Mine Rescue Competition
The competition was fierce as 20 teams honed their mine rescue skills on a beautiful afternoon in southern Illinois. These teams compete for top accolades, but more importantly to prepare for emergency rescues. For this, we say thank you for all that you do to keep our miners safe!
The list below indicates the order in which all teams placed. First through 4th place received trophies.
- Gateway Mine – Peabody Energy – 1st Place
- Dotiki Mine – Webster County Coal, LLC – 2nd Place
- Viper Red – Arch Coal – 3rd Place
- Five Star/Black Panther – Black Panther Mining Inc. – 4th Place
- Benton State Team – M-Class-Mach Mine-White Oak
- Indiana North Team – Peabody Energy
- Highland #9 – Patriot Coal
- Rescue Rhinos – Gibson County Coal
- Lively Grove – Prairie State Generating Company
- Elk Creek – Hopkins County Coal
- AmCoal – The American Coal Company
- Cardinal – Warrior Coal LLC
- Willow Lake – Peabody Energy
- Knight Hawk – Knight Hawk Coal LLC
- Pattiki – White County Coal LLC
- KY Coal Academy – Kentucky Coal Academy
- River View Team – River View Coal LLC
- Crown III – Tri County Coal LLC
- Indiana State – Indiana Dept. of Labor/Bureau of Mines
- Viper Blue – Arch Coal