Mine · Knox County, Indiana, United States
Air Quality #1 Mine
Air Quality #1 Mine is a closed mine in Knox County, Indiana, 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 | Knox County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed (abandoned) | 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 Midwest Mining, LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.6250, -87.4472 | 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% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 8 power plants (5 operating, 7,083 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Generating Facility | Power plant | 500 MW | Operating | 14 km |
| Wheatland | Power plant | 150 MW | Under construction | 16 km |
| AES Petersburg | Power plant | 1,350 MW | Operating | 20 km |
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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.