Arch eyes opening underground mine in Illinois by 2015

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Arch Coal is returning to an old haunt - Perry County, Illinois - with plans to open a large underground mine by 2015, officials confirmed Monday. The St. Louis-based company has applied to the state Department of Natural Resources' Office of Mines and Minerals for a permit for the Lost Prairie mine in northern Perry County, Phil Gonet, president of the Illinois Coal Association, said. Arch spokeswoman Kim Link also confirmed plans for the mine, which is expected to produce up to 3.5 million dollars st/year.