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Jacobs Ranch Mine
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<p>Jacobs Ranch Mine is a large <a href="/facts/Open-pit_mining/IvTLjU41">open-pit</a> <a href="/facts/Coal_mine/hJPK7wBl">coal mine</a> located 15 miles southeast of <a href="/facts/Wright%2c_Wyoming/Ff44qvMw">Wright, Wyoming</a> in the coal-rich <a href="/facts/Powder_River_Basin/lc5SLPh0">Powder River Basin</a>. In 2007, the mine produced 38.1 million <a href="/facts/Short_ton/b2fcrxHq">short tons</a> of coal, making it the fourth-largest coal mine by production in the United States. </p>