Solar Nr 1 Heliport

The closure was due to business and operational changes. The heliport was privately owned and operated by Solar Sources, Inc., a coal mining company. In the late 1990s, Peabody Energy acquired the Indiana assets of Solar Sources, including the Lynnville mine. Following the acquisition, the heliport was likely deemed redundant or no longer cost-effective as part of the new owner's consolidated logistics and transportation strategy, leading to its decommissioning.

The site of the former heliport has been completely absorbed by the ongoing activities of the surface coal mine, which is now known as the Peabody Energy Somerville Central Mine. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows an active industrial mining landscape with no remaining trace of a helipad, markings, or associated structures. The land has been fully repurposed for mining operations.

The heliport's significance was purely industrial and local. It served as a private transport hub for the Solar Sources coal mine, a large surface mining operation. When active, it would have handled helicopter operations for purposes such as:
- Executive transport for company officials visiting the site.
- Aerial surveying and monitoring of mining progress, land boundaries, and reclamation efforts.
- Potential use for emergency medical evacuations from the vast and remote areas of the mine.
- Rapid transport of critical small parts for heavy machinery to minimize operational downtime.
It was not open to the public and had no role in commercial or general aviation.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening the heliport. The original operator no longer exists as an independent entity, the site is part of an active and continuously changing industrial complex, and the operational need for a private heliport at that specific location was eliminated by the current owner.