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Shay Mine No. 1

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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>

==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===
*[[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]]

==External Links==
EIA Major U.S. Coal Mines: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table9.html

[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 ===
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[[Category:Existing coal mines in the United States]]
[[Category:Illinois]][[Category:Existing coal mines in Illinois]]
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