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Viper Mine

Location: 10 km NE from Williamsville, Illinois, United States

Address:

500 Cutler-Trico Road
Percy
Illinois, United States
62272

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Continuous
  • Room-and-pillar
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SnapshotThe Viper mining complex consists of one underground coal mine and a preparation plant.

In December 2024, operations at the Viper Mine in Elkhart are shutting down after the city of Springfield chose a cheaper coal supplier for its electrical power plant.

The mine, which at its peak employed about 300 miners, now is down to a skeleton crew responsible for dismantling equipment.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
ICG Illinois, LLC (operator) 100 % Direct
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC. 100 % Indirect
Knight Hawk Holdings, LLC owns the Viper mine through ICG Illinois, LLC.
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Mining operations extract thermal coal from the Illinois No. 5 seam, also referred to as the Springfield seam.

Seam Depth: 290 ft.
Seam Thickness: 5.75 ft.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1.51.61.51.51.9
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.

Operational metrics

Metrics2023202220212020201920182016
Hourly processing capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe750 tons750 tons800 tons
Tonnes processed  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2,612,314 tons
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Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Financials

Units201920182017
Book Value M USD 35.3   31.7   25  

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Personnel

Mine Management

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