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The Illinois EPA has directed Fox Shore Apartments in Aurora to temporarily relocate all residents due to improperly conducted renovation activities that may have caused asbestos exposure. To read more, click here. 

Monterey Coal Mine

Albers, Illinois
Clinton County

Monterey Coal Company (Monterey) operated the No. 2 Mine in Clinton County, near Albers, Illinois, from April 1977 until August 1996. The operations included coal extraction, coal processing, and coal slurry/refuse (mine waste) disposal. The entire site occupies approximately 1,400 acres of land with the waste piles comprising about 300 acres. The site was operated as an underground coal mining facility under permits issued by the Office of Mines and Minerals (OMM) of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).

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For more information, please contact the Illinois EPA Office of Community Relations. Additional documents not available on this webpage may be obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request or through IEPA Document Explorer.