Dry Fork Mine
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gillette and Wyodak.
Gillette
Photo: Mr. Satterly, WTFPL.
Gillette is a city in Northeast Wyoming halfway between Sundance and Sheridan on I-90. Gillette is a coal mining town with a population of about 33,000.
Wyodak
Locality
Photo: Mr. Satterly, WTFPL.
Wyodak is an unincorporated community in east-central Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. Wyodak is situated 6 miles southeast of Dry Fork Mine.
Dry Fork Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Description: coal mine located in Gillette, Wyoming
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Campbell, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.36408° or 44° 21′ 51″ northLongitude
-105.44788° or 105° 26′ 52″ westOpen location code
85PP9H72+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 140233618OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q5309515
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In Other Languages
“Dry Fork Mine” goes by many names.
- French: “mine de Dry Fork”
- French: “Mine de Dry Fork”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garner Lake and Dry Fork Station.
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