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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:annualCoalProduction
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hundreds of millions of tons
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 19,500 square miles
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gptkbp:climate
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semi-arid
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gptkbp:coalExportedTo
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gptkb:Midwest
gptkb:Texas
Southeast
international markets
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gptkbp:coalProduction
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over 40% of U.S. coal
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gptkbp:coalQuality
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low ash
low sulfur
sub-bituminous
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Fort_Union_Formation
gptkb:Tongue_River_Member
gptkb:Wyodak_coal_seam
gptkb:Wasatch_Formation
sub-bituminous coal
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gptkbp:decliningProductionSince
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2010s
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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gptkb:Great_Plains
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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gptkb:air_pollution
water usage
land disturbance
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gptkbp:firstCoalMining
|
late 19th century
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gptkbp:geologicalAge
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Paleocene
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gptkbp:hasResource
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gptkb:uranium
fossil fuels
coalbed methane
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Powder River Basin
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gptkbp:knownFor
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coal production
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gptkbp:largestCoalProducingRegionIn
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Montana
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Wyoming
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gptkbp:miningMethod
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surface mining
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Powder_River
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Gillette
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gptkbp:notableCompany
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gptkb:Arch_Resources
gptkb:Cloud_Peak_Energy
gptkb:Navajo_Transitional_Energy_Company
gptkb:Peabody_Energy
gptkb:Kiewit_Corporation
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Antelope_Mine
gptkb:Black_Thunder_Mine
gptkb:Buckskin_Mine
gptkb:Caballo_Mine
gptkb:Coal_Creek_Mine
gptkb:Cordero_Rojo_Mine
gptkb:North_Antelope_Rochelle_Mine
gptkb:Rawhide_Mine
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Northern_Rocky_Mountains
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gptkbp:peakProductionYear
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2008
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gptkbp:railTransport
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gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:BNSF_Railway
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:PRB
gptkb:Laramide_orogeny
gptkb:Gillette,_Wyoming,_United_States
gptkb:Doby’s_Seven_Sisters
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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