Market Experience
Kiewit and its subsidiary Kiewit Mining Group Inc. specialize in mine management, production, maintenance and contract mining ventures. Kiewit Mining Group has demonstrated leadership in the mining industry by winning several awards for mine reclamation and is a technological leader in mine design and production. Our mining team includes some of the most highly skilled and experienced professionals in the industry. We offer a broad range of capabilities — from exploration, geologic analysis, permit applications, and evaluation and feasibility studies to computer-assisted planning, facility design, marketing, contract administration and transportation coordination.
With strong financial stability, enduring ingenuity and evolving technology, Kiewit Mining Group continues to pursue new mining ventures and acquisitions, and is uniquely qualified to handle any size mining operation. Over the last 15 years, Kiewit has performed more than 85 various mining contracts totaling more than $1 billion of revenue. Kiewit subsidiaries have constructed infrastructure and performed mining services at gold mines throughout Nevada and Alaska, as well as diamond and nickel mines at remote locations in three Canadian provinces.
Buckskin Mining Company – Gillette, WY
Buckskin Mining Company is located 10 miles north of Gillette, Wyoming within the Powder River Basin. The Buckskin mine currently has a capacity of 20 million tons per year and can blend its coal product to the customers' exact specifications.
Decker Coal Company – Decker, MT
Operating since 1970 in Big Horn County, Montana, Decker Coal Company is located in the northern Powder River Basin. Under the management of Kiewit Mining Group, Inc., the mine continues to be a modern and productive surface facility that produces economical fuel for today's demanding energy market.
Diavik Diamond Mine – Northwest Territories, Canada
Lac de Gras Constructors, a Kiewit-led joint venture, completed three contracts from January 2000 to March 2003 to construct portions of this diamond mine south of the Arctic Circle. A major feature of the project was the 3.9-km. water retention dike that encircles the diamond deposits – the first dike of its kind constructed in Canada.
Black Butte Coal Company – Point of Rocks, WY
Located in the heart of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, this is the largest, by area, permitted surface mine in the United States. It is a complex multi-pit mine with a capacity of more than 3.5 million tons per year. The facility employs the latest high-production equipment to produce coal that is uniformly high in quality.