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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.92[2] | 2025[2] | Surface[2] | Open Pit[1] | – | 75.0* | 181.0[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[1] | Thermal[2] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Peabody Wild Boar Mining LLC[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 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[4] | 2.7[5] | 2.7[6] | 2.5[7] | 2[8] | 2.4[4] | 2.3[4] | 1.9[4] | – | 1.92[2] |
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
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 |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/mine-data-retrieval-system.
{{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 2.9 (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://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (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.
