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'''The Viking Mine''' is a surface operation in Daviess County, Indiana, owned by [[Peabody Energy]]. The mine shipped 1.6 million tons of coal in 2008, which was trucked to a variety of electricity generating and industrial customers. The mine's 130 workers use truck/shovel fleets and dozer push to remove overburden and work two shifts per day, seven days a week year round, mining six different seams of coal. Viking has 8 million tons of assigned recoverable reserves.<ref>[http://www.peabodyenergy.com/Media/factsheets/Viking.asp "Viking Mine"] Peabody Energy Website, October 2009</ref>
==Mine Data==
*'''Owner''': Black Beauty Coal Company
*'''Parent company''': [[Peabody Energy]]
*'''Location''': Daviess County, Indiana
*'''GPS coordinates''':
*'''Production''': 1.6 million tons (2008)
*'''Type of coal''': Medium-sulfur
*'''Mine type''': Surface
*'''Equipment''': Truck, shovel fleets, bulldozer
*'''Number of employees''': 130
*'''Recoverable Reserves''': 8 million tons
==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]]
*[[Indiana and coal]]
*[[Proposed coal mines]]
=== References ===
<references/>
[[Category:Existing coal mines in the United States]]
[[Category:Indiana]][[Category:Existing coal mines in Indiana]]
'''The Viking Mine''' is a surface operation in Daviess County, Indiana, owned by [[Peabody Energy]]. The mine shipped 1.6 million tons of coal in 2008, which was trucked to a variety of electricity generating and industrial customers. The mine's 130 workers use truck/shovel fleets and dozer push to remove overburden and work two shifts per day, seven days a week year round, mining six different seams of coal. Viking has 8 million tons of assigned recoverable reserves.<ref>[http://www.peabodyenergy.com/Media/factsheets/Viking.asp "Viking Mine"] Peabody Energy Website, October 2009</ref>
==Mine Data==
*'''Owner''': Black Beauty Coal Company
*'''Parent company''': [[Peabody Energy]]
*'''Location''': Daviess County, Indiana
*'''GPS coordinates''':
*'''Production''': 1.6 million tons (2008)
*'''Type of coal''': Medium-sulfur
*'''Mine type''': Surface
*'''Equipment''': Truck, shovel fleets, bulldozer
*'''Number of employees''': 130
*'''Recoverable Reserves''': 8 million tons
==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]]
*[[Indiana and coal]]
*[[Proposed coal mines]]
=== References ===
<references/>
[[Category:Existing coal mines in the United States]]
[[Category:Indiana]][[Category:Existing coal mines in Indiana]]
