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The Powder River Basin is a geologic structural basin in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about 120 miles (190 km) east to west and 200 miles (320 km) north to south, known for its extensive coal reserves. The former hunting grounds of the Oglala Lakota, the area is very sparsely populated and is known for its rolling grasslands and semiarid climate. The basin is both a topographic drainage and geologic structural basin, drained by the Powder River, Cheyenne River, Tongue River, Bighorn River, Little Missouri River, Platte River, and their tributaries.

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  • Powder River Basin (de)
  • Bacino del Powder River (it)
  • Bassin de la rivière Powder (fr)
  • Powder River Basin (en)
  • Powder River-bekken (nl)
  • Паудер-Ривер (uk)
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  • Das Powder River Basin ist eine Region in Wyoming und Montana. Etwa 40 % der Kohle der Vereinigten Staaten werden in dieser Region gefördert. Zu den größeren Ortschaften zählen Gillette, Sheridan und Miles City. Im Boden unter diesem Becken befinden sich etwa 800 Milliarden Tonnen Fettkohle. In der Region gibt es natürliche Kohlebrände. (de)
  • Паудер-Ривер (англ. Powder River Basin) — вугільний басейн в США. Південна його частина Саутерн-Паудер-Ривер — вугільний басейн в штаті Вайомінг. Вугілля має середні показники якості — зольність 5,2, вміст S 0,3%, теплоту згоряння 20,2 МДж/кг. У 2000 році видобуток (292,7 млн т) вели 5 компаній; обсяги видобутку стримуються обмеженими можливостями залізниці. Сприятлива геологія і високопродуктивна технологія забезпечують найнижчу собівартість видобутку у світі (3,86 дол./т). Застосовуються великі екскаватори і самоскиди, драглайни, вибухову техніку, конвеєрний транспорт поблизу розрізів. (uk)
  • The Powder River Basin is a geologic structural basin in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about 120 miles (190 km) east to west and 200 miles (320 km) north to south, known for its extensive coal reserves. The former hunting grounds of the Oglala Lakota, the area is very sparsely populated and is known for its rolling grasslands and semiarid climate. The basin is both a topographic drainage and geologic structural basin, drained by the Powder River, Cheyenne River, Tongue River, Bighorn River, Little Missouri River, Platte River, and their tributaries. (en)
  • Le bassin de la Powder River est un nord-américain surtout connu en tant qu'important gisement houiller (l'un des plus importants du monde ; il fournit 40 % environ de tout le charbon extrait aux États-Unis (donnée 2009). Il contient plusieurs dizaines d'épaisses couches de charbons qui se sont constituées du tertiaire à l'Éocène.Il est aussi la première source de gaz de couche des États-Unis et la 3e plus grande source de gaz naturel du pays (selon le ministère américain de l'Énergie, pour l'année 2007). Il contient aussi du pétrole et des métaux (dont de l'uranium). (fr)
  • Il bacino del Powder River è un bacino strutturale degli Stati Uniti d'America situato nel sudest del Montana e nel nordest del Wyoming. Si estende per 190 km da est a ovest e per 320 km da nord a sud; è noto per i suoi importanti depositi di carbone. La regione fornisce circa il 40% del carbone degli Stati Uniti. Le città più importanti del bacino sono Gillette e Sheridan nel Wyoming, e Miles City nel Montana. Al di fuori di queste città importanti, l'area è scarsamente popolata e caratterizzata da grandi praterie e clima semiarido. (it)
  • De Powder River-bekken is een bekken dat zich uitstrekt van het zuidoosten van de Amerikaanse staat Montana naar het noordoosten van Wyoming. Het gebied is ongeveer 320 kilometer lang van noord naar zuid en 190 kilometer breed van oost naar west. In het gebied zijn grote reserves van steenkool aangetroffen die ook op grote schaal worden geëxploiteerd. Het gebied ontleent zijn naam aan de River, al zijn er ook andere rivieren die het gebied ontwateren. Enkele grote plaatsen in het gebied zijn Gilette en Miles City. (nl)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Deckers_coal_mine_in_Montana.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Powder-River-Map.jpg
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