Somerville Central Mine is a surface operation in Gibson County near Somerville, Ind. The mine opened in 2000, and has steadily increased coal production and employment. In 2009, 3.4 million tons of coal were shipped to the mine's customers Indianapolis Power & Light and Hoosier Energy.

 

Its workforce of nearly 200 operates the mine seven days a week, year-round, using a dragline, and truck and shovel fleets to remove overburden and transport coal to the preparation plant, where it is washed and loaded into rail cars for shipment to customers.

 

Somerville Central Mine is a Peabody Energy operation. Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company and a global leader in clean coal solutions. With 2009 sales of 244 million tons and $6 billion in revenues, Peabody fuels 10 percent of U.S. power and 2 percent of worldwide electricity.