Oaktown Fuels Coal Mine No. 1

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Oaktown Fuels Coal Mine No. 1 is an operating coal mine in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Oaktown Fuels Coal Mine No. 1	Terre Haute, Indiana, United States	38.874125, -87.429362 (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	–	–	–

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
–	3.56886461	2023	Underground	–	–	373*	412

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
36.7	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	3.77	3.9	4.1	3.4	3.5	3.9	3.565235871

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 1 is operated by Sunrise Coal and owned by Hallador Energy Company, located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.

The mine provides coal to the Stanton Energy Center. The mine is operated by Sunrise Coal and owned by Hallador Energy Company.

• Operator: Sunrise Coal
• Parent company: Hallador Energy Company
• Location: Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
• GPS coordinates: 38.874125, -87.429362 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year:
• Mineable Reserves: 49.46 Mt (Proven and Probable Reserves, 2018)
• Resources:
• Coal type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Underground, Longwall
• Production: 3.72 mtpa (4 million short tons)
• Number of employees:

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