Sugar Camp Mine

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}Sugar Camp No. 1 Mine is a coal mine in Illinois, United States.

Location

The map below shows the location of the mine, near Macedonia, in Franklin county, Illinois.

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Background

Sugar Camp No. 1 Mine is an underground mine near the villages of Akin and Macedonia, in Franklin County, Illinois. The mine is operated by M-Class Mining LLC, a subsidiary of Foresight Energy.

In November 2013, a 36-year-old miner was killed in an accident at the mine. In December 2015, a 20-year-old miner was killed in an accident at the mine.

Mine Data

• Owner: M-Class Mining LLC
• Parent company: Foresight Energy
• Location: Macedonia, Franklin county, Illinois, United States
• GPS coordinates: 38.0264, -88.7679
• Production:
• Type of coal:
• Mine type: Underground
• Equipment: Longwall
• Number of employees:

Articles and resources

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External Links

• "Sugar Camp Mine in Illinois" Photo Gallery

• EIA Major U.S. Coal Mines: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table9.html

• The Illinois Coal Industry Statutory Mandated Report 2008 an industry report containing information on Illinois mines.

• John Lippert and Mario Parker, "New King Coal," Bloomberg Markets Magazine, October 12, 2010