Mine · Hale County, Alabama, United States
Big Crater LLC
Big Crater LLC is a mine in Hale County, Alabama, United States, owned by Michael R. Ballard Irrevocable Trust 2021.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hale County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | industrial sand (mainly industrial sand) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Michael R. Ballard Irrevocable Trust 2021 (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Big Crater LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 3 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 32.9864, -87.6372 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this mine: 1 power plant (1,288 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | Power plant | 1,288 MW | Operating | 45 km |
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.