Mine Index 0180 Peabody Coal Company, Peabody No. 14 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0180

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Peabody Coal Company
Mine Name:	Peabody No. 14 Mine
Start Date:	1904	End Date:	February 1954
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	4,093
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Perry	6S 1W	23	SW SW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Perry	6S 1W	23	SW SW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Perry	6S 1W	27	SE SE SE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	403		13.0	8.5	RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Faults and slips were noted at the mine. The slips required timbering. The faults had irregular displacement, sometimes only 12 inches. Top coal (2 to 4 feet) was left to support the roof, but this was pulled when the rooms were worked out. The roof was a light gray sandy shale that was 20 to 60 feet thick. As machine mining took over, usually only 6.33 feet of coal was mined. The blue band ranged from 1/4 to 3 inches thick. The seam had an irregular bottom surface. The floor was 6 feet of fire clay.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Equitable Coal Company (add)	Majestic (add)	1904-1905	44,402

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Majestic Coal and Coke Company (add)	Majestic (add)	1905-1917	4,069,686

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Equitable Coal and Coke Company (add)	Majestic (add)	1917-1923	2,592,895

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Crear - Clinch Coal Company (add)	Majestic No. 14 (add)	1923-1937	6,350,906

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Peabody Coal Company (add)	Peabody No. 14 (add)	1937-1954	14,048,015

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 27,105,904

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
State archive, msha_112	2-25-1954	1:12000	1:12000	Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
State archive, msha_112 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.