Eagan/King Mountain Mine

Eagan Mountain Mine is a surface coal mining operation in Claiborne County, Tennessee, operated by Mountainside Coal Company and owned by Dan Chambers. United Mountain Defense has photos of mountaintop removal in the Eagan quadrant mountains of east Tennessee.

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Mine Data

• MSHA ID: 4003196
• Operator: Mountainside Coal Company Inc
• Controller: Dan Chambers
• Union:
• County: Claiborne
• State: TN
• Latitude: 36.54
• Longitude: -83.97
• 2007 Production (short tons): 254,297
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mining Method: Surface
• Mine Status: Active
• Average No. of Employees: 42

Articles and resources

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• Tennessee and coal
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• Headquarters of U.S. coal mining companies
• Global list of coal mining companies and agencies
• Proposed coal mines
• Existing U.S. Coal Plants
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External links

• "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration