Coal mine signs 20-year contract Benton Evening News
MT. VERNON - After three years of planning and negotiating, the planned coal-to-synthetic natural gas facility near Waltonville is a step closer to reality after a 20-year agreement has been executed with another another energy company resulting in 100 percent of the facility output beang subscribed.
Former Southtown Economist reporter dies of cancer at 56 Daily Southtown
Dorothy C. Petroskey, who, helmet on head, marched square into Marquette Park to chronicle the 1970s race riots for the old Southtown Economist, died at age 56.
OKC Miner’s Memorial: Ceremony held to remember the lost and celebrate those living Daily American
“We salute them, we honor them and we thank them.” Mayor Larry Warren opened up the floor for a number of emotional speeches Thursday at the Old King Coal's annual Coal Miner's Memorial.
The Daily American wants to hear from you! What's on your mind southern Illinois? new slate September 14 Daily American
re: re:thanks wrote on September 24, 2006 2:57 PM : " Well mainly we are looking for a well lit place because, most of us work jobs during the day on the weekends and must hang out after dark. The park would not be that bad if it had more lights around it.
Farmers Fear Coal Mining Will Sink Land Los Angeles Times
The 'longwall' method yields more, supporters of an Illinois plan say. But opponents say it will cause wide swaths of cropland to droop.
Coal-mining classes return to Rend Lake Southern Illinoisan
INA - It's back to the future for Rend Lake College as the Ina-based community college prepares for what is expected to be a dramatic upswing in the Illinois coal industry.
RLC bringing back courses on coal mining Benton Evening News
INA - Rend Lake College is preparing to bring back coal-intensive courses geared to train workers for the bright resurgence of mining in southern Illinois.
Bountiful Victoria National Shows What Could Be for Wildlife RedNova
By Steve Ford Not all the talk around Victoria National Golf Club has centered around the USGA Senior Amateur Championship that runs through Thursday.
Julian honored as Old King Coal Daily American
Nothing is more West Frankfort than the crowning of Old King Coal. The tradition was born here and has a rich history recently revived by a lot of hard-working volunteers.
Mine plans spur fight over lay of the land Chicago Tribune
With `longwalling,' ground above mine is left to sink 5 feet An energy-starved nation's hunt for new fuel soon may sweep below the lush fields of corn and soybeans here, and it could literally--and dramatically--change the prairie landscape.

Coal Mining History
Southern Illinois Coal : A Portfolio - Features 78 vivid black-and-white photos that record the (now disappearing) heritage of the coal mining industry in
Mines Move Out as Prisons Move In
The general trend across virtually all of Southern Illinois is for coal mines to close and for communities to then enter (often with success) the prison
Mt Olive, Illinois - Coal Mining on Route 66
Illinois Coal Mine, courtesy Library of Congress. While mining brought prosperity to southern Illinois, it also brought violence, property damage,
Liberty Coal to open new coal mine in Harco, Illinois AP 30aug01
CARBONDALE, IL -- A package of $7.7 million in state and federal funds will bring a new coal mine to southern Illinois, the governor's office said.
Illinois Approves $1 Billion Clean Coal Power Plant
Coal mining machine at work in an Illinois mine. director of the Coal Research Center at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.


Mt Olive, Illinois - Coal Mining on Route 66
Illinois Coal Mine, courtesy Library of Congress. While mining brought prosperity to southern Illinois, it also brought violence, property damage,
Liberty Coal to open new coal mine in Harco, Illinois AP 30aug01
CARBONDALE, IL -- A package of $7.7 million in state and federal funds will bring a new coal mine to southern Illinois, the governor's office said.
Illinois Approves $1 Billion Clean Coal Power Plant
Coal mining machine at work in an Illinois mine. director of the Coal Research Center at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
The Herrin Massacre
By the 1920s, the unions were firmly entrenched in the coal mining industry in southern Illinois. The last major attempt by a coal mine owner to run a
UMWA: Around Our Union
Canadian Government Closes Cape Breton's Last Coal Mine The quest to increase coal production in southern Illinois got a boost in late April when state
The Southern Illinoisan » Coal-mining classes return to Rend Lake
News, sports, classifieds, and obituaries covering Southern Illinois. Coal-mining classes return to Rend Lake. BY JIM MUIR, THE SOUTHERN
Coal mine reclamation with grasses and legumes in southern Illinois
Coal mine reclamation with grasses and legumes in southern Illinois. W CLARK ASHBY, KP HANNIGAN, DA KOST Journal of soil and water conservation 44:11,
ISGS Coal Map Publications
Coal Resources and Related Maps | | Illinois Coal Mines Maps and Directories Pike, Schuyler, and the southern parts of Henderson and Warren Counties.