Mine Index Number: 2485
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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De Soto Peacock Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Black Cat Mine
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| Start Date:
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1918
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End Date:
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1926
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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5 [1]
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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)
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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 slope
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Jackson
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8S 1W
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9
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NW NW SW
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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Air shaft
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Jackson
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8S 1W
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9
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NW NW SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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26-40
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8.0-10.0
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
A north-south trending fault was encountered in the east entry off the main north. This fault may have been an eroded roll. The western part of the mine had a limestone roof that was 4 to 7 ft thick. In the eastern and southern part of the mine, the roof was shale. In this part of the mine, 2 ft of top coal was left to support the roof. The blue band was 20 inches above the base of the coal and was 8 to 12 inches thick. In the area where this mine connected underground to Inland Mine (mine index 2481) there was a small area marked caved.
Production
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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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 352477
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3-1923
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1:1200
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1:2317
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Not final
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson 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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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Bibliography
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| ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine name, ownership.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, document 352477, reel 03139, frame 167 - Slope/shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Mine Map: IL_2089_01
 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_2089_01
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| Company:
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Jackson Peacock Coal & Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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03-1923
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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Shows eastern working of Mine Index 2481
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| More Info:
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M2485 IL 2089 01
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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/jackson/m2485 IL 2089 01.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production indicates approximately 7 acres were mined after the map date.
- ↑ Idle 1920
- ↑ Production after map date
