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| − | + | [[Shay Mine No. 1]] formerly '''Monterey Mine No. 1''' is an underground mine 5 miles south of Carlinville, Illinois, using the longwall mining method. It was owned by Monterey Coal Company, a division of [[Exxon]] Coal USA, Inc. <ref>[http://www.uprr.com/customers/energy/coal/illinois/monterey.shtml "Monterey Mine No.1"] Union Pacific Corporation Website, November 2009</ref> In 2009 ExxonMobil sold the mine to Macoupin Energy LLC, part of the Cline Group, which also owns Hillsboro Energy and has mines elsewhere in Illinois and West Virginia. Monterey was ExxonMobil’s last active coal mine.<ref>John L. Lewis, [http://unionnews.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/exxonmobil-sells-monterey-coal-mine-will-new-owners-keep-the-union/ "ExxonMobil sells Monterey coal mine – Will new owners keep the Union?"] Union News, January 27, 2009</ref> | |
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==Mine Data== | ==Mine Data== | ||
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==Articles and resources== | ==Articles and resources== | ||
===Related SourceWatch articles=== | ===Related SourceWatch articles=== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
EIA Major U.S. Coal Mines: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table9.html | EIA Major U.S. Coal Mines: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table9.html | ||
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| + | [http://www2.illinoisbiz.biz/StatutoryMandatedReports/07222008_The%20Illinois%20Coal%20IndustryJune%202008.pdf The Illinois Coal Industry Statutory Mandated Report 2008] an industry report containing information on Illinois mines. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
Latest revision as of 17:18, 4 September 2012
{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} Shay Mine No. 1 formerly Monterey Mine No. 1 is an underground mine 5 miles south of Carlinville, Illinois, using the longwall mining method. It was owned by Monterey Coal Company, a division of Exxon Coal USA, Inc. [1] In 2009 ExxonMobil sold the mine to Macoupin Energy LLC, part of the Cline Group, which also owns Hillsboro Energy and has mines elsewhere in Illinois and West Virginia. Monterey was ExxonMobil’s last active coal mine.[2]
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Mine Data
- Owner: Macoupin Energy
- Parent company: Cline Group
- Location: 14300 Brushy Mound Road, Carlinville, IL
- GPS coordinates:39.26552,-89.884086
- Production: 2.1 million tons (2007), 3 million by 2011
- Type of coal: Bituminous
- Mine type: Underground
- Equipment: Longwall
- Number of employees: 70 (2007)
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
- Shay Mine No. 1
- Coal and jobs in the United States
- Coal phase-out
- Headquarters of U.S. coal mining companies
- Global list of coal mining companies and agencies
- Illinois and coal
- Proposed coal mines
- Coal
To see a listing of coal mines in a particular state, click on the map:
External Links
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.
References
- ↑ "Monterey Mine No.1" Union Pacific Corporation Website, November 2009
- ↑ John L. Lewis, "ExxonMobil sells Monterey coal mine – Will new owners keep the Union?" Union News, January 27, 2009
