Flint Hill Mine

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Flint Hill Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Dale, Spencer County, Indiana, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Flint Hill Mine Dale, Spencer County, Indiana, United States[1] 38.1625, -86.9625 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Mothballed[1] 2019[1]

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
0[1] 2025[1] Surface[1] Open Pit 75* 1[1]

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt) Year of Total Reserves Recorded Total Resources (Mt) Coalfield Coal Type Coal Grade Primary Consumer/ Destination
Bituminous

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Sun Energy Group LLC [100.0%][1] natural persons [100%] USA

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
0.01[2] 0.18[2] 0.32[2] 0[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20260701051244/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production. Archived from the original on 01 July 2026. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mine Data Retrieval System". Mine Health and Safety Administration. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2025-04-18.