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- ↑ "Mckinley Coal Mine Mining Property in United States, New Mexico". PropertyMine. Infomine.com. March 7, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Coal Mining at McKinley". Coal Diver. January 29, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ↑ Donovan, Bill (September 24, 2009). "McKinley Mine to cease operations in December". Navajo Times. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
35°40′12″N108°59′31″W / 35.67000°N 108.99194°W
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