Antelope Roam Wyoming

Wildlife thrives on former mine lands in Wyoming, where soil quality, vegetative cover and water availability are superior to that found prior to mining. Herds of pronghorn antelope, mule deer and elk are found in great numbers on reclaimed lands. With their 70-foot coal seams, mines in the Power River Basin tend to be amazingly compact. The entire footprint of Arch Coal’s Black Thunder Mine – which produces nearly 7% of the nation’s total coal supply – comprises only 1/5,000^th of Wyoming’s land area.