Dear Chevron, Thanks for one of the most dangerous coal mines in America. Yours, Kemmerer, WY

Kemmerer, WY

On April 15, 2010, the U.S. Congress' Committee on Education and Labor released a list of the country's 48 most dangerous mines – those with the most outstanding health and safety violations contested by the mine owners – Chevron's Kemmerer mine made the list. It is the largest open pit mine in the country.

Chevron operates the 17th largest U.S. coal company. It owns three coal mines and has plans to develop a fourth. Its mines are in Berry, Alabama (North River), in New Mexico (McKinley) and in Wyoming (Kemmerer). Chevron also owns a 50% interest in Youngs Creek Mining Company LLC, a joint venture to develop a new coalmine in northern Wyoming.


More information on Chevron in Kemmerer, WY can be found in the Alternative Annual Report

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