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US coal, Powder River Basin
Gillette, United States44.29°N 105.50°W
computed criticality10/100
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Powder River (Wyoming/Montana) ~40% of US coal; output declining
2024Fault line
US coal, long a pillar of the country's power, concentrates in the Powder River Basin, now retreating before gas and renewables. A declining giant whose exports still depend on rail and terminals.
Actors
Peabody Energy
Arch Resources
BNSF (rail)
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