When were the Peabody mine pipeline and power plant shut down?

December 31, 2005
The Black Mesa Mine’s last day of operation was December 31, 2005. The Office of Surface Mining approved Peabody’s permit request to continue operations at the mine on 22 December 2008.

Is the Black Mesa mine still open?

As the market for coal declined in recent years, both mines shut down — Black Mesa mine closed in 2005, then Kayenta mine closed in 2019. A 1977 law known as the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act requires the company to rehabilitate the sites.

What is mined in Black Mesa?

The Black Mesa mine uses groundwater from the Navajo Aquifer to transport the coal 273 miles to the Mohave Generating Station (MGS) in southern Nevada in a process known as “slurry.” In this process, pulverized coal is mixed with water and then pushed through a pipeline.

When did Kayenta mine close?

The mine delivered its last load of coal to the station in August 2019, and the station closed in November 2019.

How do you say Black Mesa in Navajo?

In Navajo it is called Dziłíjiin (‘Black Mountain’) and during Mexican rule of Arizona it was called Mesa de las Vacas (Spanish for ‘mesa of the cows’). It derives its dark appearance from its pinyon-juniper and mixed conifer woodlands, as well as numerous seams of coal that run through it.

Is there coal in Arizona?

In 2021, coal fueled 13% of the state’s utility-scale net generation, down from 40% a decade earlier. Renewable resources, mostly solar and hydroelectric power, supplied almost all the rest of Arizona’s in-state utility-scale electricity generation in 2021.

What went wrong in Black Mesa?

Occurring on May 16, 200-, the Black Mesa Incident is caused directly by a failed experiment in Sector C, triggering a Resonance Cascade. This leads to the invasion of the facility by Xen creatures and to severe damage, and finally its complete destruction by a thermonuclear bomb.

What is the importance of the Black Mesa?

For the Navajo peoples, Black Mesa is the sacred female mountain, also known as the Female Pollen Range, and is important to the frequently performed Blessingway ceremony.

How many coal mines are in Arizona?

380
In FY 2019, there were 380 active, full-time mines or development projects in the state of Arizona (Richardson and others, 2019).

What is the relationship between the Peabody Coal Company and Navajo and Hopi Black Mesa reservations?

Black Mesa mines: Native Americans demand return of their ancestors’ bones. In 1967 the Peabody coal company came to the Navajo and Hopi reservations in northern Arizona and Utah to excavate a strip mine – but the land it leased from the tribes was on an ancient tribal burial ground.

Is Black Mesa in the Grand Canyon?

The basin comprises primarily the Black Mesa, Painted Desert, and Chinle Valley subdivi- sions; and includes part of the eastern Grand Canyon, Nav- ajo uplands, Monument Valley, Defiance uplift, and Mo- gollon slope (fig. 1).

Who survived the Black Mesa Incident?

Three of the survivors of the initial disaster, Dr. Gina Cross, Dr. Colette Green and Dr. Rosenberg, make their way to the surface and call in the military to help them with the alien onslaught.

What caused the Black Mesa incident?

The Black Mesa Incident was caused directly by an experiment in the Sector C C/33a Test Chamber. The experiment was supposed to analyze the purest sample of Xen crystals, procured by expedition teams in the borderworld. The cause of the Black Mesa incident – The Anti-Mass Spectrometer.