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Friendsville Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Friendsville Coal Mine | Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, United States[1] | 38.41, -87.83 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[2] | – | 2000[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.18[2] | 2024[2] | Surface[1] | – | – | 75.0* | 27[2] |
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 | Thermal[3] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Responsible Energy Operations [100%][2] | Vigo Coal Operating Company [100%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 0.91[4] | 0.94[4] | 1.14[4] | 0.63[4] | 0.03[4] | 0.34[4] | 0.23[4] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000788965/000143774924007870/hnrg20231231_10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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) - ↑ https://www.facebook.com/ResponsibleEnergyOperations/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240717193400/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/mine-data-retrieval-system. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024.
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External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
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Additional data
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