Dry Fork Mine
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The Dry Fork mine is a coal mine located 8 miles north of Gillette, Wyoming in the United States in the coal-rich Powder River Basin. The mine is an open pit mine that utilizes truck and shovel mining method to mine a low-sulfur, sub-bituminous coal that is used for domestic energy generation and shipped to customers via railroad. In 2011, the mine began supplying coal to the newly constructed Dry Fork power station that was constructed adjacent to the mine. The mine is currently owned and operated by Western Fuels Association.
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Location: 44.3831, -105.455, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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Unknown ⓘ
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Wyodak Mine ⓘ
open-pit coal mine in Wyodak, Wyoming, United States in Powder River Basin.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | mine | Unknown | mine, Peabody Energy, surface mine, coal mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | 1923 | Wyodak Mine | Black Hills Corporation, coal mine | Wikidata |