MC 1 Coal Mine
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MC #1 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Macedonia, Franklin County, Illinois, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| MC #1 Coal Mine | Macedonia, Franklin County, Illinois, United States[1] | 38.0264, -88.7679 (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[1] | – | 2008[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 4.882468055[2] | 2025[2] | Underground[1] | Mixed[3] | 58.99[4] | 222 | 289[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1179 | – | – | Illinois Basin | Bituminous[1] | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| M-Class Mining LLC [100.0%][1][3] | Foresight Energy Labor LLC | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[1] | 12.81[1] | 14.46[1] | 12.79[1] | 7.19[1] | 7.86[1] | 6.37[1] | 5.79[1] | – | 4.88[2] |
Reported Methane Emissions Data
Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:
Table 7: Methane emissions
| Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent) | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4) | Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference | Reference type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.84877 | 2062.44791 | 2023 | [5] | national government data |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Reported Methane Emissions Data
Global Energy Monitor collates facility-scale methane emissions data reported by government and company sources collected in a systematic fashion. This mine is associated with the following methane emissions reports:
Table 7: Methane emissions
| Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent) | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4) | Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions | Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes) Reference | Reference type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.849 | 2062.448 | 2023 | [5] | national government data |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
The Sugar Camp mine complex consists of the MC #1 mine and Viking mine, operated separately by M-Class Mining LLC and Viking Mine LLC, subsidiaries of Foresight Energy in Macedonia, Illinois, United States. The operations report their public data under the MC#1 name and produce 14.4 million short tons per annum. Sugar Camp No. 1 Mine is an underground mine near the villages of Akin and Macedonia, in Franklin County, Illinois. The mine is operated by M-Class Mining LLC and Viking Mine LLC, both subsidiaries of Foresight Energy. They both run their own longwall operation on the site.[6] Both longwall mines share common surface infrastructure but maintain separate access points for mine personnel and equipment. The first longwall operation, M Class #1 Mine started in the first quarter of 2012 and the 2nd opeation of Viking Energy at the end of the second quarter of 2014.[6] This complex is also known as MC#1 Mine, that name is used in the EIA 923 database for both longwall operations.
- Owner: M-Class Mining LLC, Viking Mine LLC
- Parent company: Foresight Energy[6]
- Location: Macedonia, Franklin county, Illinois, United States
- GPS coordinates: 38.027862, -88.766115
- Production (short tons): 14,460,951 (2018)[7]
- Recoverable reserves: 1,309.9 million tons[6]
- Type of coal: Bituminous
- Mine type: Underground
- Equipment: 2 Longwall systems with two continuous miner units
- Number of employees: 411[8]
- Mine Status: Operating
- Start Year:2012
- MSHA ID: 1103189
Accident
In November 2013, a 36-year-old miner was killed in an accident at the mine.[9] In December 2015, a 20-year-old miner was killed in an accident at the mine.[10]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Mine Data Retrieval System". Mine Health and Safety Administration. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240409063125/https://www.foresight.com/operations/. Archived from the original on 2024-04-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20260521184618/https://ilmineswiki.web.illinois.edu/wiki/1047. Archived from the original on 21 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://data.epa.gov/efservice/ghg/SUBPART%20FF%20-%20UNDERGROUND%20COAL%20MINES/FF_SUMMARY_SOURCE/CSV/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Operations" Foresight.com, accessed June 2019.
- ↑ "EIA table 9 2019" EIA.gov accessed June 2020
- ↑ https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/mines/Documents/Annual%20Statistical%20Reports/asr2017.pdf
- ↑ Investigation continues into death of miner crushed by large piece of coal, The Southern Illinoisan, 7 Nov. 2013.
- ↑ Mine accident takes Marion father's life, The Southern Illinoisan, 9 Dec. 2015.
