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Wild Boar Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Lynnville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Boar Coal Mine | Lynnville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States[1] | 38.17855, -87.264139 (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] | – | 2010[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.63[2] | 2024[2] | Surface[2] | Open Pit | – | 75.0* | 157[3] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.0[2] | 2024[2] | 4.0[2] | Illinois Basin | Bituminous | Thermal[2] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Peabody Wild Boar Mining LLC [100%][1][2] | Peabody Energy Corp [100.0%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[4] | 2.7[5] | 2.7[6] | 2.5[7] | 2[8] | 2.4[4] | 2.3[4] | 1.48[1] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
Wild Boar Mine is a surface coal mine, operated by Peabody Energy near Lynnville, Indiana. The Wild Boar Mine is operated by Peabody Energy and is in operation since late 2010.[9]
- MSHA ID: 1202441
- Start year: 2010
- Owner: Peabody Energy
- Parent company: Peabody Energy
- Location: Lynnville, Kentucky
- GPS coordinates: 38.178550, -87.264139
- Production (short tons): 2.500.000 (2019)
- Type of coal: Bituminous
- Mine type: Surface
- Equipment: Dozer/casting, truck/shovel
- Number of employees: 205(2020)
- Status: Operating
Customer Plants
Deliveries in 2020[10]
| Plant Name | State | Delivery Quantity in Short Tons |
|---|---|---|
| Elmer Smith Station | KY | 16.398 |
| E.W. Brown Generating Station | KY | 123.310 |
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
- "Wild Boar Mine" Peabody Energy
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of world coal mines, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Mine Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 (PDF) https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Investor%20Info/Corporate%20Governance/10K-Year-Ended-12-31-2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF). 2023-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20240606040306/https://www.peabodyenergy.com/Peabody/media/MediaLibrary/Investor%2520Info/10K-Year-Ended-12-31-2023.pdf?ext=.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-06.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472818000007/btu_20171231-10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472819000013/btu_20181231-10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001064728/000106472820000007/btu20191231-10k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001064728/000106472821000008/btu-20201231.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Wild Boar Mine" Peabodyenergy.com, accessed June 2020
- ↑ "EIA 923 February 2020" EIA 923 2020.
