This project supports advanced coal preparation circuits in the Willow Lake Central Preparation plant. Arclar’s Willow Lake Mine complex includes a new mine slope, two airshafts, coal preparation plant, raw coal handling system, and clean coal handling system.  The coal preparation plant was designed for a total input of approximately 1,400 tons per hour with the capabilities of producing approximately 5,000,000 clean tons per year.  The new facilities also offer cost efficiency provided by the proximity of the complex to the transportation facilities located upon the Ohio River at Shawneetown, Illinois.Clean Coal Review Board funds provide for the construction of a new coal preparation plant using state-of-the-art technologies to clean coal before shipping to the open market. Included in these technologies are heavy media cyclone circuits, filter presses, and froth flotation circuits. These technologies allow the maximum yield of cleaned coal and substantially decrease the amount of refuse produced over the life of the reserve by reducing coal losses during beneficiation.