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M-Class #1 Mine, Franklin County, Illinois, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| M-Class #1 Mine | Mine |
| Franklin County | County |
| Illinois | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' 43'' North , 88° 45' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ewing | 304 (2017) | 10.3km |
| Logan | 327 (2017) | 10.6km |
| Thompsonville | 536 (2017) | 12.4km |
| Benton | 7,041 (2017) | 14.3km |
| West City | 654 (2017) | 15.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois Earth Science Club | Benton, Illinois | 14km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
MC #1 Mine
Sugar Camp Energy’s mining complex, located in Franklin County, in southern Illinois, contains 1.3 billion tons of clean, recoverable coal reserves and is designed to support up to 4 separate longwall mines. They operate two longwall mines that share common surface infrastructure but maintain separate access points for mine personnel and equipment. They began operation of the first longwall mine, M Class #1 Mine, in the first quarter of 2012 and the second longwall mine, Viking Energy, at the end of the second quarter of 2014.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Illinois BasinBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
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M-Class #1 Mine, Franklin County, Illinois, USA