Oaktown Fuels Coal Mine No. 2

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Oaktown Fuels Coal Mine No. 2 is a mothballed coal mine in Oaktown, Knox County, Indiana, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Oaktown Fuels Coal Mine No. 2	Oaktown, Knox County, Indiana, United States	38.864776, -87.422916 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	2014	–

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
15	0	2024	Underground	Bord and Pillar	–	373.0*	319

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
27.0	2023	–	Illinois Basin	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Sunrise Coal LLC [100%]	Hallador Energy Co [100%]	USA

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Saleable	2.55	2.7	2.3	1.8	2.1	2.5	2.27

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

Background

Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 2 Coal Mine is an underground mine in Knox, Indiana, United States. Sunrise Coal, LLC operates the mine, which is owned by Hallador Energy Company.

• Operator: Sunrise Coal, LLC
• Owner: Hallador Energy Company
• Location: Knox, Indiana, United States
• Coordinates: 38.864776, -87.422916 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 1.81 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) :
• Reserves: 43.4 million tonnes (Proven and Probable, 2018)
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2013
• Source of Financing:

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