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Freelandville East Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Knox County, Indiana, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Freelandville East Coal Mine | Knox County, Indiana, United States | 38.8635933209939, -87.2742764720943 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.0807394383[1] | 2023[1] | Surface[1] | – | – | 75* | 31[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Illinois Basin | Bituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Triad Mining Inc[2] | – | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Regulatory Issues
On January 9, 2012, the U.S. Justice Department said James River Coal subsidiary Triad Mining Inc. had agreed to pay an $810,000 civil penalty and to restore waterways damaged in the unpermitted excavation and filling of streams that flow into the White River at the surface mine Freelandville East Mine, about 70 miles north of Evansville in Knox and Sullivan counties, Indiana. The company also agreed to obtain the required Clean Water Act permit for stream impacts caused by its surface mining operation.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240213175031/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240303005812/https://www.in.gov/dol/files/2012_Indiana_Coal_Statistical_Report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "SW Indiana mining company agrees to pay $810,171 civil penalty, restore damaged streams" AP, January 9, 2012.
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
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