Mine · Wabash County, Illinois, United States

Friendsville Mine

Friendsville Mine is a mine in Wabash County, Illinois, United States, operated by Responsible Energy Operations.

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.

FactValueSource
LocationWabash CountyMSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (active)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Commoditiescoal (mainly coal)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorResponsible Energy OperationsMSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Production223,320 t/year (in 2023)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Production31,726 t/year (in 2021)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Production175,595 t/year (in 2024)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Production332,437 t/year (in 2022)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Production167,874 t/year (in 2025)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Employees35 people (annual average, in 2025)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Mine typeSurfaceMSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.4167, -87.8428MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How its operator compares

Responsible Energy Operations operates 4 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 99 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.

Timeline

Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Production: 31,726 t/year
  2. Production: 332,437 t/year
  3. Production: 223,320 t/year
  4. Production: 175,595 t/year
  5. Production: 167,874 t/year

Nearby

Within 50 km of this mine: 4 power plants (1 operating, 3,340 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
GibsonPower plant3,340 MWOperating8.3 km
Patoka SolarPower plant250 MWPlanned31 km
Elliot Solar LLCPower plant200 MWUnder construction38 km

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