Mine Index Number: 1044
| Company Name:
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Peabody Midwest Mining
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| Mine Name:
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Wildcat Hills Cottage Grove Mine
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| Start Date:
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2000
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End Date:
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2019
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface
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| Total acres shown:
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3,296
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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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| Pit
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Gallatin
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9S 7E
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1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 14
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| Pit
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Gallatin
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9S 8E
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4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Geology
| Danville The Danville Coal is mined only in the northern portions of the northernmost pits.
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Surface
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| AllenbyThe Allenby Coal was said to have been mined in 2003, and again 2006-2009. The Allenby Coal is commonly found in channel deposits, so it is unclear which pits this coal was mined in.
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50
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2.0
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Surface
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| Springfield The Springfield Coal is mined in the southernmost pit, and in portions of the northern pits, south of the underground mines in the Springfield Coal.
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Surface
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Geological Problems Reported
Geologic problems are confidential information and are not reported for active mines.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 16,597,234
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, Coal Section files
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2009
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unknown
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1:24000
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Not final
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| Coal Section files
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2012
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unknown
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1:24000
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Saline County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Company map, Coal Section files (2009 active mines) - Mine outline, mining method.
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| Coal Section files, digital map - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
