Mine Index 2040   Peabody Coal Company,   Peabody No. 7 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Christian unlocated
County: Christian
Quadrangle: Edinburg
Kincaid
Taylorville
County Coal Data: Christian
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2040

Company Name: Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name: Peabody No. 7 Mine
Start Date: 1912 End Date: 1952
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 7,127
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Christian 13N 3W 14 SW NW NW
Air shaft Christian 13N 3W 14 SW NW NW
Air shaft Christian 13N 3W 27 SE SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 349-365 6.5-7.5 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows a probable sandstone channel that limited mine expansion in the southeastern part of the mine. Only three pairs of entries were driven across the channel to access the coal on the other side, implying that almost no coal was minable there. The coal was either eroded or never deposited. Another channel was between the Peabody No. 7 and Peabody No. 9 Mines (mine index 219). The source map showed unmined areas in 36-T14N-R3W (SE NW, S ½ NE and SE SW), some marked by the same symbol used to denote channels elsewhere on the same map.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Illinois Midland Coal Company Illinois Midland No. 7 1912-1913 74,824
Peabody Coal Company Peabody No. 7 1913-1952 44,886,555
Total Production: 44,961,379

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351393 5-29-1952 1:4800 1:9600 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Christian County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Christian County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam.
Microfilm map, document 351393, reel 03135, frames 470-475 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

Additional Notes