Mine · Walker County, Alabama, United States
Shoal Creek Mine
Shoal Creek Mine is a mine in Walker County, Alabama, United States, owned by Peabody Energy.
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 | Walker 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 | coal (mainly coal) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Peabody Energy (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Peabody Southeast Mining, LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 1,629,308 t/year (in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 1,907,560 t/year (in 2024) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 577,497 t/year (in 2023) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 701,303 t/year (in 2022) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 106,255 t/year (in 2021) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 394 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Underground | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 33.5194, -87.3039 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its owner compares
Peabody Energy owns 16 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 14 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Peabody Energy | 15th | 16 | 0.6% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Peabody Energy on record as owner
- Production: 106,255 t/year
- Production: 701,303 t/year
- Production: 577,497 t/year
- Production: 1,907,560 t/year
- Production: 1,629,308 t/year
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 2 power plants (1 operating, 2,822 MW) and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgas | Power plant | 1,417 MW | Closed | 17 km |
| James H Miller Jr | Power plant | 2,822 MW | Operating | 26 km |
| Sungard Systems International | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
| DC Blox Data Center | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.