Eagle Butte Mine

The Eagle Butte mine is a coal mine located 7 miles north of in the United States in the coal-rich Powder River Basin. The mine is an open pit, "truck and shovel", mine producing a low-sulfur, sub-bituminous coal from the Roland and Smith seams that is used for domestic energy generation.
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: open pit coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming
  • Also known as: Eagle Butte

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gillette-Campbell County Airport and Rawhide Butte.

Aerodrome
Photo: Mr. Satterly, CC0.
Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport is five miles northwest of in . It has scheduled airline flights. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 29,271 passenger boardings in calendar year 2016 and 28,383 in 2017. is situated 2 miles southwest of Eagle Butte Mine.

Peak
Photo: Mr. Satterly, CC0.
is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Eagle Butte Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gillette.

is a city in halfway between Sundance and on I-90. is a coal mining town with a population of about 33,000.

Eagle Butte Mine

Latitude
44.37292° or 44° 22′ 23″ north
Longitude
-105.51778° or 105° 31′ 4″ west
Open location code
85PP9FFJ+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 140233620
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Wiki­data ID
Q5325038
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eagle Butte Mine Viewing Area and Rawhide Park.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Rawhide Village and Rawhide Elementary School.

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