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==Coal mines==
'''Click [httphttps://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:Existing_coal_mines_in_Illinois here] for a list of coal mines in Illinois.'''<br>'''Click [httphttps://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Proposed_coal_mines here] for a list of proposed coal mines.''' As of August 2011, there are 11 permit applications for new or expanded coal mining in Illinois.<ref>Sarah Hodgdon, [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/08/the-fight-is-on-to-stop-coals-expansion-into-illinois.php "The Fight is on to Stop Coal's Expansion Into Illinois"] Treehugger, Aug. 26, 2011.</ref>
As of 2010 there were approximately 22 active coal mines in Illinois with production of approximately 33,241 short tons per year.<ref>[http://www.eia.gov/coal/annual/pdf/table2.pdf "Coal Production and Number of Mines by State, County, and Mine Type, 2010"] U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2010.</ref>
