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Mine shutdowns in top US coal region bring uncertainty

This Friday, Sept. 6, photo shows the Eagle Butte mine just north of Gillette, Wyo. The shutdown of Blackjewel LLC's Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte mines in Wyoming since July 1, 2019 has added yet more uncertainty to the Powder River Basin's struggling coal economy. - photo by Associated Press

mines — This Friday, Sept. 6, photo shows the Eagle Butte mine just north of Gillette, Wyo. The shutdown of Blackjewel LLC's Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte mines in Wyoming since July 1, 2019 has added yet more uncertainty to the Powder River Basin's struggling coal economy. - photo by Associated Press

GILLETTE, Wyo. — At two of the world's biggest coal mines, the finances got so bad that their owner couldn't even get toilet paper on credit.

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