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The Eagle Butte Mine identifies the coal-rich Powder River Basin in Wyoming. It is located 7 miles north of Gillette, Wyoming, and is an open-pit mine that produces subitominous coal from Roland and Smith seams.
In 2005, the mine was awarded because of the superior quality of its shrub patches on its reclamation.
Reclamation and revegetation are requirements by federal law to companies after the removal of the coal.