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The Eagle Butte Mine shipped its first train of coal in 1978 after beginning pre-production work in 1976. Since mining operations began, the mine has shipped over 521,000,000 short tons (473,000,000 t) of coal to its customers. Eagle Butte mine has changed hands many times through mergers and
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Contura, after the latter was unable to come to an agreement with the federal government about unpaid royalties needed to close the previous deal.
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