle mine, the basin’s largest mine, produced 17.5 million st, down 18% from Q4 2019 and down 13.7% year on year. The basin’s second largest mine, Arch Coal’s Black Thunder mine, produced 13.7 million st in the most recent quarter, down 22.1% from the quarter before and down 16.8% from Q1 2019. Four mines during the first quarter rose from the previous quarter, including Peabody’s Caballo mine, Blackjewel’s Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr’s mines, Cloud Peak’s Spring […]