Oaktown Fuels Coal Mine No. 2

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Oaktown Fuels Coal Mine No. 2 is an operating coal mine in Knox, Indiana, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Oaktown Fuels Coal Mine No. 2	Knox, Indiana, United States	38.864776, -87.422916 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2013	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	2.2235097	2023	Underground	Bord and Pillar	–	373*	319

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
29.6	2022	–	Illinois Basin	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Hallador Energy	Hallador Energy	USA

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Saleable	2.55	2.7	2.3	1.8	2.1	2.5	2.26796175

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

Background

Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 2 Coal Mine is an underground mine in Knox, Indiana, United States. Sunrise Coal, LLC operates the mine, which is owned by Hallador Energy Company.

• Operator: Sunrise Coal, LLC
• Owner: Hallador Energy Company
• Location: Knox, Indiana, United States
• Coordinates: 38.864776, -87.422916 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 1.81 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) :
• Reserves: 43.4 million tonnes (Proven and Probable, 2018)
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2013
• Source of Financing:

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