The 25,000-acre Rosebud Mine, located in the northern Powder River Basin near Colstrip, Montana, and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, supplies almost all of its 6-8 million tons of current production – sufficient to power 1 million typical U.S. homes – under long-term contract to the Colstrip Power Station adjacent to the mine.
Colstrip Station, one of the region’s most cost-efficient and cleanest power plants is coveted by North-Western utilities as an essential provider of long-term affordable, reliable baseload power, having been specifically designed to burn Rosebud product.
Working in close cooperation with federal and state authorities, Rosebud engages in advanced reclamation techniques before, during and after mining including soil material salvage and redistribution, backfilling, regrading and contouring, drainage construction, revegetation, and post-mine monitoring to ensure successful return of developed land to previous uses including grazing, pastureland, cropland, and wildlife habitat.
The mine has a close working relationship with the Northern Cheyenne Tribe that includes: a fulltime liaison, preferential hiring, transportation, support for tribal law enforcement, and a college scholarship program.
Rosebud has been recognized with a long list of federal, state and industry environmental and safety awards over its decades of reliable operations.
2011 | Sentinels of Safety Award in the Large Surface Coal Group for Performance in 2011 |
2011 | MSHA Certificate of Achievement in Safety, Large Surface Coal Group – No Lost Work Days |
2011 | MSHA Certificate of Achievement in Safety, Large Coal Processing Facility Group – No Lost Work Days |
2005 | Office of Surface Mining and Enforcement (OSM) – National Award for Excellence in Surface Mining |
2002 | Montana Recreation and Parks Association – Citation of Merit |
Montana Recreation and Parks Association | |
2002 | Citation of Merit |
U.S. Department of the Interior (OSM) – “Excellence in Surface Coal Mining & Reclamation Award” | |
2011 | Directors Award |
2006 | Good Neighbor Award |
2005 | Area A Final Reclamation Design |
1999 | Sharp-tailed Grouse Dancing Ground |
1998 | Eagle Rock Mining – Area C |
1997 | Hall of Fame – Rangeland Reclamation – 1991 |
1997 | Finalist – Eagle Rock Mining – Area C |
1997 | Finalist – Mixed Shrub Reclamation |
1993 | Salvaging Petroglyph in Tact |
1991 | Rangeland Reclamation |
U.S. Department of Energy | |
1987 | Award for Energy Innovation |
Miscellaneous Certificates | |
1985 – 1989 | The Nature Conservancy, Montana Centennial Project – Certification of Appreciation – Conservation of Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse |
1987 | National Institute for Urban Wildlife – Urban Wildlife Sanctuary |
2003 | Award of Excellence – BWE: A Story of Adaptation, Modification and Innovation |
2002 | Award of Excellence – Pushing the Limits – Augering the Final Highwall |
2002 | Award of Excellence – Sharing Our Past With Our Future Projects |
2001 | Award of Excellence – Surface Mining and Reclamation of Abandoned Projects |
Miscellaneous Certificates | |
1985 – 1989 | The Nature Conservancy, Montana Centennial Project – Certification of Appreciation – Conservation of Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse |
1987 | National Institute for Urban Wildlife – Urban Wildlife Sanctuary |
