Farmersburg Mine

{{#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.

Mine Data

• Owner: Black Beauty Coal Company
• Parent company: Peabody Energy
• Location: Vigo and Sullivan Counties, Indiana
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• 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

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