Saline C: Eldorado-Equality, IL: Peabody's Wildcat Hills Coal Mine is closing

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Peabody Energy to close Illinois coal mine, processing plant

1038 BLACK BEAUTY COAL CO. WILDCAT HILLS UNDERGROUND DRIFT CRP 2006-2009 HERRIN SALINE 9S 7E 1
1038 PEABODY MIDWEST MINING, LLC WILDCAT HILLS UNDERGROUND DRIFT CRP 2009- HERRIN SALINE 9S 7E 1
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According to my 2005 SPV Map, the railroad that went across their property was "CSXT(LN)" and it was already abandoned when this mine opened in 2006.

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Mike Trammel posted two photos with the comment: "The slope belt is almost gone can't wait to be done so I can head to Jacksonville for a couple weeks."
Jason Henning shared with the comment: "Wildcat Hills slope belt almost gone. It was a good run."

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Peabody to close Saline County's Arclar Complex, including Wildcat Hills Mine

Adam Jones posted
Last production shift on unit 1 at Wildcat Hills back in December of ‘19 before the mine closed. I don’t miss coal mining so much but these guys were a second family for sure.
Ron Richison: I thought it was low coal i worked at Willow then up on top pushing coal in a underground feeder.
Adam Jones: Ron Richison 57 inch when I started but as we worked north if got down to 52-54 inch. I think willow was pretty similar.
[Some comments talk about some of the floods.]