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The Illinois Basin is a Paleozoic depositional and structural basin in the United States, centered in and underlying most of the state of Illinois, and extending into southwestern Indiana and western Kentucky. The basin is elongate, extending approximately 400 miles (640 km) northwest-southeast, and 200 miles (320 km) southwest-northeast.
The following table lists the coal mines in the United States that produced at least 4,000,000 short tons of coal.. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), there were 853 coal mines in the U.S. in 2015, producing a total of 896,941,000 short tons of coal.
Coal mining disasters in Illinois (6 P) P. Coal-fired power stations in Illinois (1 C, 3 P) T. Coal towns in Illinois (13 P) Pages in category "Coal in Illinois"
A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined. The criteria for determining the approximate boundary of a coalfield are geographical and cultural, in addition to geological. A coalfield often groups the seams of coal, railroad companies, cultural groups, and watersheds and other geographical considerations.
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The Ubben Coal Mine began in 1900 and was run by the Ubben Coal Company until 1903, when Tazewell Coal Company took over production until the mine permanently closed in 1925. Over the course of 25 years, the mine produced 2,089,332 tons of coal. This mine was located south of Pekin Community High School's eastern campus at S6 T24 R4W. [66]
Kingston Mines is located at It is located in the southwestern corner of Timber Township, mostly within the bounds of quarter sections 25 and 26. [9]According to the 2010 census, Kingston Mines has a total area of 1.528 square miles (3.96 km 2), of which 1.38 square miles (3.57 km 2) (or 90.31%) is land and 0.148 square miles (0.38 km 2) (or 9.69%) is water.