Illinois Stories | Viper Mine | WSEC-TV/PBS Springfield
One of the main employers in Logan County. The Viper Coal Mine recently saved the mine and the jobs when it installed an overland belt, the only one in the state, to move coal from its new slope to the treatment plant. Mark McDonald goes down into the mine to see the mining process. A DVD of this episode can be purchased by calling 217-483-7887.

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