Oaktown Mine 1
Sunrise Coal LLC operates Oaktown Mine 1, is an underground mine in the Illinois Basin located near Oaktown in Knox County, Indiana.
Oaktown Mine 1 utilizes continuous mining units operating in room and pillar mining techniques to produce high-sulfur coal.
The preparation plant at the Oaktown Mine Complex has a throughput capacity of 1,600 tons of raw coal per hour.
- Annual Production:
- 4.17 million tons in 2019
- Reserve Estimates:
- 53.4 million tons (as of 12/31/2019)
- Transportation Options:
- Truck, CSX, NS
Oaktown Mine 2
Sunrise Coal LLC operates Oaktown Mine 2, an underground mine in the Illinois Basin
located near Oaktown in Knox County, Indiana. Oaktown Mine 2 utilizes continuous mining
units operating in room and pillar mining techniques to produce high-sulfur coal.
The preparation plant at Oaktown Mine Complex has a throughput capacity of
1,600 tons of raw coal per hour.
- Annual Production:
- 2.29 million tons in 2019
- Reserve Estimates:
- 56.8 million tons (as of 12/31/2019)
- Transportation Options:
- Truck, CSX, NS
Freelandville Center Pit
Sunrise Coal LLC operates the Freelandville Center Pit, a surface mine in the Illinois Basin located near Freelandville in Knox County, Indiana. Freelandville Center Pit utilizes surface mining techniques to produce high-sulfur coal from as many as three seams. The coal is trucked to the Carlisle Washplant for washing before being shipped by rail at the Carlisle loadout, by truck to other Sunrise Coal logistic facilities or directly to customers.
- Annual Production:
- Production began September 2022. Projected to produce 0.5 million in 2023.
- Reserve Estimates:
- 1.6 million tons (as of 09/30/2022)
- Transportation Options:
- Truck
Prosperity Mine
Sunrise Coal LLC operates the Prosperity Surface mine, a surface mine in the Illinois Basin located near Petersburg in Pike County, Indiana. Prosperity Surface Mine utilizes surface mining techniques to produce low-sulfur coal. The low-sulfur coal is trucked to the Oaktown Complex and other Sunrise Coal logistic facilities where it is blended with coal from the Oaktown Mines.
- Annual Production:
- Production began September 2022. Projected to produce 0.25 million in 2023.
- Reserve Estimates:
- 0.4 million tons (as of 09/30/2022)
- Transportation Options:
- Truck