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The article provides a description of Colstrip in southeastern Montana, which is known as the nation's largest coal strip mines with a coal-fired stream generating plant and the modern day factory. The place is situated 3,200 feet above sea level. It has rangeland and dryland suitable for farming and ranching. It mentions that Montana is rich in minerals and other natural resources including rich deposits of gas, coal, oil shale, copper, uranium, and other metals. Thus, the area has become a prime example of "energy colonization." To illustrate, the place photographs is presented.