 This joint company was owned 90% by the "Deseret Generation & Transmission Cooperative", which operated the Bonanza Power Plant, and 10% by Western Fuels Association.Its task was to operate the Deserado Mine and transport the produced coal to the power plant.In December 2001 "Deseret Generation & Transmission Cooperative" bought the 10% share in WFU from Western Fuels Association and changed the name of WFU into "Blue Mountain Energy".