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{{Header
|checked=1st Entry
|unlocated=No
|shown_on_map=Yes
|Mine-index=0036
|Coal_co=Peabody Coal Company
|Mine Name Header=Peabody No. 52 Mine
|mine_type=Underground
|mined-out-area=2,995
|county1=Sangamon
|quad1=Springfield East
|quad2=Williamsville
|city1=Riverton
|year-start=1894
|year-end=March 1932
|Latitude=39.8484963017741
|Longitude=-89.5432648121315
}}
==Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)==

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{{Shaft locations
|shaft_type=Main shaft
|County=Sangamon
|Town-Range=16N 4W
|Section=10
|partsection=2550 FSL, 2630 FEL
}}
{{Shaft locations
|shaft_type=Air shaft
|County=Sangamon
|Town-Range=16N 4W
|Section=9
|partsection=NE NE SW <ref> Additional air shafts are shown west of the main shaft complex, which were the hoist and escape shafts for Riverton No. 1 Mine (mine index 3345). The workings were connected underground.</ref>
}}
{{Shaft locations
|shaft_type=Air shaft
|County=Sangamon
|Town-Range=16N 4W
|Section=22
|partsection=NW SW NE
}}
==Geology==

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{{Geology seam
|Seam=Springfield
|depth=232
|thick-min=5.8
|thick-max=6.2
|thick-ave=5.9
|mining-method=RPP
}}
===Geological Problems Reported===
The roof was black shale that ranged from 2.5 to 4.0 feet thick.  Pyrite bands and black jack were present as impurities in the coal.

==Production==

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{{Production
|Company=Riverton Coal Company
|Mine-Name=Riverton No. 2
|Date=1894-1902
|Production=1,456,032
|Sum=No
}}
{{Production
|Company=Springfield Coal and Mining Company
|Mine-Name=Riverton No. 2
|Date=1902-1916
|Production=4,334,685
|Sum=No
}}
{{Production
|Company=Springfield District Coal Company
|Mine-Name=Springfield District No. 2
|Date=1916-1918
|Production=957,684
|Sum=No
}}
{{Production
|Company=Springfield District Coal Company
|Mine-Name=Springfield District No. 52
|Date=1918-1924
|Production=1,736,281
|Sum=No
}}
{{Production
|Company=Peabody Coal Company
|Mine-Name=Peabody No. 52
|Date=1924-1932
|Production=2,246,608
|Sum=No
}}
{{Production
|Production=10,731,290
|Sum=Yes
}}
===Production Notes===

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==Sources of Data==

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{{Source Map
|Source Map=Microfilm, document 351228
|Map Date=5-20-1932
|Original Scale=1:2400
|Digitized Scale=1:4800
|Map Type=Final
}}
{{Source Map
|Source Map=State archive, IL_451
|Map Date=9-21-1951
|Original Scale=1:2400
|Digitized Scale=1:2400
|Map Type=Final
}}
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{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=Mine notes (Sangamon County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=Microfilm map, document 351228, reel 03134, frames 445-453 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
}}
{{Annotated bibliography
|bibliography=State archive, IL_451, map of Peabody No. 57 Mine (mine index 37), courtesy of Robert Gibson, IDNR - Air shaft (southern).
}}
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==Mine Images==

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