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GALATIA, Ill. (AP) – One of two mines in a southern Illinois community is expected to cease operations by the middle of next year. The Carbondale Southern Illinoisan reports Friday that it's the American Coal Company's New Era Mine that'll close as it reaches the end of its reserves.
Read Carbondale Southern Illinoisan Newspaper Archives, Apr 13, ... In Southern Illinois, four major coal mines remained idled by the walkout today.
GALATIA – Residents of the small southern Illinois village of Galatia are bracing for the fallout of the closure of a coal mine planned next year.
Other View: Can coal survive? Aug 30, 2016; The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan. When ... even a couple of our state parks are located on former coal mines.
Clipping found in Southern Illinoisan ... Envelopes will be available at the church and funeral home. Mr. Lefler was retired after working 33 years in area coal mines.