Eagan/King Mountain Mine

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Eagan Mountain Mine is a surface coal mining operation in Claiborne County, Tennessee, operated by Mountainside Coal Company and owned by Dan Chambers. United Mountain Defense has photos of mountaintop removal in the Eagan quadrant mountains of east Tennessee.

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Mine Data

• MSHA ID: 4003196
• Operator: Mountainside Coal Company Inc
• Controller: Dan Chambers
• Union:
• County: Claiborne
• State: TN
• Latitude: 36.54
• Longitude: -83.97
• 2007 Production (short tons): 254,297
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mining Method: Surface
• Mine Status: Active
• Average No. of Employees: 42

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