Sitran Coal Terminal

From Global Energy Monitor

The Sitran Coal Terminal is in an international coal export terminal near Evansville, Indiana.

Location

The terminal is located at milepost 817.5 on the Ohio River. The point on the map below shows the loading dock on the Ohio River; the coal stockpile is located approximately 1 mile north of the dock.

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Coal terminal

The Sitran Terminal was commissioned in April 2012 and is owned by Foresight Energy. It is capable of receiving up to 150 car trains from mines originating on the NS, CSX and BN Railroads via the Evansville Western Railroad. The facility can store 1 million short tons of coal.[1]

The throughput capacity is 25 million short tons per year (approximately 22.68 million metric tonnes). The terminal serves Foresight Energy mines, as well as Murray Energy mines, which bought a large stake in Foresight in 2015.[2]

Project Details

  • Owner: Foresight Energy
  • Location: Evansville, Indiana
  • Capacity (Million metric tonnes per annum): 22.68
  • Status: Operating
  • Start year: 2012
  • Type: Exports
  • Coal source: Illinois

Articles and resources

References

  1. "Operations," Foresight Energy, accessed March 2018
  2. "10K," Foresight Energy, FY2015

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