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Revision as of 03:14, 26 January 2010
{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}} Farmersburg Mine is a surface operation mine in Vigo and Sullivan Counties in Indiana, and is a Peabody Energy operation. The mine opened in 1996 and shipped 3.3 million tons of medium sulfur coal in 2008. Its workforce of 260 uses a combination of dragline, truck/shovel, and tractor push to uncover coal in the Indiana No. 7 and No. 6 seams. The coal is transported by train to multiple utilities.[1]
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Mine Data
- Owner: Black Beauty Coal Company
- Parent company: Peabody Energy
- Location: 5526 E French Dr, Pimento, IN 47866
- GPS coordinates:39.292403,-87.336953
- Production: 3.3 million tons (2008)
- Type of coal: Medium sulfur
- Mine type: Surface
- Equipment: dragline, truck/shovel, and tractor push
- Number of employees: 260
- Recoverable Reserves: 24 million tons
Contact Information
Black Beauty Coal Company
7100 Eagle Crest Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47715
Phone: 812-434-8500
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
- 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
- Indiana and coal
- Proposed coal mines
- Existing U.S. Coal Plants
- Coal
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References
- ↑ "Farmersburg Mine" Peabody Energy Website, October 2009
