Center Mine

Center Mine is a surface coal mine near Center, North Dakota. The mine is owned and operated by BNI Coal Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE. The mine supplies lignite coal to fuel the nearby Milton R. Young Station, Units I and II. Each year BNI Coal mines about 4.5 million tons of lignite.

Mine Data

 * MSHA ID:	3200218
 * Owner: BNI Coal Ltd.
 * Parent company: ALLETE
 * Location: Center, North Dakota
 * GPS coordinates: 47.083098,-101.294289
 * Production: 4,500,000 tons
 * Type of coal: Lignite
 * Mine type: Surface
 * Equipment: Draglines
 * Number of employees: 140

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