Eagle River Mine

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Eagle River Mine (also known as Eagle River No. 1) is a U.S. surface steam coal mine in Harrisburg, Illinois, owned by private coal company Eagle River Coal LLC.

Location

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Background

The Eagle River mine is a surface mine operation just south of Harrisburg, IL, in southern Illinois. It ships primarily to electricity generators in Illinois and the Midwest region.

The mine was founded by Tom Franks and family. Franks originally founded the Arclar Company in 1983 as a family-owned coal company. It grew from 19 employees and an annual production of 120,000 tons to 600 employees and an annual production of 6,000,000 tons. Arclar was bought out by Peabody Energy in 2002. Franks then formed the family-owned Eagle River Coal, LLC, which operates the Eagle River mine. Eagle River LLC is one of the few remaining independent mining companies in Illinois, a high-sulfur steam coal state. It is part of the Illinois Basin that also includes neighboring western Kentucky and Indiana.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Eagle River Coal LLC
• Parent Company: N/A
• Location: Harrisburg, Illinois, United States
• GPS Coordinates: 37.6646205, -88.5349122 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 3.1 million tons (2015)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal type: High-sulfur
• Mine Size: 295 acres
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2011
• Source of Financing:

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