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MC #1 Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Macedonia, Illinois, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| MC #1 Coal Mine | Macedonia, Illinois, United States | 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 | – | 2012 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 5.254413782[1] | 2023[1] | Underground | – | 153.6 | 222 | 227[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1179 | – | – | Illinois Basin | Bituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Foresight Energy | Foresight Energy | USA |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
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.[2] 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.[2] 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[2]
- Location: Macedonia, Franklin county, Illinois, United States
- GPS coordinates: 38.027862, -88.766115
- Production (short tons): 14,460,951 (2018)[3]
- Recoverable reserves: 1,309.9 million tons[2]
- Type of coal: Bituminous
- Mine type: Underground
- Equipment: 2 Longwall systems with two continuous miner units
- Number of employees: 411[4]
- 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.[5] In December 2015, a 20-year-old miner was killed in an accident at the mine.[6]
External Links
- "Sugar Camp Mine in Illinois" Photo Gallery
- EIA Major U.S. Coal Mines: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table9.html
- The Illinois Coal Industry Statutory Mandated Report 2008 an industry report containing information on Illinois mines.
- John Lippert and Mario Parker, "New King Coal," Bloomberg Markets Magazine, October 12, 2010
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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.
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