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History - 2018.058.0004a-j
Packet containing the history of Wyoming Operations, with summaries for each decade from the 1970s to 2001. The history of AMAX, Inc. and the creation of Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines are included, as well as information about changes in mine ownership over time. There are 10 pages.
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History - 2018.058.0020a-n
Packet of information about Cyprus Amax Coal Company, achievements in the coal industry in Wyoming, the larger impact of coal, surface coal mining, backfilling and land reclamation, shipping history and other records from 1972-1995 for Eagle Butte Mine and Belle Ayr Mine, employment statistics, mining equipment descriptions, geological summary of the Wyodak coal seam of the Eastern Powder River Basin, table of 1994 coal production numbers for eac...
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History - 2018.058.0038a-n
Packet of information about achievements in the coal industry in Wyoming, the impact of coal, open pit coal mining, backfilling and land reclamation, shipping history and other records from 1972-1993 for Eagle Butte Mine and Belle Ayr Mine, employment statistics, mining equipment descriptions, geological summary of the Wyodak coal seam of the Eastern Powder River Basin, table of 1992 coal production numbers for each Powder River Basin mine, and a...
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Manuscript - 2014.029.0002
Autobiography of Oliver H. Hemenway. Published or partially published in "Rockypoint: The Forgotten Four Corners." Donor believes it was written in the 1960s. 78 pages. Typed on Eagle-A Type-Erase typing paper. Chapters: Preface Introduction The Trip from Belle Fourche to Rockypoint 1911 Freighting 1911 First Rattlesnake 1911 Freighting for Parks, etc 1912 Establishing Residence on Homestead 1912 Visitor Another Incident More Vis...
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Manuscript - 2014.029.0002
Autobiography of Oliver H. Hemenway. Published or partially published in "Rockypoint: The Forgotten Four Corners." Donor believes it was written in the 1960s. 78 pages. Typed on Eagle-A Type-Erase typing paper. Chapters: Preface Introduction The Trip from Belle Fourche to Rockypoint 1911 Freighting 1911 First Rattlesnake 1911 Freighting for Parks, etc 1912 Establishing Residence on Homestead 1912 Visitor Another Incident More Vis...
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Map - 2018.058.0005b
Map of Wyoming coal mining operations that was printed from the Wyoming Mining Association's website that is no longer active (http://www.wma-minelife.com/ coal/coalfrm/coalmap.htm). The map contains areas that are marked as coal fields, coal regions, and coal mines, with the majority of the mines located in the Powder River Basin in Northeastern Wyoming.
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Map - 2018.058.0017
Map of the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks and projected tracks in the Powder River Basin. The operating coal mines and projected coal mines (several of which were never opened) are marked along the railroad tracks. According to the donor, this map was given to Belle Ayr Mine by the Burlington Northern Railroad Company and was used to provide information on mine tours.
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Map - 2018.058.0029
Map of active and inactive coal mines in Campbell County. The mine sections have been filled with colors that occasionally repeat; there is no map key, so it can be assumed that the colors only differentiate the mines from each other and the rest of the map.
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Postcard - 2009.014.0006
Unused color photo postcard. Photo is of the Wyodak Coal Mine, Gillette, Wyoming. Date unknown. May be from the 1950s or 1960s. Description on reverse reads, "Wonderful Wyoming. The Wyodak Coal Mine is located just east of Gillette, Wyoming, known as the largest lignite deposit in the world and has long been a major industry in Campbell County." Image shows an open pit with several pieces of machinery operating.
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Postcard - 2010.002.0078
Used color image postcard. Image depicts Wyodak Coal Mine - Largest of its kind Gillette, Wyoming. Published for W H Edelman, Jr Gillette, WY. Written on the back: Tom Miller 1930 W Amelia Apt 3 Phoenix, 85015.
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Postcard - 2023.014.0087
The postcardis a photograph of the Wyodak Coal Mine. The sign has personified a bolt of electricity into a stick figure. The figure is outfitted with a coal mine hat and boots. The icons nose is a light bulb. The signs typed text reads WYODAK RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CORP. OPEN 24 HRS. WYODAK COAL LUMP STOKER CLOSED SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS. To the left of the sign is a plains, mountains, and the coal mine. At the coal mine a rail road train is filling ...
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Postcard - 2023.014.0088
A aerial photograph of Wyodak Coal Mine is displayed on the postcard. In the photograph one can see plains and roads surrounding the mine. Beyond the coal mine is a railroad. On the railroad track is a long line of railroad cars. Electrical poles and lines are spread around the mine.
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Postcard - 2023.014.0089
The postcard is a colored drawing the Wyodak Coal Mine. Mutiple different depths of mining is shown in the postcard. Spread around the surrounding area around the mine is electrical lines and plains. The black text at the top reads Wydodak Coal Mine, Gillette, Wyoming "Largest Open Strip Mine in the World." The Wydodak on the postcard is misspelled. The correct spelling is Wyodak.On the back of the postcard is handwritting that reads 4. There is ...
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Postcard - 2023.014.0090
The postcard is a photograph of the Wyodak coal mine. Mutiple pieces of minning equipment can be seen including four vehicals, an unidentifial structure, and a large green crane near the bottom of the photograph. Beyond the mine is plains and road. On the back of the postcard is two different handwritings. The handwriting in pen reads Hi John Its Sunday July 3 we [illegable] now [illegable] yellow stone saw two bears already on road. It [illegabl...
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Postcard - 2023.014.0091
The postcard is a photograph of the Wyodak Coal Mine in Gillette, Wyoming. At the base of the large, green crane is a truck. The crane is filling up the truck bed with coal while another one drives down the hill to get more coal. Other coal minning equpiment can be seen in the picture, an unidentified structure, and minning carts. Next to the carts is a pile of coal. An electrical pole and wires are present in the mine. Beyond the site is plains...
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Postcard, Picture - 2015.037.0004
Unused color image postcard of Wyodak Coal Mine. Captioned ono the back is "The Wyodak Coal Mine along U.S. Highway 14-16 and interstate 90, and east of Gillette, Wyoming, 6 miles is the largest strip coal mine in the world and Black Hills Power & Light Company's electrical generating plant supplies electrical power to Gillette, and a 3 county R.E.A. line area." On the back is "J1920 Photo by Art Dexter".
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