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Quarries-Strip Mines-Gravel Pits-Energy Development

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Global Rank:
State Rank: SNA

(see reason below)

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State Rank Reason
A conservation status rank is not applicable because this landcover is not a suitable target for conservation activities as a result of being derived from human land use.
 

General Description
Areas of extractive mining activities or other energy development with significant surface expression in the form of pits, service roads, and permanently installed machinery.

Density and Distribution
Based on 2025 land cover layer. Grid on map is based on USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle map boundaries.



Mapped Distribution by County
Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fallon, Fergus, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Madison, Meagher, Musselshell, Park, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux, Yellowstone
Based on 2025 land cover layer.


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Quarries-Strip Mines-Gravel Pits-Energy Development.  Montana Field Guide.  Retrieved on , from