Royal Falcon Mine
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{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} Royal Falcon Mine is an underground mining operation located near the Jackson-Franklin county line in Illinois. The mine was operated by Knight Hawk Coal, who commenced mining at the site on Jan. 1, 2008 in the No. 6 seam, although geological challenges slowed mining at the site in late 2009.[1]
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Mine Data
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- Operator: Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
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- State: IL
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- 2007 Production (short tons): 700,000
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- Mining Method: Underground
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- Reserves: 35 million tons
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References
- ↑ "Royal Falcon" Knight Hawk Coal website, accessed June 2011.
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
