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==Mining in the Peoria West Quadrangle==
The Springfield Coal was mined in this area, and it was generally about 4 feet thick. Horsebacks, clay
veins and rolls were reported, but not as common as in other areas where the Springfield Coal was mined.
Most of the mines are concentrated along the bluffs of Kickapoo Creek. The coal was readily accessible
by drifts and shallow slope entrances, and the accompanying map shows how thoroughly the area around
Peoria was mined.

The Treasure Mine (mine index [[3042]]) operated the longest (76 years), opening before 1878 and closing in
1954. The area was also home to other long-lived mines, such as Mohn’s Empire Mine (mine index [[3036]],
operating 50 years), Crescent No. 2 Mine (mine index [[0106]], operating 46 years), and the Bartonville Mine
(mine index [[0430]], operating 45 years). The proximity to good transportation on Illinois River barges may
have been a factor. The last coal mining took place in at the Big Bear Mine (mine index [[3080]]) in 1968.
The Colchester Coal was mined in only one mine, the Blue Fly Mine (mine index [[3088]]), between 1895 and
1902. As was common at the time, this thin (2.5 feet) seam was mined by the longwall method.

==Map and Directory PDF Download==
[https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/webfiles/topo-mines/Peoria-West.pdf Coal Mines In Illinois Peoria West Quadrangle]</br>

==Mines that Appear on the Peoria West Quadrangle==
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==Unlocated Mines==
===Peoria County===
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===Tazewell County===
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