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In 1947, the family founded Black Hills Bentonite company, which mined bentonite in the Black Hills region in Wyoming. [4] Thorson retired in 1990. Bentonite is typically used in drilling mud for oil and gas wells, it was later discovered that bentonite was a good substance for kitty litter due to its absorptive strength. [1]
The mineral extraction industry, including oil and gas, is the main driver of the Wyoming economy, accounting for more than three-fifths of the state's revenues. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Travel and tourism is the second-largest sector in the state, providing $3.3 billion to the state's economy, with $170 million in tax revenues in 2015, along with 32,000 ...
President Joe Biden issued an order on Monday forcing a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining company to sell land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base, citing national security concerns.. The ...
Mining operations are carried out on an area of approximately 23,500 acres (9,500 ha), and for the surface operations 880 acres (360 ha) are available. [4] Green River Basin in Wyoming has the highest purity, largest and most accessible underground trona ore deposit in the world. [3] Mining operations are carried out in two separate deposit ...
A South Dakota-based public utility company, Black Hills Corp., has inked a deal through its Wyoming subsidiary, Black Hills Energy, to provide power to a bitcoin mining operation in Cheyenne, Wyo ...
Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near Wyoming missile base By FATIMA HUSSEIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base, calling its proximity to the ...
Cloud Peak Energy Inc. is a company headquartered in Gillette, Wyoming which mines coal in the Powder River Basin. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Rio Tinto Energy America in 2009. [1] [2] In its 2009 Annual Report Rio Tinto stated that it held a 48.3% stake in Cloud Peak Energy and its directly owned mines. [3]
Peabody's North Antelope Rochelle Coal Mine, Wyoming in 2005, from ISS.A portion of Arch Coal's Black Thunder Mine Complex is visible to north (left).. Peabody Energy is a coal mining company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.