[5] The Eagle Butte Mine shipped its first train of coal in 1978 after beginning pre-production work in 1976.

Eagle Butte was selected to receive these awards because of the superior quality of shrub patches that the mine had established on its reclamation.

[7] On July 1, 2019 CEO Jeffery Hoop announced that Blackjewel LLC, the operator of Eagle Butte had filed for bankruptcy and closed the mine.

[8] On August 4, 2019 Contura Energy Inc. announced that they won the bid to purchase the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines from Blackjewel.

[9] On October 21, 2019 Eagle Specialty Materials put out an announcement that it had closed its deal to buy the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines from Contura, after the latter was unable to come to an agreement with the federal government about unpaid royalties needed to close the previous deal.