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Ace in the Hole Mine

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Ace in the Hole Mine

Location: 2 km E from Clay City, Indiana, United States

Regional Office:

1183 East Canvasback Dr.
Terre Haute
Indiana, United States
47802

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotAce Mine is now depleted. Remaining inventory of coal and base was moved to Carlisle and Oaktown wash plants in early 2023. Reclamation resumed in the Spring of 2023. Phase 1 and 2 reclamation is substantially complete as of December 31, 2023.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Sunrise Coal LLC. (operator) 100 % Direct
Hallador Energy Company 100 % Indirect
Hallador Energy Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sunrise Coal, LLC, mines coal exclusively in the Illinois Basin.
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The Ace mine is near Clay City, Indiana in Clay County and 50 road miles northeast of the Oaktown Mine. The two primary seams are low sulfur coal (~2# SO2), which make up the vast majority of the tons controlled.

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Mining Methods

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

Production of coal for the year 2023 was 36,092 tons before the Ace in the Hole mine was depleted.
CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe0.20.20.30.30.3
Heat ContentBTU/lb11,10011,10011,20011,20010,90011,20011,200
Sulfur%1.121.81.921.91.9

Operational metrics

Metrics202020192018201720162015
Raw coal annual capacity  ....  Subscribe0.3 M tons0.3 M tons0.4 M tons0.4 M tons0.5 M tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Mine Financials

Units2019
Capital expenditures M USD 1.6  

Personnel

Mine Management

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Workforce

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