Coal in Campbell County

by Mary Kelley, the Campbell County Rockpile Museum

Overview

In his Annual Report of the Territorial Geologist to the Governor of Wyoming 1890, Louis D. Ricketts wrote, "The coal of this district has little other use than that of supplying a local market." Years later, nothing could be further from the truth. The United States uses approximately one billion tons of coal a year, with about 390 million tons coming from Campbell County, Wyoming. Since large-scale commercial coal production began in Campbell County in the mid-1970s, most coal companies have changed names, owners, and boundaries several times. To let those changes go unrecorded would be to lose the very beginning of coal in Campbell County.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467130172
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/12/2013
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Born in Indiana, Mary Kelley has called Gillette home since 1994. A board member of the Campbell County Historical Society and past board member of the Wyoming State Historical Society, Kelley enjoys life in Gillette, where everyone is either in the energy industry or in a company that serves the industry. Established in 1974, the Campbell County Rockpile Museum serves as the local history center for the residents and visitors of Campbell County, Wyoming. The museum's mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret the artifacts and documents pertaining to the county's history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The Lost Mines 9

2 The CCC Years 21

3 Ayrshire to AMAX to Alpha 29

4 Sun Oil to Cloud Peak 43

5 Peabody Energy 53

6 Wyodak 63

7 Ashland Coal to ARCO to Arch 73

8 Buckskin and Dry Fork 85

9 Serving the Industry 93

10 Safety Is No Accident 111