Mine Index Number: 0039
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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Peabody Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Peabody No. 6 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1904
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End Date:
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March 1927
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2,009
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft [1]
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Sangamon
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17N 5W
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36
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400FSL, 1150 FEL
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Springfield
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198
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6.0
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
The black shale roof was 2 to 3 ft thick and contained concretions that sometimes extended down into the coal. The concretions were up to 2 ft in diameter. The coal was clean with occasional pyrite bands (up to 1 inch thick) that were irregular and not extensive. A large number of horsebacks were seen, normally 2 to 4 inches across, that often extended through the entire thickness of the coal. The coal was frozen to the fire clay floor.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 9,177,640
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, document 351220
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1931
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1:2400
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1:5640
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Final <ref> This map has several areas that appear to be unmined, but they are probably areas of old workings that the surveyors were not able to access. We consider these to be mined-out.
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Sangamon County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 351220, reel 03134, frames 414-419 - Mine outline, shaft locations.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: IL_57
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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State Archive
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| Map ID:
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IL_57
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| Company:
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Peabody Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Peabody No. 6
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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01-01-1931
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| Map Status:
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Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M0039 IL 57
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/sangamon/m0039 IL 57.zip
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Photographs
Notes
