Craney Coal Mine
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Craney Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Cannelburg, Indiana, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Craney Coal Mine | Cannelburg, Indiana, United States | 38.645608, -87.005821 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.008701715642[1] | – | Surface | – | – | 75* | 73[1] |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Illinois Basin | Bituminous | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Sources | Solar Sources [100%] | USA |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.
Background
Craney Mine is a surface operation in Daviess, IN, operated by Solar Sources inc., and owned by White Stallion Energy. It is situated 2 miles south of Cannelburg, Davies County, Indiana.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Craney Mine is operated by Solar Sources inc, which was an independent family owned coal company until 2016, when White Stallion Energy purchased it.[2] When White Stallion went bankrupt in 2020, the Bowman family that started and managed Solar Sources Inc. up until that point lost control of the company.[3] During bankruptcy process, White Stallion halted operations in all its mines, [4] and the MSHA database indicates that the mine had 0 employees in 2021. [5] Nevertheless, its MSHA status remains as "active". The Mine had been operational at least since 1983.<ref name=MSHA>
In 2020, the mine produced 1 million tons and had 73 employees.<ref name=MSHA>
- MSHA ID: 1201732
- Operator: Solar Sources Inc
- Controller: White Stallion Energy[5]
- Union:
- County: Daviess
- State: IN
- Coordinates: 38.645608, -87.005821 (Exact)
- Production (short tons): 1,029,354[5]
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mining Method: Surface
- Mine Status: Active
- Average No. of Employees: 73[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240213175031/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Alcoa Pursuing Liberty Mine Expansion in Indiana". Coal Age. August 30, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ↑ Kuykendall, Taylor (December 7, 2020). "White Stallion Energy CEO, other executives terminated ahead of coal bankruptcy". S&P Global. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ↑ Chutchian, Maria (March 19, 2021). "White Stallion bankruptcy judge rejects investigation into ex-CEO, for now". Reuters. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 U.S. department of labor, MSHA, Mine Data Retrieval System, accessed June 6 2021
External links
- "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration
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